All articles about Grassland and maize equipment

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

New models promising further increases in bale weights, greater versatility and easier operation feature in this year’s Ultimate Guide to big square balers. The choice of models, features and specifications…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

With Isobus electronics becoming increasingly popular for its common display format across different types of machines, this year’s Ultimate Guide to round balers highlights the machines on which this added-value…

MACHINERY

There used to be plenty of contractors offering a forage-bagging service, but the dedication required to run these machines efficiently means just three players remain. One of those is Hawick-based…

DIET FEEDERS

The diet feeder market might be dominated by a few big names, but those who shop around will discover a bevy of smaller outfits proffering decent machines for a lower…

FORAGERS

Three mechanically minded friends have clubbed together to form a contracting outfit that runs almost entirely on lovingly fettled modern classic machinery. Ashley Benson, Dave Marwood and James Rawsthorn –…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Ollie Mackintosh’s inter-row seeder has been awarded highly commended in our Inventions Competition. Having built a successful 6m inter-row seeder for sowing grass under maize (featured in the 2016 Farm…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Entries into grassland category of this year’s Inventions Competition centre on ways to improve the efficiency of resowing, rolling and ridding fields of weeds. Scroll down to see some of…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Feeding and bedding livestock can be a time-consuming job, but the entries into this year’s Inventions Competition show there are plenty of ways to speed the process up. See also: Tips…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Having forged a partnership with Kuhn for a range of big square balers launched in Britain in 2013, John Deere has now quietly withdrawn from this market sector to concentrate…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Tougher build and technology updates for faster and easier working are among the features of the latest round balers and baler-wrappers featured in our 2025 Ultimate Guide. We look in…

DIET FEEDERS

Dairy producers switching to Lely’s Vector automated feeding system or using an existing installation can equip themselves with a comprehensively upgraded mixer-feeder to save time or serve more cattle. The…

GRASSLAND AND MAIZE EQUIPMENT

Devonian outfit Tractek has bolstered its fledgling range of grassland rejuvenators with a new trailed model. Its debut Scarrow was a tractor-mounted affair that paired 96 scarifying tines with a…

MOWERS

The importer of Sauerburger rotary mowers for pasture, stubble and other vegetation management tasks has expanded the range of machines available in Britain. Simon Richard took on the German product…

FORAGE WAGONS

The RX is top dog in Krone’s mid-sized forage wagon line-up, with a trio of models offering capacities from 33cu m to 40cu m. Standout features include a pivoting headboard,…

FORAGE WAGONS

Agco completed a multimillion-pound deal for Lely’s forage machinery division in 2017, giving it access to a vast range of mowers, tedders, rakes, balers and forage wagons. The latter have…

FORAGE WAGONS

Pottinger introduced a new Jumbo model last summer, promising the features of its big 7000- and 8000-series forage wagons in a cheaper and more compact package. There are six twin-axle…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

After 53 years, several million small square bales and dozens of farm inventions, Cotswolds contractor and farm-scale engineer Frank Henderson is calling time on his career – and his bespoke…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Clever feeding and bedding kit is helping livestock farmers shave hours off their daily routine. We've picked out some of the best ones from the many entries to our 2020…

A North Yorkshire farmer is running an Italian-built front-mounted rake combined with a baler on the rear to make his rowing and baling operation a one-pass affair, curbing the reliance…