Machinery

While Massey Ferguson showed a glimpse of its future tractors at last year’s Agritechnica Show, along with various teaser pictures circulating the web in the past couple of years, it has now launched its next generation.

Designed for farmers who have reached the limits of harvesting capacity from straw walkers, but still want decent straw quality, New Holland has revealed a new threshing development for its mid-range combines.

Innovative individuals and farm businesses recognised across the UK

Featuring dramatic new styling, the 6120M from John Deere has a lot to offer on paper and should appeal to a wide range of farm types. To see how it stands up to various tasks on a mixed farm, Alex Heath put it to work.

A tracker has helped police pursue and recover a quad bike stole from North Yorkshire in the middle of the night.

A woman and a 20-year-old man have been killed in two separate tractor incidents within 24 hours of each other.

John Deere dealership Netherton Tractors will operate from two new outlets in Turriff, Aberdeenshire and Nairn, Highland, replacing HRN Tractors in the region.

To supplement three JCB telehandlers, one Devonshire hay and straw merchant opted for a brace of JCB Fastrac 4220’s carrying colour-coded Quicke 6M loaders. Geoff Ashcroft finds out if the investment has proved worthwhile.

Eight years after its launch, Fendt’s 724 remains a favourite for many buyers. But can it go the distance? One Essex contractor believes so, and his 8,000-hour model remains the firm’s go-to tractor. Geoff Ashcroft reports.

Four-cylinder ‘pocket rockets’ are now prevalent on many farms, however, the first to break the 200hp mark was the 6718S from Massey Ferguson. Alex Heath speaks to a Staffordshire farmer who is making use of the high power to weight ratio tractor.