August 2, 2026
Weaving Machinery: A Family Affair
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.
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Machine management
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of cost management articles.
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May 15, 2026
ABH Agri – managing data: Drive for smoother management
REPORT: Contracting has come a long way since invoices were ‘generated’ from numbers and notes scribbled on a fag packet, but there is still little in the way of specialist software to take the essential…
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May 13, 2026
Versatile bale fork: Multi-fork
WORKSHOP: Spotting an opportunity to make field operations more efficient, mechanical engineer Ralf Löffler developed a bale fork that could be used on the tractor’s rear linkage, or as a front loader attachment.
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April 12, 2026
Balancing flail and mulcher rotors in situ: Running out of balance?
Here we look at the mobile dynamic balancing techniques employed in Europe by Croation company Vibroteh to keep even the heaviest of rotors running smoothly.
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March 18, 2026
Reiff, Luxembourg: Multi-pronged
REPORT: We visited Reiff in 2019, and even since then the business has grown. That applies to both the contracting enterprise and the classic fleet of Fendt kit.
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March 18, 2026
Ed Dawson: Grit and determination
REPORT: Tractors and purpose-converted gritters have become the mainstay of Ed Dawson’s diversified contracting business.
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November 25, 2025
Hemp harvest at Guiting Manor Farms: The next big hit
REPORT: Industrial hemp now forms a useful component within one Gloucestershire farm’s rotation, favoured for its low cost of production that provides a source of renewable fibres for industrial use. In addition to sequestering carbon,…
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November 26, 2025
Rowles Farm: Grape expectations
REPORT: UK wine production has scaled up considerably in recent years, but one new producer views grapes as being part of its mixed farming enterprise.
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October 2, 2025
Norfolk Lavender: Smell of success
REPORT: Norfolk Lavender revived a bespoke 23-year-old British-built machine to harvest this year’s crop. We find out why.
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September 3, 2025
Rhys Lewis Agri Hire: Knowledge and a dollop of bravery
REPORT: With the jump in machinery prices, it takes a bit of nerve and a healthy dollop of ambition to go out and buy a selection of kit with the aim of starting a hire…
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September 2, 2025
J & J A Venables and Son, Cheshire: Well rounded business
REPORT: J & J A Venables and Son farm under the shadow of Joderal bank observatory in Lower Withington, Cheshire with 40 hectares of their own, and another 80ha rented, they have grown their business…
