The Scottish Farmer

RUSHES AND bracken are not just an eyesore, they take out valuable grazing land and can result in an area reduction with regards to the single farm payment, so the new power shredder from Quad X attracted quite a bit of attention at the recent Highland Show.

More power for Cub Cadet

THERE’S A bit more oomph been added to EP Barrus’ Cub Cadet Big Country 4x4 utility vehicle, which now comes fitted with a new Yanmar engine.

Machinery medal winners at the Highland

TWO VERY different types of machines have been awarded the supreme title of Gold Medal winners, in the RHASS’s Awards for Technical Innovation

It’s all about precision

GETTING THE most out of high-tech machines these days means electronics are playing an increasing role in achieving optimum work rates.

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Jock’s ahead of the competition again

ONE OF Scotland’s best known designers and machinery manufacturers, Bryce Suma, won another major award at the LAMMA Show.

Award for Scot’s grain dryer business

A SCOTTISH award-winner at the recent LAMMA machinery show in Newark, was Kenny Addison, a Banffshire electrical engineer who has designed unique control systems for what is now his own brand of grain dryers, GrainTek.

Two quads launched at LAMMA

A DUO of two-wheel-drive quads made their debut at the LAMMA show, in Newark, this week – the Yamaha Grizzly 300 and Kawasaki’s KVF300.

Honda’s Foreman is still the ‘gaffer’

IT REMAINS top of the quality end of the ATV market and now Honda has strengthened its market-leading offering with the introduction of the fifth generation of its heavy-duty ‘Foreman’ ATV.

All set for a record-breaking LAMMA show

BARRING SOME weather disaster, hundreds of Scottish farmers will be heading for Nottinghamshire next week for the LAMMA machinery show which already promises to be the biggest and best yet.

Motoring

Audi updates the stylish allroad

MORE POWER but cheaper to run are the big arguments that Audi is putting forward for prospective buyers of the latest incarnation of the resourceful ‘allroad’ version of its A6.

Land Cruiser V8 upgrades for 2012

MORE SPEC’ goodies and a revised engine to meet the latest emission standards as demanded by the Mandarins of Europe, are the main points of the latest Land Cruiser giant from Toyota.

Great wee car for juking about

THE AULD Scots word, to juke, as in juke aboot – otherwise dodge, evade or duck – I’m pretty certain did not come into the thinking of the Nissan bods when they launched their Juke on the UK market.

Keeping the Defender ‘essential’

IT’S NOT too far-fetched to say that the Land Rover Defender is an absolute essential for Scottish Agriculture plc.

Jim Clark – the iconic Scottish farmer

HE’S revered as one of the most famous farming Scots of all time.

Technical

Highland Show: Rewards for machinery large and small

MACHINERY LARGE and small has been rewarded by the RH and AS for their contribution in making practical farming more efficient.

Giant planter will make big savings

THE PURCHASE of a six-row potato planter may have increased output, but the manager of one of Scotland’s best known potato businesses wanted more – variable seed rate application.

Beans counting on a good seed bed

THOSE PLANNING to plant beans this spring should make sure their establishment systems loosen rain-sodden soils effectively to ensure good germination and early growth, one UK farm equipment firm’s drill specialist has urged.

Look out for Grassland and Muck event

A TRIP to the Grassland and Muck 2011 event is a must for those thinking of investing in new kit and techniques for the coming forage season.

New ways of giving hedges the chop

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De-stoners for all farming preferences

WHETHER A potato grower’s stone and clod separating preference is for flexible finger stars, traditional webs or a combination of the two, there is a machine to suit.

Review of side-by-side ATVs

THE WORKHORSE performance of utility all-terrain vehicles and their versatility in being able to carry passengers and materials, is winning over more farmers used to carrying out many of their daily duties with a single-seat quad.

Much improved Gator from John Deere

COMFORT AND ease of operation are the main gains for users of the latest Gator ATV from John Deere, which has just launched a considerably enhanced version of this popular vehicle for 2011.

Polaris joins the ‘A’ list of ATVs

WHILE THE Polaris name is only just becoming part of the ‘A’ list of ATVs sold in the UK, it’s worth noting that, on a worldwide basis, the Canadian manufacturer has produced more than one million of the Sportsman models which form the backbone of the marque’s push into agricultural territory in the UK.

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