Technical

For 30 years, Glyn Hamer Mill Mix has provided a service for farmers to utilise home-grown produce in livestock rations. With volatility increasing in the grain and pulses markets, Alex Heath speaks to the firm’s James Hamer about the machines it employs and what farmers need to know about on farm milling and mixing.

With the emphasis on improving handling performance, one Lincolnshire grower opted for a Manitou MLT 961 telehandler, which packs a nine-metre lift height and six-tonne lift capacity. Geoff Ashcroft looks at what this machine brings to the business.

A UK-based company that has developed the world’s first off-highway zero-emission all-terrain electric vehicle

The Orbital spreader from Keenan may not be a familiar sight, but the novel application method is proving its worth for one beef farmer in Warwickshire. Alex Heath finds out more.

Where tight buildings and yards are concerned, pivot steers may seem the obvious choice, with Weidemann a familiar name for those users.

In search of better visibility from the cab, one Yorkshire farmer has gone from a rigid chassis handler to a pivot-steer machine, choosing a German-built Schaffer model over more traditional choices.

One Hampshire-based grower has invested in a high-tech K Two spreader with weigh cells and IsoBus control, to make the most of nutrient values with digestate from an on-farm AD plant.