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Calibrating and keeping your crop sprayer in tip-top condition with the right nozzles for the target and spraying conditions form an important part of our coverage; plus user experience of mounted sprayers, trailed sprayers and self-propelled sprayers, guidance and auto spraying technologies.

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Vanguard 55 replaces Condor 5 in Agrifac sprayer range

Agrifac has simplified its range of self-propelled sprayers, with two new Vanguard models coming in to replace the original Vanguard 1 and ageing Condor 5. The pair are very similar…

SPRAYERS

Agritechnica 2025: Hardi Arex sprayer gets front-mounted cab

In a departure from its usual engine-in-the-nose format, Hardi has fitted its new flagship Arex self-propelled sprayer with a front-mounted Claas cab. Perks are far better visibility, easier access and…

SPRAYERS

First impressions: John Deere's front-cab 550R sprayer

After years of peddling its US-style self-propelled sprayers in Europe, John Deere has finally ditched the comfortable but cramped mid-cab format for its new 500R series. The last of those…

SPRAYERS

Team's trailed irrigator saves Cambridgeshire onion crop

A pragmatic solution to getting water on to parched farmland without an irrigation system has saved onion growing on part of Quality Farming Cambridgeshire’s (QFC’s) unit at Yaxley, near Peterborough.…

SPRAYERS

Kuhn targets trailed sprayer market with high-capacity Karan

French machinery maker Kuhn has signalled its intent to challenge the big players in the medium to large trailed sprayer market with the launch of a new Karan series. Previously,…

SPRAYING AND SPREADING

Cereals 2025: Budget Turkish sprayer maker targets UK market

Hailing from the central Turkish city of Konya, crop sprayer maker Ontar had made the journey to this year’s Cereals event with the hope of breaking into the UK market.…

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Driver's view: Danny Milazzo's Fendt Rogator 645

Judging for this year’s Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year competition is now in full swing. We caught up with one of the finalists to get the low-down on his…

SPRAYERS

Norfolk grower rates UK's first Mazzotti 4080 sprayer

Since John Deere snapped up Mazzotti in 2017 it has been busy administering a series of green injections to the Italian maker’s range of self-propelled sprayers. The Deerification has been…

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CROP MANAGEMENT

Video: How nozzle choice affects spray quality and efficacy

Selecting the appropriate sprayer nozzle for pre-emergence weed control is an important step in cutting spray drift and maximising the efficacy of the chemicals being applied. There are four key…

CEREALS

Video: Machinery highlights from Cereals 2018

The Farmers Weekly machinery team headed to the southern site for the annual Cereals show, this year at Chrishall Grange in Cambridgeshire. Although several machinery manufacturers scaled back their stands,…

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