Foragers and forage wagons

Austrian manufacturer Pottinger has released new additions to their grassland range, for smaller tractors and working on slopes.

Extending its forage wagon line-up, Strautmann, distributed in the UK by Opico, has added a new 02 Series version of its popular Giga Vitesse forage wagon. To find out more, Farmers Guardian put the new machine to work.

In 2019, Claas announced a host of improvements to the Jaguar 970 self-propelled forage harvester, with new cab controls and a new six-cylinder engine, usurping the previous model’s V8. Simon Henley spoke to the firm involved in testing the preproduction model and who is now running two of the new six-pot Jags.

The best way of ensuring quality winter fodder differs considerably among farms, but for one Shropshire unit, doing it themselves with classic kit is proving an economical and reliable way of harvesting and ensiling grass. A

Extending its forage wagon line-up, Strautmann, distributed in the UK by Opico, has added a new 02 Series version of its popular Giga Vitesse forage wagon. To find out more, Farmers Guardian put the new machine to work.

In 2019, Claas announced a host of improvements to the Jaguar 970 self-propelled forage harvester, with new cab controls and a new six-cylinder engine, usurping the previous models V8. Simon Henley spoke to the firm involved in testing the preproduction model and who is now running two of the new six-pot Jags.

The flexibility to make multiple cuts and boost forage quality has pointed one Dumfries farmer towards the use of a forage wagon. Jane Carley reports.

Bringing the silage-making process in-house is something many livestock farms aspire to. For one Cheshire beef rearer, a forage wagon has enabled flexibility to improve silage and cut machinery costs.

Wiltshire native Ollie Kinch was one of the first UK contractors to purchase a Fendt Katana 85, following the harvesters UK launch in 2015.

Dorset contractor Craig Frampton harvests 2,200 hectares of grass each year using two Strautmann Giga-Vitesse CFS 3601 forage wagons.