Machinery News

Tallis Amos Group (TAG) has confirmed it has been appointed as the John Deere dealer to cover Shrewsbury and Newport in Shropshire, offering full sales, parts and service support within the surrounding area.

Introduced to the market in 1968, the Toyota Hilux is an icon when it comes to practical farm load movers. David Williams tried the latest model.

Two Germany-based machinery manufacturers have joined forces to develop a fully autonomous full-sized traction unit capable of making ‘decisions’ regarding work strategies and implement settings to optimise performance. David Williams had an early invitation to see it at work.

Zetor has enjoyed a reputation for manufacturing reliable and cost-effective tractors for many years, and now the manufacturer’s wholly owned Zetor UK operation is benefitting from sustained investment to boost the brand and further increase sales. David Williams reports.

Rea Valley Tractors (RVT), the West Midlands and mid-Wales farm machinery business, will become a New Holland dealer from 1st November 2022, while continuing to supply products from JCB, Kuhn and a number of other leading manufacturers.

Polysulphate, which is manufactured by ICL, has many unique traits.

As well as using the correct applicator for the job, application timing is crucial to ensure maximum nutrient availability for field crops during the growing season.

For a large Leicestershire arable farm which invested in a Fendt Ideal 10T combine last year, the timing was excellent as it made light work of the challenging harvest.

Criminal gangs could take advantage of the busy harvest period to steal expensive Global Positioning Systems (GPS) from tractors and combines, warns NFU Mutual.

With escalating fuel and feed costs, getting the most out of maize and wholecrop has never been more important. As well as reducing waste and optimising silage quality, Horning’s FiberTech Chevron rollers can improve milk yields and butterfats, says Harvesting Solutions UK general manager Alan Haycocks.

A Suffolk sugar beet grower trialled a high-specification seedbed cultivator this spring, to find out whether it offered significant advantages over the farm’s usual power harrow-based system. David Williams reports.

JCB has introduced a new, larger capacity, folding grass fork to match the productivity potential of its biggest agricultural wheeled loaders.