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The biggest farm machinery launches of 2023

Many of the machines unveiled this year will make their UK debut at the Lamma show in January. We round up the biggest, best and quirkiest new arrivals of 2023.…

ATVS AND UTVS

On test: Can-Am Outlander Pro HD7 packs gutsy 50hp engine

Built to satisfy the tastes of demanding North American buyers, Can-Am ATVs have always been powerful, comfortable and loaded with optional extras. But the payoff compared with tough-as-old-boots Japanese bikes…

SLURRY TANKERS

J Riley pens deals for five more slurry applicator ranges

Vervaet self-propelled spreader importer J Riley aims to become a one-stop shop for slurry and digestate handling equipment by taking on agencies for complementary equipment from several other manufacturers. Bomech…

201-300HP

On test: 300hp New Holland is best T7 yet with fresh cab

New Holland has kept the best bits and reworked the worst of its long-wheelbase T7 tractors to create what it hopes will be a John Deere and Fendt slayer. In…

FERTILISER SPREADERS

New Stocks Ag Maxi Jet spreads micro-granules to 15m

Getting seed or micro-granules distributed evenly across a 15m new spreading width takes some thinking through, but engineers at Stocks Ag reckon they have done just that in developing the…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Foragers parked as Lexion finishes maize

Rank autumn weather has made for a rotten maize harvest, but with a tracked combine and Conspeed header at his disposal, all was not lost for Tim Russon. Rather than…

SPRAYERS

Lechler showcases new closed-transfer sprayer coupling

German spray technology specialist Lechler revealed its new Coupler (LeC) for closed pesticide transfer at this month’s Agritechnica event in Hanover. EasyConnect is a closed transfer system (CTS) for liquid…

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CULTIVATION AND DRILLING

Smart-Control system for latest 3-15m Einbock tine harrows

Tine weeders for arable and vegetable crops have become more sophisticated with the introduction of Smart-Control for Einbock’s flagship harrow, the Aerostar-Fusion. Available in six sizes from 3m to 15m,…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

FW Farm Inventions Competition returns with £2,550 prize pot

It’s time for another season of Farmers Weekly’s long-running Farm Inventions Competition. With a back catalogue containing thousands of ingenious ideas, there’s nowhere better to read about workshop builds that have saved…

CEREAL DRILLS

Pottinger pairs big Terradiscs with tractor-mounted hopper

High-output shallow cultivation and cover crop seeding is one of the likeliest applications for Pottinger’s latest implement combination – the large trailed Terradisc cultivator and Amico F tractor-mounted hopper. The…

MACHINERY MAINTENANCE

Test: Pto shaft guards rated for quality, price and servicing

We’re all taught from an early age about the dangers of living and working on farms, yet the accident statistics remain horrifying. Agriculture accounts for some 16% of all workplace…

MACHINERY

The biggest farm machinery launches of 2023

Many of the machines unveiled this year will make their UK debut at the Lamma show in January. We round up the biggest, best and quirkiest new arrivals of 2023.…

ATVS AND UTVS

On test: Can-Am Outlander Pro HD7 packs gutsy 50hp engine

Built to satisfy the tastes of demanding North American buyers, Can-Am ATVs have always been powerful, comfortable and loaded with optional extras. But the payoff compared with tough-as-old-boots Japanese bikes…

SLURRY TANKERS

J Riley pens deals for five more slurry applicator ranges

Vervaet self-propelled spreader importer J Riley aims to become a one-stop shop for slurry and digestate handling equipment by taking on agencies for complementary equipment from several other manufacturers. Bomech…

201-300HP

On test: 300hp New Holland is best T7 yet with fresh cab

New Holland has kept the best bits and reworked the worst of its long-wheelbase T7 tractors to create what it hopes will be a John Deere and Fendt slayer. In…

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What's in Your Shed? High-houred Valtras on Llyn Peninsula

Our latest machinery shed rummage unearths a fleet of well-worked Valtras on the Llyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, one of which has clocked 32,000 hours. James Andrews puts the questions to William…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a Herefordshire farm

Our latest ferret around the nation’s machinery sheds features Herefordshire farmers, contractors and hay/straw dealers James, Phil and Sarah Wildig. See also: What's in Your Shed? visits Oxon farmer Harry Metcalfe…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a busy Somerset contractor

A fleet of John Deere tractors and a lone Fendt Vario form the backbone of Somerset contractor James Jones’ machinery fleet. He started up with a lone Case Maxxum 5130…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

