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The Probert family have a commercial mindset when it comes to breeding from their pedigree flocks. Ellie Layton finds out more  

A new range of straw walker combines from Claas offers greater specification choice and output to farms looking for a smaller machine. James Huyton reports from the launch

When a telehandler is the farm’s main materials handler, getting it right is key. Jane Carley speaks to a Shropshire farming business.

A farmer from Northern Ireland has launched a novel innovation for dribble bars. Chris McCullough took a closer look.

With funding opportunities and agronomic pressures altering crop rotations, two farmers and an agronomist address the benefits alternative break crops provide while debunking common challenges with market access and establishment

A Kverneland triple mower with swath groupers provides cutting and handling of lucerne for a Shropshire grower, preserving leaf and protein for the high-value forage crop.

Valtra’s latest tractor range introduction, the G series, fits in between the A and N series, and offers plenty of spec options for livestock and mixed farms. Jane Carley visits a busy sheep farmer who is trying the brand for the first time.

Over the past six years, two JCB Fastrac 4220s have clocked up almost 14,000 hours for one Oxfordshire farmer and contractor. But how have they performed? Geoff Ashcroft reports.

Crop quality is paramount for one Cumbrian farming and contracting business, Farmers Guardian takes a look at what machinery changes they have made in recent years to make the work flow better. 

With its radical design, spacious cab, and revised functionality, Massey Ferguson’s high-horsepower 8S tractor range quietly arrived on the market over two years ago. Geoff Ashcroft sought the views of a West Sussex contractor who opted for an 8S.265 to head-up the business.