Machinery News

Now the dust has settled on one more Cereals Event, we can all consider the show’s impact on cereal types, technology and, of course, the latest machinery that has been unveiled. Farmers Guide machinery contributor, David Williams, guides you through six key machinery launches from Cereals 2024.

An agricultural machinery dealer, Thurlow Nunn Standen, has shared sad news as its former chairman, John Thurlow, passed away last weekend.

Over 500 workers at the Basildon factory that produces New Holland tractors will vote on a new pay offer.

In an exciting initiative, Weaving Machinery and Agrii will be combining forces at this year’s Groundswell Event.

Amazone Ltd will use Cereals 2024 to showcase a range of kit that reflects the shifting trends in crop establishment. These trends are also being supported by government help through the SFI and when appropriate, through grant aid.

Cereals 2024 will be the first chance to see the new Fendt 600 Vario. The Fendt stand will include the 620 Profi+, the Gen7 728 Vario, Ideal combine and the latest Rogator MY24 self-propelled sprayer.

The Maschio Gaspardo in-line direct seed drills are the product of recognised experience and accumulated knowhow to which whole generations of both engineers and farmers have contributed over almost two centuries in the business.

Over 500 CNH workers at the Basildon factory will continue to strike throughout June, after attempts to resolve a pay dispute failed.

The first line of Valtra’s latest flagship S6-series tractors have arrived in the UK, following the new model’s launch at Agritechnica last year. Farmers Guide took advantage of an early test drive. David Williams reports.

Team Sprayers will showcase a selection of trailed and mounted agricultural sprayer models at Cereals 2024.

V-Tuf will showcase its tufJET IBC cleaner available in petrol, diesel and hydraulic powered options at this year’s Cereals. It’s a pressure washer mounted on a 1,000-litre tank so you can literally clean anywhere, the company says.

On a dry April day in Haddiscoe, Norfolk, the team at Ben Burgess, together with a contingent from Väderstad, staged a working demonstration day of Väderstad drills and tillage machinery. Machinery editor Neale Byart was there.