Arable Machinery

Many growers have been forced to drill cereals much later than they would have liked this season after persistent rainfall has put fieldwork on the backfoot. Alice Dyer gets tips for success from two experts.

When your sprayer needs updating but you are happy with the brand you have, one option is to ‘go large’. Jane Carley meets an operator who has traded up to the John Deere R975i.

Tine drills have been the saving grace for many in this soggy season, but for a Nottinghamshire farm, the low disturbance tine is the start of a whole new way of working. Jane Carley reports.

Spray technology, field data collection and drill customisation were some of the features at this year's CropTec, held at the NAEC at Stoneleigh for the first time.

Could the swather be making a comeback? Jane Carley speaks to one farm where the specialist machine has never gone away.