Machinery

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.

Valtra has marked the development of its fifth generation of tractors with the launch of a new tractor range. Alex Heath reports.

Delayed drilling is known to be a major tool in the armoury against black-grass, but frustrated in his search for a machine to perform on wet or heavy land, one landowner has developed his own. Jane Carley reports.

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.