In a little over 15 years, the typical European combine has evolved from a relatively simple harvesting machine into a complex, satellite-guided mobile office. So could developments over the next 10 to 15 years be equally game-changing, or will continual refinements of these technologies be more likely?

Six years ago, Massey Ferguson revealed a futuristic rear-tracked concept featuring a bi-folding header that swung back between the two front wheels to tuck underneath the chassis for roading. But when asked what we might expect to see a decade from now, Adam Sherriff, market development manager, Massey Ferguson Harvesting, points to something a little older — and a tad more conservative.