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Digestate can offer useful nutrients for growing crops, and a Suffolk arable farm has invested in equipment to make best use of it and precisely quantify its value

Bought as a replacement for an ageing McCormick ZTX 280, Leicestershire native Mark Hill was the first UK farmer to purchase the firm’s latest range-topping X8.680. But was it worth waiting for?

What started off as a business selling lambs to teachers, has developed into a successful direct sales business for Robert David and further expansion is on the cards.

It nearly never got bought in the first place. It also nearly got sold. But through various circumstances, an early Case IH MX120 has become a firm farming family favourite.

A classic Fendt 395GT tool carrier is helping keep a lid on depreciation for one arable farm, which uses the 25-year-old tractor with an equally historic Knight Laser sprayer. Geoff Ashcroft reports.

Diversification has created a number of income streams at Bramcote Mains in Leicestershire, but Chamoise sheep remain at the centre of the business. Angela Calvert finds out more.