January 20, 2026
Greendale Farming: Feeding the business
LIVESTOCK: Taking energy production in-house at Greendale Farming has seen the introduction of slurry as a feedstock for the digester, located next door to the beef unit that produces it.
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Livestock equipment
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of livestock equipment.
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December 21, 2025
Lely Exos zero grazing autonomously: Green meals on autonomous wheels
LIVESTOCK: Lely unveiled the Exos autonomous zero grazer in 2020. Now it's officially on the market in parts of Europe, we were able to catch up with one of the first commercial models.
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November 24, 2025
Hörmann calf barn: First think, then move
LIVESTOCK: Lisa and Johannes Köhler are delighted with the success they have already had with their new building. Money well spent, they say.
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November 24, 2025
Solmax Toptex bale stack cover: The wind is your friend
LIVESTOCK: They may all be green, but there are some critical differences when it comes to fleece covers for stacked straw bales. That’s our conclusion after taking a closer look at Solmax’s Toptex.
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October 26, 2025
Kraiburg EspaFlex rubber flooring: Comfort with less gas
LIVESTOCK: The EspaFlex flooring, presented by Kraiburg at EuroTier 2024, reduces the release of ammonia in cattle barns with slatted floors. profi took a close look at the new flooring.
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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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September 1, 2025
Plumpton Head Farm — green bedding cubicles: Circular economy
LIVESTOCK: With the increasing cost of sawdust, and some cubicle bedding products no longer available, more dairy farmers are taking another look at green bedding. Richard Threlfell has over a decade of experience of using…
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September 1, 2025
BvL Comfort Turbo diet feeder and straw spreader: Doubling up
LIVESTOCK: For some time, BvL has offered a straw blower attachment for its diet feeders. We looked into the benefits of this two-in-one machine and why it requires a tractor with less than 100hp.
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July 7, 2025
DeLaval VMS Batch Milking robot system: Milking robots tackle groups
LIVESTOCK: DeLaval is adopting a different approach to milking groups with robots. We were able to take a closer look at the new batch milking concept in action.
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May 9, 2025
Hiko Soft Drencher: Softly does it
LIVESTOCK: Hiko has introduced a new calf drencher for feeding newborn calves. We had the opportunity to test one of the new tube feeders.
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April 20, 2025
S P Robinson & Son: New place to call home
LIVESTOCK: Lichfield natives S P Robinson & Son had been squeezed on all sides by construction, on what was their home farm in Staffordshire. So, when a 350ha farm became available in neighbouring Shropshire they…
