August 30, 2025
Pöttinger Servo 2000N plough: Update completed
DIVING IMPRESSION: With the introduction of the Servo 2000N, Pöttinger has completed its plough line-up overhaul. We try out a four-furrow version of the firm’s lightest range.
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Andreas Holzhammer
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August 29, 2025
J F Hudson Silo Crab: Grab a load
DRIVING IMPRESSION: When looking to feed only quality forage, some older material may end up in the muck heap once the milking herd has nosed its way through it. How best to handle it?
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August 29, 2025
Krampe RamBody 750+ trailer: On the push
PRACTICAL TEST: Krampe debuted its first push-off trailers over three years ago, and now the second version of the RamBody is out and about. We tested the German trailer maker’s middle model, the 750+, on…
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August 4, 2025
Valtra S280 vs Valtra S416: S with high-tech versus the Finnish big Boss
REPORT: The first-generation S-Series had lots of special features, even when compared with the now current sixth generation Valtra flagship.
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August 4, 2025
N & S GREEN AND SON: Going off-grid
REPORT: Faced with extortionate costs to install power to his family’s farm, one Derbyshire farmer and contractor decided to go totally off-grid, adopting roof-mounted solar panels with energy storage using battery packs, in combination with…
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August 3, 2025
Brookside Farms self-propelled feeding: More meals on self-propelled wheels
LIVESTOCK: Brookside Farming took delivery of their self-propelled feeder in April 2025. It has been delivering daily rations for 750 cows since, bringing increased efficiency and consistency with the aid of AI driven ration prescription.
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August 3, 2025
Maize stubble cultivator: 4 in 1 combi-roller
WORKSHOP: Master of all? Maybe. Or perhaps just the master of a few? This farm-built combi-roller is capable of performing a number of tasks, including cultivating, seeding and rolling.
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August 4, 2025
Coombe End Farms: Adapt and thrive
REPORT: With the ongoing uncertainty concerning farm support and thus cropping plans, machinery investment involves some tricky decisions over which equipment will remain cost effective over its lifetime. A Müthing MU-M 600/F Vario flail mower…
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August 3, 2025
Fendt E100 Vario: £200k for 70hp
TECHNICAL: Electrification has found its way into a full-size Fendt tractor, in the guise of the E107S Vario. But how has it been done and what does it offer, over and above its far cheaper…
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August 3, 2025
Determining axle lead and selecting tyres: A simple calculation
TECHNICAL: Whether it's replacing worn-out tyres or you're wanting to fit a different size, there are several things to consider when booting up with different rubber.
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August 2, 2025
Swift-Cut CNC plasma cutter: Swiftest of cuts
WORKSHOP: If you want to take farm engineering to the next level and regularly cut various pieces of sheet steel, then a CNC plasma cutter might not be a ridiculous purchase. We take a look…