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Looking for a higher-quality ration and more productivity, one Herefordshire beef producer has opted for a Siloking TrailedLine 4.0 Premium vertical auger diet feeder. In its first 12 months, has the diet feeder delivered?

New Holland’s latest forage harvester has had a busy first season on crops for a Cumbrian digester

Good experiences with a Strautmann Verti Mix diet feeder have led to its replacement with the latest model

Retrofit Soucy tracks have been specified as part of the package for a new Kubota M7 supplied for a niche cropping application

When is a trailer not just a trailer? When half-a-dozen can load lorries from the forager with an output enough to move 100,000 tonnes a season

A Kent-based farming family has streamlined bale handling logistics with the addition of Big Bale South’s Transtacker and Hunter. The result is that field clearance is proving far more efficient than using tractors, trailers and telehandlers

Many contractors offer hedge cutting services, but for Martin Desborough in Herefordshire it is a key part of the business, with heavy duty kit specified to suit

An agricultural college in north-east England is improving soil fertility by using a manure spreader with weigh cells to match manures to field requirements via detailed nutrient maps. Farmers Guardian reports

Broadcasting OSR from the back of a subsoiler became a popular method for growers looking to cut costs, but modern seeders offer more accuracy and can be a good option when paired with a versatile cultivator, reports Jane Carley.

Cheshire contractor Richard Lennie has been using baler-wrapper combinations since 2011, and his Goweil G-1 F125 Kombi is, he reckons, the best he has had yet