A trailed Tanco triple mower is proving its worth for one Somerset dairy farm by avoiding the need for a large tractor, often a key requirement of a more traditional butterfly set-up

Looking to improve materials handling efficiency, a Dorset grower has opted for New Holland’s W170D wheeled loader to replace a telehandler.

British farm equipment manufacturing is flourishing in Gloucestershire at Protech Machinery, which is pushing forward with developments in post-driving equipment

Looking for flexible front-line power, one Warwickshire arable farm replaced a pair of Case IH Magnums with two 300hp Optum models

As a carry-over from their dairy days, Northamptonshire farmers the Gowling family have remained faithful to the trailed forage harvester to produce silage for their beef and sheep enterprises. Geoff Ashcroft caught up with them for the second cut grass.

A Hampshire grower has added a third John Deere 9900i to its fleet to make the most of a short harvesting window for whole-crop forage. Geoff Ashcroft caught up with the team mid-way through its 1,820 hectare harvest.

Valtra’s Q-series was shoe-horned between its T and S models, boasting a Fendt-derived CVT, power outputs from 230-305hp and a host of custom options through its Unlimited studio. Geoff Ashcroft caught up with a Shropshire user to find out how it fits in to the fleet.

Mechanical weeders are increasingly of interest for mainstream cereal crops, as growers look for alternative methods to supplement pesticide applications. Geoff Ashcroft looks at some of the options available, and how they could be used to support broadacre farming.

Looking for the ultimate clamp solution for its 4,850-hectare silage workload, one Hertfordshire contractor has opted for JCB’s flagship wheeled loader, the 282hp, 20-tonne 457S.

A 23-year-old Case IH 2188 Axial Flow provides cost-effective harvesting for one Wiltshire farm, as Geoff Ashcroft found out during a recent visit.