Machinery

Machinery

  • A COMPACT self-propelled post driver new to the Bryce Suma range can be a real one-man machine to handle fencing operations in the most challenging locations.

  • A TRIO of new tractors in the important 'livestock sector' bracket of 100-120hp band, has been launched by Italian tractor maker, Same.

  • IT'S A 'View from the East', the Far East and East Lothian, this month, with the combines nearing completion in Ukraine and a visit to two global agri-investment conferences in Singapore to report on this month.

  • A NEW range of VarioStar cutting platforms, featuring a hydraulically operated extendable knife, is optionally available for all John Deere's 2013 model year combines.

  • CREATING A new flagship for the Claas Lexion line-up has involved more than simply dropping a more powerful engine into the current model and sticking on a new badge.

Motoring

Motoring

  • WHEN WHAT is normally regarded as a 'humble' saloon turns up and both number one and number two sons cannot agree whether there is a whiff of Aston Martin or Maserati Quadrapporte about it, then it's time to take notice.

  • THE AWARD-WINNING Isuzu D-Max pick-up has helped the marque's UK business post record sales in March, 2013.

  • THE CHINESE-BUILT Steed pick-up's manufacturers, Great Wall, has just upped the ante on possible reasons to buy what is currently the UK's most affordable 4x4 double-cab pick up.

  • KEEPING A market favourite up to date and ahead of the competition is a perpetual challenge faced by manufacturers and it's a challenge that Audi readily rises to with its latest A6 allroad.

  • IT LOOKS like the success of the fabulous Evoque is being perpetuated by using styling cues from it in the all-new Range Rover Sport launched this week in New York.

Technical

Technical

  • WHEN FARMS set out to address a shortage of slurry storage capacity, minimising the volume of 'dirty' liquid generated by the daily routine is a good place to start.

  • A NEW research centre dedicated to bringing 'smart' agricultural machinery into wider and more productive use in UK has been opened at Harper Adams University College, Shropshire.

  • A NEW soil management guide from Versadrill manufacturer, Sumo, aims to help farmers avoid the issues that can arise from compacted soils as a legacy of heavy machinery being used on the land.

  • WHEN FARMS set out to address a shortage of slurry storage capacity, minimising the volume of 'dirty' liquid generated by the daily routine is a good place to start.

  • SUNSHINE HAS always been a principal ingredient in milk production, but nowadays, it can contribute in more ways than simply encouraging forage growth.

Buyer's Guide

Buyer's Guide

  • CREATING A new flagship for the Claas Lexion line-up has involved more than simply dropping a more powerful engine into the current model and sticking on a new badge.

  • WHEN YOU are running a mixed fleet of ageing tractors and decide it's time to invest in some new power units, the field is wide open – there's no loyalty to a particular brand or dealer to cloud the issue of finding the best tool for individual circumstances.

  • THINKING OF placing an order for a new tractor?

  • 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.

  • AN ALL-NEW wireless digital temperature probe system for electronic grain store monitoring was launched by Robydome at LAMMA 2011.

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