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Front-mount hopper-swap improves workrate and cuts costs

Farmers Weekly Shifting the seed hopper from the back of the tractor to the front has made a big improvement in workrates for one farming family in Shropshire, as David Cousins explains. We can all...

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Berthoud upgrades its Raptor self-propelled sprayers

Farmers Weekly Seven years after it was first launched, Berthoud’s Raptor self-propelled sprayer gets some useful upgrades for 2016. For a start, the Bosch Rexroth hydrostatic transmission now has an...

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Rappa unveils all-terrain mobile pen system for small flocks

Farmers Weekly British manufacturer Rappa has unveiled the Buggy, an all-terrain mobile pen designed for farmers who work with smaller flocks, often alone. It is suitable for containing up to 70 sheep...

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Farm machinery innovation on show at Scotgrass 2016

Farmers Weekly Morning mizzle did little to dampen the spirits of manufacturers and visitors that turned out to 2016’s Scotgrass event near Dumfries on Wednesday, 18 May. David Cousins and James...

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Polaris General farm buggy gets 100hp

Farmers Weekly If you want to make a statement, Polaris’ General farm buggy could be the way to do it. A 100hp 1,000cc engine is said to deliver the most power and torque in its class and you can...

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Kawasaki announces latest farm UTVs

Farmers Weekly Kawasaki says that 2017 model Mule SX farm buggies will be available in the UK in September. Offered in two-wheel and four-wheel-drive versions, the SX machines can be transported in the...

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Unia launches vertical-folding disc mower

Farmers Weekly East Yorkshire farm machinery importer Manterra has extended its range of Unia farm machinery with the launch of a vertical-folding disc mower. Manterra, Unia’s UK importer, says it has...

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Video: Cereals 2016 kit highlights

Farmers Weekly Yes, it’s that time of the year again, when farmers, contractors, agronomists, machinery makers and dealers get together to see the latest machinery, chemicals, crop varieties and...

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Farm kit makers shine at machinery awards

Farmers Weekly The winners of this year’s International Machinery Manufacturer Awards (Immas) were revealed on the evening of the opening day of the Cereals event (15 June). As in the past, there were...

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V-Tuf launches top-spec mobile pressure washer

Farmers Weekly Lincolnshire company V-Tuf has launched a top-spec mobile hot pressure washer. The Rapid VTS is a high-end machine with a price tag of £1,898 and features water-leak detection shut-off,...

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Tractor driving - the law for 16-year-olds

Farmers Weekly Suffolk PC Mark Bryant has reminded farmers to check which machinery items their 16-year-old workers can legally drive on the road. Holders of the category-F qualification (for...

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Central tyre inflation systems could aid soil health

Farmers Weekly There’s nothing new about central tyre inflation (CTI) systems, of course. The first vehicle to have one is reckoned to be the US-made 1942 DUKW amphibious truck, but other systems came...

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Round-up of 16t trailer options and prices

Farmers Weekly Go back 20 years or so and buying a new trailer was a pretty simple task. You looked for a bog-standard item that could hold 12t or so, had a set of fairly crude farm-spec axles, some...

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Simple guide to telematics and performance monitoring

Farmers Weekly Of all the key machines on an average arable farm, the combine is king. It’s the most expensive piece of any machinery – top-of-the-range machines can hit the £400,000 mark – and it’s...

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Claas unveils new super-accurate RTK base station

Farmers Weekly German giant Claas has added a new RTK Field Base, a fresh in-cab terminal and more telematics wizardry to its high-tech kit range. First off is a new version of its RTK Field Base for...

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Five quirky items launched at the Midlands Machinery Show

Farmers Weekly Despite the rain, there were lots of farmers and contractors at this year’s Midlands Machinery Show, held at Newark. Farmers Weekly picked out some of the quirkier items at the event...

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Farmer verdict: Knight sprayer with JCB Fastrac 4000

Farmers Weekly When it comes to putting together Knight sprayers and JCB Fastracs, arable farmer Peter Beers is something of an expert. He bought his first JCB Fastrac 1115 and 2,000-litre Knight...

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On test: Can wireless CCTV make trailer reversing a doddle?

Farmers Weekly Wired CCTV systems have been kicking around on combines and other big pieces of kit for years, but moving to wireless set-ups has proved a trickier business. Getting the signal from a...

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Lamma 2017: Quirky kit launches include handy plate meter

Farmers Weekly Lamma, the UK’s largest farm machinery, equipment and agricultural services show, was held from 18-19 January in Peterborough.  The big kit at the event may have been out in the aisles...

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Ultimate guide to farm security kit

Farmers Weekly With combating rural crime on the minds of many farmers, Farmers Weekly’s Machinery team has gathered together a selection of high-tech items that could help stiffen up on-farm security....

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13 noises you really don't want to hear at harvest

Farmers Weekly There are some very satisfying noises at this time of year – the steady, constant thrum of a combine as it covers the acres, for example.   Let’s face it, though, there are some noises...

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Farmers Weekly’s pedal tractor test for charity

Farmers Weekly Ah Christmas! That jolly time of the year when farmers’ pre-teen kids dream of ride-on tractors and Farmers Weekly journalists think up cheery ideas to bring a smile to readers. And this...

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My first tractor: John Cousins’ iconic Ferguson TE-20

Farmers Weekly Remember the excitement of your first tractor arriving on the farm? The unfamiliar smell of the cab (if it had one…), the sound of the engine, even the chat with the man who dropped it...

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A guide to effective bird scaring kits for farmers

Farmers Weekly New technology for farmers with the age-old problem of scaring birds off crops are constantly hitting the market. From lasers, to acoustic systems, to inflatable scarecrows, to kites, we...

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A guide to kit for controlling rats, mice and squirrels

Farmers Weekly If there’s one thing the world will never be rid of, it’s mice and rats. These sneaky rodents have been around for 160 million years and both farmers and pest professionals have to work...

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Tips for farmers on picking and fitting a two-way radio

Farmers Weekly Whether you farm on land that is as level as a billiard table or you’re halfway up a mountain, being able to communicate with your fellow workers is a pretty important part of the...

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