Issue: July ( 2026 )
Valtra S416: Bossing it
TRACTOR TEST: Maxing out at 425hp, our Valtra S416 certainly proved it had the muscle to handle heavy kit, but it was also a bit on the shouty side.
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Issue: 07 ( 2026 )
Childerditch Farms: Go big, or go home
REPORT: For one Essex grower, machinery buying decisions are based around capacity and technology for both its sprayer and drill, as it seeks to boost timeliness with all aspects of fieldwork to make the most…
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Issue: JULY ( 2026 )
No-till in Slovenia: Farming and family
REPORT: One of the smaller countries in Europe, Slovenia’s farmers are also equally small-scale. We visited three of the larger full-time farms that follow a min-till approach.
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Issue: June ( 2026 )
Fendt 828 Vario SCR and Vario S4 tactors: Not quite a fan Favorit
USED MACHINERY: Launched in 2010, the 280hp Stage IIIB Fendt 828 Vario SCR topped the then five model 800 range.
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Issue: June ( 2026 )
Brixworth Farming: Farming in a time of change
REPORT: We return to Brixworth Farming, a 2,000ha arable joint venture business based in Northamptonshire with six farms operating in collaboration to see how it has adapted to changes over the last six years.
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Issue: June ( 2026 )
CHCNAV NX610 and NX612 auto-steer systems: Different paths
TECHNICAL: CHCNAV has not just updated its auto-steer hardware; the software has also been improved with more functions that are easier to use. We take a closer look.
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Issue: June ( 2026 )
CultiWise Mini and Scout – mapping fields with drones: On the spot
TECHNICAL: CultiWise allows you to create application maps for spot spraying from photos taken by a drone. We went to see the mapping process in action using both small and larger UAVs.
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Issue: June ( 2026 )
Wasserbauer Cabrio automatic silage clamp: On a roll
LIVESTOCK: Wasserbauer now offers a silage clamp covering system that opens and close almost entirely on its own. We went to see the first Cabrio system to be installed in Germany to find out more.
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Issue: June ( 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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Issue: June ( 2026 )
Documentation system round-up: Data driven
REPORT: In the world we live in, data is king. Your phone can tell you exactly what you’ve been doing on it all week, so using that device to manage your business might justify some…
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Issue: June ( 2026 )
John Deere 8R540 EAP: Not in our backyard
DRIVING IMPRESSION: When you look at the max boosted power stat of 634hp, the new additions to the John Deere 8R line-up make it the most powerful standard tractor in the world. We caught up…
