May 16, 2018
Horsch Express 3 KR power harrow drill: Down the spout
Horsch can now tick the box for farmers wanting a power harrow drill. Express KR even comes as a grain and fertiliser model — to widen its appeal just that little bit more
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Mervyn Bailey
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May 16, 2017
Massey Ferguson 5713SL: Hidden talents
TRACTOR TEST: Just when you’re starting to get to grips with Massey Ferguson’s model numbering, they throw you a curve ball. Take the firm’s 100hp plus, stock-orientated tractor line, where you’ll find the 5700 Global…
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April 1, 2017
9 front-mounted mower conditioner comparison, Part 1
Following up on our comprehensive rear mower comparison published back in 2009, we’ve now gathered together nine front-mounted mower conditioners for yet another exclusive test. Part I focuses on the various machines’ wilting performance and…
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April 21, 2017
Robotic livestock feeding
LIVESTOCK: It’s a decade since Dutch firm Schuitemaker started work on the Innovado feed robot. We outline the background and enjoy a visit to see one of the first commercial versions in action.
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March 21, 2017
Driving Impression: John Deere 5125R
New to the John Deere literature stack is the 90-125hp 5R, which will start reaching UK and Irish farms later this year. Pegged as the premium model, we got our hands on one of the…
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February 21, 2017
John Deere 6155M CommandQuad Plus tractor:
DRIVING IMPRESSION: John Deere has introduced an automated range change for the 6M. We took the first CommandQuad Plus-equipped tractor to be sold in Ireland, a 6155M, for a spin to look at this new…
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February 21, 2017
Massey Ferguson 6718S tractor:
DRIVING IMPRESSION: The 6718S from Massey Ferguson is the first four-cylinder tractor to push past the 200hp marker. Simply staggering
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January 21, 2017
Driving impression: Massey 6490 Dyna-6 tractor
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December 21, 2016
John Deere 6250R:
According to Deere research, European contractors want a lightweight, high-hp tractor — something like the Case IH Puma 240, Fendt 828, New Holland T7.270 ... So to get in on this act the Mannheim engineers…
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December 15, 2016
Schuitemaker forage wagons gain NIR sensor:
TECHNICAL: Large-scale dairy farmers may be interested in the latest from Dutch firm Schuitemaker. A nearinfrared (NIR) sensor kit for its Rapide forage wagon lets the user see/record crop dry matter yield at the point…
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October 21, 2016
John Deere 7R series tractors
USED MACHINERY: First appearing in the UK at the tail end of 2011, John Deere 7230R, 7260R and 7280R tractors looked all set to take over from the outgoing 7030 series, with a host of…
