Growing interest in zero-grazing systems from small dairy farms – and even those running beef and goat herds – has encouraged Grass-Tech to build a scaled-down version of its tow-behind cut-and-carry harvester.

The diddy 10cu m trailer unit has adequate capacity to cater for a 30-50-cow herd and, as the outfit weighs just 2.9t empty, owners should have less trouble accessing heavy, wet ground during the winter.

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Yet much of the design is the same as the next smallest model, the GT100 (25cu m), including the 2.3m-wide Kuhn drum mower, chunky chassis and eight-stud axle with hydraulic brakes and 550/45 R22.5 flotation tyres.

List price is £25,000 – making it more than £10,000 cheaper than the GT100 – and a 60hp tractor should be enough to run it.