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Contractor Comment: Horsch Pronto tests 724 to the max

Who’da thought it? Some of the hardest hours at JO Straughan this year have come not on the combine or forager, nor in tractors racing to get ground tilled and…

LIQUID FERTILISER

Bednar Neveon targets N efficiency gains with fert injection

Buyers of Bednar’s new Neveon fertiliser injection toolbar could be rewarded with some serious nitrogen efficiency gains, the company says. Like other implements of this type, it uses spoked stainless-steel…

TRACTORS

On test: Four-cyl Claas Arion 570 proves punchy and nimble

The high-horsepower four-cylinder tractor fraternity gained a new member this year as Claas gingered up its compact Arion to deliver a mighty 180hp and 730Nm of torque. Better still, it…

FERTILISER SPREADERS

Latest Amazone fert spreader monitors throw to self-adjust

Manual fertiliser spreader adjustment could well become a chore of the past if Amazone’s latest technological development takes hold. Dubbed AutoSpread, it works by continually monitoring the spread pattern and…

CEREAL DRILLS

Novag bolsters direct drill range with 7.5m T-ForcePlus

The movers and shakers at Novag have wasted little time in adding another direct drill to the T-ForcePlus portfolio, just six months after being rescued from a financial precipice by…

TRACTORS

More power for facelifted Fendt 1000 Vario tractors

Fendt has lifted the lid on the fourth generation of its flagship 1000 Vario tractors, which are more powerful, cheaper to run and nicer to drive. Four models make up…

TRACTORS

On test: Time-proven John Deere 6M 155 finally gets 50kph

Some tractors prove to be stinkers, others functional if unremarkable, and a very select few transcend an era. John Deere’s 30-series – the 6930 and 7530 in particular – has…

4X4S

Mitsubishi to return to the UK – new L200 pickup pending?

International Motors has announced plans to revive the Mitsubishi brand in the UK, with several new ranges set to go on sale next summer. The Midlands-based importer hasn’t yet revealed…

CEREAL DRILLS

APV unveils 1,600-litre twin-compartment front tank

Austrian outfit APV has joined the army of manufacturers offering front hoppers designed to be paired with a toolbar drill. The 1,600-litre unit features a central wall that can be…

PLOUGHS

On test: Pottinger's revamped Servo 3000 plough

Whisper it, but plough makers could be set for better times, if one Essex grower’s recent experiences are anything to go by. As reported in Farmers Weekly, direct drilling zealot…

4X4S

Heritage Customs develops 425hp Defender pickup

Two specialist vehicle modifiers have joined forces to deliver what Land Rover hasn’t – a Defender pickup. Coachbuilders Heritage Customs and Urban Automotive, which are owned by the same parent…

SPRAYERS

New BKT Agrimax ProCrop tyre balances field and road needs

A new row-crop tyre from BKT – the Agrimax ProCrop – aims to balance the characteristics needed for road travel and fieldwork with a carcass structure that meets VF performance…

TRACTORS

Fendt 300-series gains new 103hp 310 Vario

There’s a new base model propping up Fendt’s revamped 300 Vario range, which means it now runs from 103hp to 152hp. The 310 is one of five models that make…

Baling

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WORKSHOP SKILLS

FW Inventions Comp opens for entries with £2.5k 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…

4X4S

New Toyota Hilux pickup gets diesel and electric powertrains

A new generation of Hilux pickup – Toyota’s ninth – is set to arrive in June next year and, for the first time, it will be available with battery power…

TECHNOLOGY

Solsteer ViewT converts tablets into isobus terminals

Brainy types at UK firm Solsteer have devised a nifty device for converting Android or Apple tablets into bona-fide Isobus terminals. This avoids the need for buyers to shell out…

TOOLS

On test: Four 9in battery-powered grinders compared

Cordless power tools are a farm workshop staple these days, and most will run happily on a modestly sized 18V battery. Yet there remain a few amp-eating beasts for which…

TECHNOLOGY

Solsteer ViewT converts tablets into isobus terminals

Brainy types at UK firm Solsteer have devised a nifty device for converting Android or Apple tablets into bona-fide Isobus terminals. This avoids the need for buyers to shell out…

TOOLS

On test: Four 9in battery-powered grinders compared

Cordless power tools are a farm workshop staple these days, and most will run happily on a modestly sized 18V battery. Yet there remain a few amp-eating beasts for which…

