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Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of drills and planters.
August 28, 2026
PRACTICAL TEST: Amazone has adapted its Centaya Special pneumatic drill with a split hopper and dual metering unit that can handle different types of seed or both grain and fert. We put the 3.0m combi…
August 30, 2026
TUNING: With harvest wrapped up early, you might just have gained some time to give your seed drill a fettle ... to make the autumn sowing campaign go that little bit smoother. Here we provide…
August 31, 2026
REPORT: When we visited Warwickshire farmer David Jones of JH & MM Jones in 2006, he was five years into a min-till regime that was focussed on managing costs while encouraging yields. Twenty years on,…
August 3, 2026
REPORT: Known for its ploughs, Kverneland is one of those well-established firms that has a long history – in this instance, 147 years. More recently, its presence in the marketplace has strengthened, helped by mergers…
August 1, 2026
USED MACHINERY: Kuhn introduced its mounted Megant tine coulter drills back in 2007 in working widths initially spanning 4.0m to 6.0m. Fast forward to 2026, and the Megant evolved into the current three-model 6.00m, 7.20m…
August 2, 2026
REPORT: The expanding business of this leading British manufacturer of drills and machinery is now accommodated in new production and office facilities at the family’s farm in Worcestershire.
July 3, 2026
PRACTICAL TEST: The Solitair DT is Lemken’s latest play at the competitive cultivator drill market. One of the big plus points of the ‘Drill Trailed’ is its flexibility, which we were able to put to…
June 8, 2026
REPORT: The last time we visited Kent grower Guy Eckley, he was focussed on adopting controlled traffic farming and direct drilling strategies. Nearly 11 years later, we caught up with this forward-thinking grower to see…
May 28, 2026
REPORT: For one Essex grower, machinery buying decisions are based around capacity and technology for both its sprayer and drill, as it seeks to boost timeliness with all aspects of fieldwork to make the most…
June 8, 2026
REPORT: One of the smaller countries in Europe, Slovenia’s farmers are also equally small-scale. We visited three of the larger full-time farms that follow a min-till approach.
May 15, 2026
REPORT: We return to Brixworth Farming, a 2,000ha arable joint venture business based in Northamptonshire with six farms operating in collaboration to see how it has adapted to changes over the last six years.
