Issue: Harvest Special ( 2025 )
Fendt Rotana 160V XtraCut baler: Passing the baton
PRACTICAL TEST: We were able to use the Fendt Rotana 160V XtraCut to make bales up to 1.60m throughout last summer. Read on to find out what we thought of it.
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Issue: October ( 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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Issue: October ( 2025 )
Horizon Agricultural Machinery: Looking up
REPORT: The DSX no-till drill accounts for roughly two thirds of the 400+ Horizon machines delivered so far. We’ve been to see where it is made.
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Issue: October ( 2025 )
Twin auger 22-24m3 diet feeders: Diet decisions
REPORT: Looking for a trailed diet feeder? We’re focusing on machines in the twin auger, 22-24m3 category and the various options available.
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Issue: October ( 2025 )
Engels Machines Spider asparagus harvesting assistant: Creepy, not crawly
REPORT: A 48-strong fleet of electrically-powered Spiders are allowing Dutch grower De Wit to slash harvesting costs by nearly 50%.
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Issue: October ( 2025 )
Whatever happened to the Lemken VariTansanit
REPORT: At Agritechnica 20 years ago, Lemken made a big splash with the presentation of its VariTansanit reversible ploughs. Claimed to operate behind smaller tractors, be more fuel efficient and reduce wheel slip, the new…
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Issue: October ( 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…
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Issue: October ( 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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Issue: October ( 2025 )
Drive-by-wire technology: Down to the wire
TECHNICAL: Arnold NextG initially developed a drive-by-wire system for cars and other automotive vehicles, but recently it has been crafting the technology into tractors. Could this technology also be the foundation for autonomous operation? We…
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Issue: October ( 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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Issue: October ( 2025 )
Weidmüller RT1 cable-tie snips: Tug tight and snip
WORKSHOP: One of a number of tools on the market that will pull a cable tie consistently tight and then snip off the excess is the RT1. We find out if it is a useful…