Issue: October ( 2025 )
J F Hudson Silo Crab: Grab a load
DRIVING IMPRESSION: When looking to feed only quality forage, some older material may end up in the muck heap once the milking herd has nosed its way through it. How best to handle it?
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Issue: October ( 2025 )
Krampe RamBody 750+ trailer: On the push
PRACTICAL TEST: Krampe debuted its first push-off trailers over three years ago, and now the second version of the RamBody is out and about. We tested the German trailer maker’s middle model, the 750+, on…
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Issue: October ( 2025 )
150hp, four-cylinder user survey: Four cylinders – 450 opinions
TRACTOR TEST: We asked 450 owners from Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway about their experiences with eight 150hp four-cylinder tractors. Here are the results.
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
Valtra S280 vs Valtra S416: S with high-tech versus the Finnish big Boss
REPORT: The first-generation S-Series had lots of special features, even when compared with the now current sixth generation Valtra flagship.
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
N & S GREEN AND SON: Going off-grid
REPORT: Faced with extortionate costs to install power to his family’s farm, one Derbyshire farmer and contractor decided to go totally off-grid, adopting roof-mounted solar panels with energy storage using battery packs, in combination with…
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
Brookside Farms self-propelled feeding: More meals on self-propelled wheels
LIVESTOCK: Brookside Farming took delivery of their self-propelled feeder in April 2025. It has been delivering daily rations for 750 cows since, bringing increased efficiency and consistency with the aid of AI driven ration prescription.
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
Maize stubble cultivator: 4 in 1 combi-roller
WORKSHOP: Master of all? Maybe. Or perhaps just the master of a few? This farm-built combi-roller is capable of performing a number of tasks, including cultivating, seeding and rolling.
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
Coombe End Farms: Adapt and thrive
REPORT: With the ongoing uncertainty concerning farm support and thus cropping plans, machinery investment involves some tricky decisions over which equipment will remain cost effective over its lifetime. A Müthing MU-M 600/F Vario flail mower…
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
Fendt E100 Vario: £200k for 70hp
TECHNICAL: Electrification has found its way into a full-size Fendt tractor, in the guise of the E107S Vario. But how has it been done and what does it offer, over and above its far cheaper…
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
Determining axle lead and selecting tyres: A simple calculation
TECHNICAL: Whether it's replacing worn-out tyres or you're wanting to fit a different size, there are several things to consider when booting up with different rubber.
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
Swift-Cut CNC plasma cutter: Swiftest of cuts
WORKSHOP: If you want to take farm engineering to the next level and regularly cut various pieces of sheet steel, then a CNC plasma cutter might not be a ridiculous purchase. We take a look…
