Justin Roberts

Technical Machinery Specialist

Justin studied at Welsh Agricultural College, Aberystwyth having first worked in both the feed and seed sectors of the industry. He has two decades of experience in writing about farm machinery, both vintage and contemporary across several publications. As an author he has written two books, including the history of the Nordic tractor and now resides in Co. Tipperary.

Machinery

Asia shows the way in disposing of the gearbox

One of the big news items from this year’s Agritechnica was the presence on Zoomlion’s stand of not just a...

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Machinery

New Fastrac models and larger Loadalls from JCB

JCB unveiled its all-new 6000 Series tractors at Agritechnica, making it the third high-performance Fastrac series in the manufacturer’s tractor...

November 20, 2025

Machinery

Is New Holland retro tractor a taste of things to come?

At this year’s Agritechnica machinery trade show in Germany, New Holland had on its stand a concept tractor, named the...

November 19, 2025

Machinery

AGCO Power gears up for hydrogen and batteries

The internal combustion engine will be with us for a good while yet, according to Heikki Hihnala of AGCO Power,...

November 18, 2025

Machinery

Deutz Fahr adopts FPT engine for latest high horsepower models

Agritechnica is eagerly looked forward to as the event where we get the first glimpse of new machinery from the...

November 17, 2025

Machinery

Merlo tackles the compact market with mini telehandler

Compact is a word we hear being applied to many farm machines nowadays as manufacturers attempt to apply more power...

November 17, 2025

Agri-Business

TAFE pushes principles rather than profits at Agritechnica

Within the western part of Europe, TAFE has usually been regarded as one of those rather obscure Asian manufacturers that...

November 15, 2025

Machinery

DLG concludes that diesel engines will be around for decades to come

The search to replace the compression ignition, or diesel engine, has been going on for many years now, but so...

November 2, 2025

Machinery

Claas brings it all together for Agritechnica 2025

Next month’s Agritechnica is looming ever larger on the horizon, and one of the last pre-show events was recently held...

November 1, 2025

Machinery

Grange tillage to bring 75cm spacing to subsurface toolbar

Despite the disappointing return on tillage crops presently being experienced, the development of related machinery continues, if only to bring...

October 30, 2025

Machinery

JCB and Lord Bamford celebrate joint 80th birthday

The bright yellow machinery made by JC Bamord Excavators Ltd has become an icon that stretches far beyond construction and...

October 27, 2025

Machinery

Krone BaleTrain saves time and fuel by reducing field passes

Combining two separate field operations into one is nothing new – wrapping bales while they are still on the baler...

October 26, 2025

Machinery

Overum Industries: Pioneers of Swedish plough manufacturing

As reported last week, the respected Swedish plough and implement manufacturer, Overum Industries, unfortunately finds itself in bankruptcy and the...

October 18, 2025