User stories

To improve the efficiency of slurry spreading, Cheshire contractor Steve Jones and his team created a trailed, 360hp pumping station specifically to meet the needs of the business. Geoff Ashcroft reports

James Huyton takes a look at how one start-up contracting business has made its first step onto the machinery ladder with an iconic John Deere 7530.

A contractor offering a specialist Avadex application service has boosted his capacity by deploying a pneumatic fertiliser spreader. Jane Carley reports.

With demand for forage crop drilling and environmental work increasing, contractor AJP Agricultural has found the Moore Unidrill a useful addition. Jane Carley reports

Agricultural engineer William Muir has brought his skills back to the family farm, utilising reliable and well-maintained kit for the silage harvest.

Utility vehicles were always noisy and basic, but as they are used on more and more farms, more refined versions are entering the market. Jane Carley hears how a Can-Am Traxter is fitting in.

A Nottinghamshire grower has ditched tracks in favour of tyres on frontline horsepower to accommodate the needs of an expanding farm business

Looking for flexible front-line power, one Warwickshire arable farm replaced a pair of Case IH Magnums with two 300hp Optum models

Using technology to gather more accurate data on cattle growth proves to be a positive move for an upland farmer