WIYS: Expat reveals highs and lows of Canadian hay business

Hay farmer and trader Mike Faulkner emigrated from the UK to Canada more than 20 years ago. Yet even today most of his kit still has a European flavour. Farmers Weekly…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

WIYS revisited: Tractor mapping off the menu for contractor

Daniel and Thomas Freeland-Cook give us the lowdown on the comings and goings at their family-run farm and contracting business in the Scottish Borders, nine years after our last visit.…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? Diverse arable kit caters for niche crops

Dorset farmer Peter Snell takes Farmers Weekly on a tour of the machinery sheds at North Farm, Horton – the base of the family’s 1,422ha arable operation. See also: Video:…

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ATVS AND UTVS

On test: Can-Am Outlander Pro HD7 packs gutsy 50hp engine

Built to satisfy the tastes of demanding North American buyers, Can-Am ATVs have always been powerful, comfortable and loaded with optional extras. But the payoff compared with tough-as-old-boots Japanese bikes…

201-300HP

On test: 300hp New Holland is best T7 yet with fresh cab

New Holland has kept the best bits and reworked the worst of its long-wheelbase T7 tractors to create what it hopes will be a John Deere and Fendt slayer. In…

MACHINERY MAINTENANCE

Test: Pto shaft guards rated for quality, price and servicing

We’re all taught from an early age about the dangers of living and working on farms, yet the accident statistics remain horrifying. Agriculture accounts for some 16% of all workplace…

201-300HP

Driver’s view: Shropshire farm rates Massey Ferguson 7S.210

The 7S.210 might be the smallest tractor in G&J Belcher and Sons’ all-Massey fleet at Puleston Farm in Newport, Shropshire, but this compact powerhouse has still had to tackle the…

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Driver’s view: Shropshire farm rates Massey Ferguson 7S.210

The 7S.210 might be the smallest tractor in G&J Belcher and Sons’ all-Massey fleet at Puleston Farm in Newport, Shropshire, but this compact powerhouse has still had to tackle the…

COMBINES

Driver’s view: Claas Trion 750 rated after two seasons' work

The launch of the Trion combines two years ago represented one of the biggest-ever shake-ups of the Claas range. Slotting between the high-output Lexions and late-of-this-parish Tucanos, they promised something…

SPRAYERS

Driver's view: Rob Hadley rates Grim self-propelled sprayer

Never one to shy away from a lesser-known brand, Warwickshire mixed farmer Rob Hadley has taken a punt on the first Italian-built Grim self-propelled sprayer to be brought into the…

401+HP

Driver’s view: Louth Park Farms’ New Holland T8.435

Buyers looking to harness some extra grip from their New Holland T8.435 can ditch the regular rear rubber and opt for a set of triangular track units instead. But rather…

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CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Foragers parked as Lexion finishes maize

Rank autumn weather has made for a rotten maize harvest, but with a tracked combine and Conspeed header at his disposal, all was not lost for Tim Russon. Rather than…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

A&B Contractors' tractor replacement policy under scrutiny

There’s a shortage of cash in the entire farming system, according to Richard Barrow, who co-owns and manages A&B Contractors, based at Porte Farm, Kentisbury, north of Barnstaple. “Ten years…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Jag 980 a success but silage lurches from perfect to painful

It has been a harvest season of extremes for East Kilbride contractor Jim Watt, with a stonking first cut of silage preceding a stinking second. But the decision to replace…

MACHINERY

Expense of wholecrop header softened by buying ex-demo model

Splurging £50,000 on an ex-demo wholecrop header might have put an end to time-consuming breakdowns, but it’s been a difficult expense for Graham Hayllar to justify. For the past few…

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WEED MANAGEMENT

Video: Leicester farm trials weed seed unit on Fendt combine

Europe’s first Redekop seed control unit (SCU) fitted to a Fendt Ideal 10T combine, aimed at controlling weed seeds, is being put to the test this harvest in Leicestershire at…

FORAGE WAGONS

Video: Lely revolutionises zero grazing with autonomous Exos

Dutch firm Lely has put the finishing touches to its self-propelled grass harvester and feeder, which is set to go on sale in the Netherlands next year. The battery powered…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

WIYS: Contractor ditches new kit for retro fleet

Mark Bowran, 2003 winner of Farmers Weekly’s Tractor Driver of the Year competition, opens the doors of his MBC Services contracting business. Machinery editor, Oliver Mark asks the questions and…

TECHNOLOGY

Video: Retrofit Mojow tractor kit automates arable fieldwork

Mojow may have found the holy grail of fieldwork autonomy by devising a means of controlling tractors of any sensible vintage with state-of-the-art driverless technology. Better still, the Canadian firm’s…

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