Issue: July ( 2026 )
Sprayers: Applying details
TUNING: This month's on-farm mods are all about spraying. Our profi readers have come up with a variety of ideas to either improve precision or just make the operator’s job that bit easier.
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Issue: July ( 2026 )
Garford RootWave Electric Weeder: Buzzing about weed control
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Non-chemical weed control continues to gain traction, especially for high value crops where active ingredients face ongoing restrictions and yield penalties from weed competition pose a serious threat to the bottom line.
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Issue: July ( 2026 )
E P Barrus HiSun Stryker EV two-seat UTV: Hush but not plush
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Oxfordshire based Barrus have been importing HiSun electric powered UTVs for over five years, with its latest Stryker EV models coming in two- and four-seat variants. Drawing energy from a 7.6kWh lithium battery,…
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Issue: July ( 2026 )
AS 990 Tahr RC remote control tracked mower: Cuts both ways
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Last summer the AS-Motor AS 990 Tahr RC tracked remote control, 0.90m wide rotary mower was launched to complement the existing 1.0m AS 1000 Ovis RC flail mower. Here we outline how the…
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Issue: July ( 2026 )
Manitou MLT 625e fully-electric compact telehandler: Elevating electrons
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Manitou’s knowledge of battery-powered access platforms has led the French maker to introduce its first battery-powered telehandler for the agricultural sector, the MLT 625e. Is it a credible alternative to the diesel-powered MLT…
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Issue: July ( 2026 )
Kuhn Master M plough: Work ‘n’ roll
DRIVING IMPRESSION: The Master M is the latest addition to the Kuhn plough range, and it has one significant difference from the firm's other fully mounted models — it behaves like a semi-mounted when heading…
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Issue: July ( 2026 )
Knight Farm Machinery: Shedding light on Knight
REPORT: The British manufacturer has come a long way since developing its first self-propelled sprayer in 1981 as we discover on a recent visit to the factory in Rutland.
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Issue: July ( 2026 )
New Holland FR780 Forage Cruiser: A good tune on an…
PRACTICAL TEST: The latest generation of New Holland FR foragers were in action for the first time last season, and we had the bread winner, the FR780 Forage Cruiser, on test. Find out how the…
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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.
