Equipment

Looking for more efficiency, one Kent grower has replaced his Hardi Alpha self-propelled sprayer with the Danish makers latest Evo II version, complete with a bigger tank. Geoff Ashcroft reports.

Sprayer capacities continue to creep up, but the concept of a large trailed sprayer is still slightly alien in the UK. Jane Carley finds out why a 6,000 litre, 42m Landquip is the right option for one Suffolk farm.

Stone picking is undoubtedly one of the bleakest jobs on any farm, however, mechanical stone pickers can prove a useful way of clearing land without being a back breaking chore. Alex Heath visits a farm employing one such machine.

With a keen eye on technology, one Yorkshire grower is making the most of a drone to pin-point areas of crop for spot-treatment, with applications precisely targeted thanks to individual nozzle control.

Diving into Kvernelands extensive range of mowers, for our latest test drive we focus on the firms 5087 MN butterfly mower.

With a large muck and slurry spreading workload, one Leicestershire farmer and contractor has turned to side discharge spreading as a more versatile option. Alex Heath finds out more.

Representing the firms latest heavy-duty fixed chamber round baler, we try out Vicons new FixBale 500 model.

Complementing the Kverneland triple mowers as previously reviewed, we also got our hands on one of the firms twin rotor rakes for review.

Representing an all-new mower design for Agco, we try out the latest additions to Massey Fergusons mounted mower-conditioner range.

For one farm, a brace of combi-drills from Alpego are proving invaluable at getting crops into the ground in challenging conditions, be it from varying soil types or temperamental weather. Alex Heath finds out more.