Called the X-Tractor, Kubota recently revealed its latest concept tractor.

While tractor registrations in 2019 were up 1.9 per cent, the average tractor horsepower dropped by just over one per cent.

There has been a recent flurry of activity in the domain of dealers, with brand new franchises emerging while others have swapped brand loyalties.

The recent downward trend in UK registrations continued in December, with the monthly total 23 per cent lower than in the same month of 2018.

Kverneland has announced the arrival of a new grain and fertiliser power harrow combination drill, named the e-drill Maxi Plus.

As the buzz around electrification of farm machines marches on, the latest manufacturer to join the fray is JCB with its 525-60E telehandler. To see what the battery powered loader is capable of, Alex Heath put it to work on a range of tasks on a beef unit and a potato grading line.

Offering flexibility and almost go anywhere capability, the power harrow combination drill is still the weapon of choice for many farms when it comes to getting seed in the ground. The first in a four part series, Geoff Ashcroft, Simon Henley and Alex Heath speak to users all running three-metre variants from different manufacturers, Lemken being first.

Having been in development for a number of years now, the Ineos Grenadier is finally about to hit the streets and fields of the UK as manufacturing gears up for a release in 2022. Alex Heath recently took a ride in a prototype that the fledging vehicle manufacturer says is near complete.

For one Warwickshire grower, flexibility is key when it comes to drilling, with a Kuhn Aurock 6000 RC joining the fleet. Alex Heath finds out how the direct drill has performed so far.

Few launches in recent years have split opinion like Massey Fergusons unveiling of its 8S Series, however, for one Staffordshire contracting firm, the opinion on the new tractors is unanimous. Alex Heath reports.