July 1, 2024
Packing bales: Big bale boss
REPORT: WRM Agri, based in Toppesfield Essex, bales straw for energy production and is contracted to pump out 12-15,000 tonnes per season. We spoke to owner Will Murphy about his latest machine, a Krone Gen…
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Ken Topham
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July 1, 2024
Marolf Row Chipper tool carrier: Holding back the slide
TECHNICAL: The Row Chipper, from Marolf, turns mounted implements into trailed units, and, with a little RTK-GNSS or camera magic, it can steer its axle so the implement reliably follows the tractor.
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July 1, 2024
Geo-Konzept SpotiSpray: Target spray weed patches
TECHNICAL: The SpotiSpray system from German tech company Geo-Konzept enables patches of field weeds to be spotted using a drone and then mapped for targeted control. Here we outline how it is done.
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July 1, 2024
Jagoda Zusa 3: Whirling around weeds
DRIVING IMPRESSION: The Zusa in-row hoe is no fancy tech-laden machine; its mechanical weeding components are operated by humans who guide these elements around the plants.
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July 1, 2024
Lemken Thulit MF/900 pressure harrow: Hydraulics replace springs
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Lemken gave an early sneak peek of its Thulit pressure harrow at SIMA before testing continued last summer. We managed to catch up with one of these machines to see how the novel…
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July 1, 2024
New Holland CH7.70: Shaken, not stirred
PRACTICAL TEST: New Holland media focus may well concentrate upon the high-capacity CR11 combine, but the company’s ‘bread and butter’ models are just as important. Here we take a further look at the twin-rotor CH7.70,…
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June 1, 2024
Tebbe muck spreader modifications: Making a new machine newer
WORKSHOP: Tebbe muck spreader modifications: Making a new machine newer.
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June 1, 2024
Evum Motors ACar: Electric pack mule
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Evum Motors ACar: Electric pack mule. It did not take us long to spot the potential of the four wheel drive Evum Motors ACar utility truck. Although it will not rival the off-road…
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June 1, 2024
Seven ISObus systems compared, Part 2: Tasks with many hurdles
PRACTICAL TEST: Seven ISObus systems compared, Part 2: Tasks with many hurdles. In the second part of our ISObus test, the seven 300hp tractors were tasked with sowing beet at variable spacing using GNSS and…
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June 1, 2024
Yorkshire farmer/contractor, Nigel Thornborrow: Umbrellas and Ostriches
COMMENT: Yorkshire farmer/contractor, Nigel Thornborrow: Umbrellas and Ostriches
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June 1, 2024
Forest of Bere Farm, Hampshire: Dispersal sale demand
REPORT: Forest of Bere Farm, Hampshire: Dispersal sale demand. Prices at on-farm sales across the south of England remain buoyant for tidy, well-kept kit, despite increased interest rates and depressed commodity prices. That said, there…
