July 6, 2026
Simon Blakey – BP Agservices: Drones join the workforce
REPORT: There has been a lot said about the potential of drones to aid ag work. Simon Blakey is so convinced he has set up a contracting business to offer such services.
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Fertiliser spreaders
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of fertiliser spreaders.
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January 16, 2026
Amazone IceTiger: Salt shaker
DRIVING IMPRESSION: If you are thinking of branching out into the world of snow clearance and gritting, then the IceTiger should be of interest. This is the top-of-the-range offering in the Amazone municipal line-up.
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October 27, 2025
Need to know on drones: Apply from the sky
TECHNICAL: Unmanned aerial vehicles – drones – have become part of the armoury for making agronomic decisions but are also now showing the potential to compete with existing applications equipment.
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October 27, 2025
Agco Smart Toplink: Staying on the level
TECHNICAL: As a fertiliser spreader empties, the weight distribution also changes. Which will make a difference to the angle of the discs and, in turn, the spreading pattern can suffer. Agco’s clever top link can…
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October 28, 2025
Trailed spreader round-up: Spreading the load
REPORT: Trailed spreaders have a strong following in the UK, both for fertiliser and lime use, their extra carrying capacity providing a significant output boost compared with mounted units. Another benefit is users can still…
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October 27, 2025
AGRITECHNICA PREVIEW: Agritechnica is back
REPORT: The major European machinery event makes a return next month having last taken place in 2023. And if the huge number of new tractors and machinery already announced is anything to go by, this…
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April 20, 2025
Yordi Freriks Miniloonwerker: Beat the big rush
REPORT: Showing that you don’t always need big kit, Yordi Freriks is a service provider for cities, municipalities and private customers. We experience slurry spreading on a small scale
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April 20, 2025
Haworth Agricultural Contractors: Extra cost but bigger benefits
REPORT: Helping its customers to realise the full value of slurry, Cumbrian firm Haworth Agricultural Contractors has invested in Near Infra-Red (NIR) sensing to improve application accuracy for umbilical slurry spreading, creating traceability and compliance…
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March 14, 2025
Bredal, Denmark: Spreading the word on bulk
REPORT: The UK is an important market for Bredal’s lime and fertiliser spreaders, with the K105 being the most popular model. We’ve been to Denmark to see how it, and other models, are made and…
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January 17, 2025
Amazone ZA-TS 5000 fertiliser spreader: Big, bigger ZA-TS
PRACTICAL TEST: With its nominal volume of 5,000 litres, the Amazone ZA-TS 5000 is a big lump of a mounted spreader. This makes it perfect for spreading light urea, although heavy fertilisers also fall within…
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December 10, 2024
Classic border spreading versus mid-mount deflectors
TECHNICAL: How can fertiliser distribution along field boundaries be optimised? Deula Nienburg has compared longstanding side-mounted border spreading systems with ones using a central deflector.