TOOLS

Agritechnica 2025: Handy new workshop tools and gadgets

Lurking in the less crowded corners of Agritechnica’s 22 huge exhibition halls are all manner of tools, gadgets and knick-knacks. Here, Farmers Weekly unearths a few gems. See also: On test:…

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What's in Your Shed? visits a Cornish dairy farm

A hoard of ingenious home-made kit and a clutch of noughties Massey Fergusons are just some of the treasures hiding in the sheds of Cornish dairy farmer Andrew Carbis. It's…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a Staffordshire contractor

Staffordshire farmer/contractor Matt Brewster was just 21 when he took over the home farm tenancy. Seventeen years on, he walks Andrew Faulkner around the machinery sheds at Brewster Farms. See also: First…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a Whitby dairy farm

New Hollands are gradually superseding Zetors at Jonathan Hutchinson’s growing Yorkshire dairy business. Farmers Weekly's machinery editor, Oliver Mark, heads over to Whitby to check out what farm kit is…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a progressive Hants arable farm

Buy quality kit and make it last. That’s the machinery policy at 1,250ha Neatham Manor Farm, near Alton, Hampshire. Farm manager Matthew Ashton talks through the Neatham fleet. See also: On…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a Lancashire beef farm

Simple and reliable classic Massey Fergusons are the tractors of choice for Lancashire beef farmers Jonathan and Ed Tomlinson.  We head over to their farm in Bolton to delve further…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits North Yorks spraying contractor

Contractor Will Monkman, who farms 95ha and contract farms another 80ha, reveals the contents of his machinery shed in the latest in our series. H Monkman & Sons, based in…

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TRACTORS

On test: Four-cyl Claas Arion 570 proves punchy and nimble

The high-horsepower four-cylinder tractor fraternity gained a new member this year as Claas gingered up its compact Arion to deliver a mighty 180hp and 730Nm of torque. Better still, it…

TRACTORS

On test: Time-proven John Deere 6M 155 finally gets 50kph

Some tractors prove to be stinkers, others functional if unremarkable, and a very select few transcend an era. John Deere’s 30-series – the 6930 and 7530 in particular – has…

PLOUGHS

On test: Pottinger's revamped Servo 3000 plough

Whisper it, but plough makers could be set for better times, if one Essex grower’s recent experiences are anything to go by. As reported in Farmers Weekly, direct drilling zealot…

TOOLS

On test: Four 9in battery-powered grinders compared

Cordless power tools are a farm workshop staple these days, and most will run happily on a modestly sized 18V battery. Yet there remain a few amp-eating beasts for which…

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FORAGERS

Driver's view: Contractor rates Claas Jaguar 1200

Demand for more chopping capacity has driven Claas to join John Deere and Krone in the 1,000hp forage harvester division, as it looks to deliver the throughput expected by mega…

COMBINES

Driver’s view: Ed Layton’s John Deere T5 600 Hillmaster

The first examples of John Deere’s five-walker T5 combines rocked up on farms this harvest, offering more output and greater levels of refinement that the T500 machines they replaced. Most…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Driver's view: Liam Rooney's Claas Quadrant 5300 Evolution

The 5300 Evolution occupies the top spot in Claas’s Quadrant line-up, with a hydraulic pre-chamber that helps create dense 120x90 bales. Two such machines are operated by Shropshire native Liam…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Driver's view: Will Reed's Krone Big Pack 1290 HDP Gen 5

Now in its fifth generation, the Big Pack 1290 HDP is Krone’s answer to high-density, six-string baling. It’s the frontline machine of choice for Suffolk straw merchant Will Reed of…

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CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Horsch Pronto tests 724 to the max

Who’da thought it? Some of the hardest hours at JO Straughan this year have come not on the combine or forager, nor in tractors racing to get ground tilled and…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Rob Chapman enjoys life forager-free

Same money, less stress. Isle of Wight contractor Rob Chapman has no regrets about ditching his 1,600ha foraging enterprise back in the spring. End-of-year profitability is likely to be on…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Sellars steps up after huge combine fire

Stuart Wilson will be combine shopping for the second winter in succession, after his long-serving Lexion met a fiery end halfway through harvest. Having contended with several niggles on the…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Pricey breakdowns in otherwise easy summer

The lack of rainfall in recent months has treated Josh and Helen Collins to one of the most straightforward summers since they set up their contracting business seven years ago.…

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HARVEST

Video: Classic machinery brings in the spring barley harvest

A fleet of British-built classic machinery dating back to the early 1970s was bringing in the spring barley harvest at a farm on the Hampshire/Wiltshire border this week. Two Ransome…

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…

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