Justin Roberts, Author at Agriland.co.uk

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Grimme hoppers to match Grimme graders

May 12, 2021

Grimme has updated its receiving hoppers of on RH and RH-Combi series with the addition of various new features. The changes are designed…

Kuhn round balers to test and weigh bales in the field

May 11, 2021

Agri-Business

Kuhn round balers are now available with the option of a humidity sensor to help maintain bale quality and baler performance. The meter…

JCB Teletruk wins another environmental award

May 11, 2021

Agri-Business

The JCB Teletruk was launched in 1997 in a bid to capture a slice of the global forklift market, worth over £6 billion…

Amazone, Bosche and BASF reduce herbicide use by 90% with new sprayer technology

May 10, 2021

Agri-Business

Amazone is trialling a new smart sprayer, which its claims can reduce herbicide use by up to 90% through the use of jointly…

Bobcat goes small with new articulated loaders

May 7, 2021

Agri-Business

Bobcat shows no sign of letting up in its determination to dominate the small loader market. The two latest American-built models have just…

Up to speed as New Holland supports Prince’s Countryside Fund

May 5, 2021

Machinery

New Holland, for the second year running, has lent its support to the Prince’s Countryside Fund (PCF) and its Up to Speed Scheme.…

Which brand dominates the UK telehandler market?

February 12, 2019

Machinery

JCB is by far the top-selling brand of agricultural telescopic handlers (telehandler) in the UK. That’s according to data from the UK-based AEA (Agricultural Engineers…

Table: How did new tractor sales fare in the US last year?

January 29, 2019

Machinery

US tractor and combine harvester sales reports show that all machine categories recorded “year-to-date growth as 2018 closed out”. That’s according to the…

LAMMA 2019: Manitou previews new, smaller telescopic loader

January 18, 2019

Machinery

Although Manitou was keen to promote the re-badging of Mustang skid-steer loaders in its own red livery at LAMMA 2019, the machines remained…

LAMMA 2019: Valtra has an all-new engine in the offing

January 18, 2019

Machinery

Revolutions often come in small stages. Valtra has taken a few incremental steps forward this year, with changes to the specifications of tractors…

LAMMA 2019: Lofty claims for Kuhn’s latest belt merger

January 16, 2019

Machinery

Aimed primarily at larger farmers and contractors, the ‘Merge Maxx 950’ belt merger from Kuhn spans 9.5m in width. It attracted plenty of…

LAMMA 2019: ArmaTrac moves up to 125hp

January 9, 2019

Machinery

Following the purchase of ArmaTrac last year, there can be little doubt that the Mahindra empire is determined to make headway in the…

LAMMA 2019: ‘New-look’ Manitou skid-steer unveiled to show-goers

January 9, 2019

Machinery

Manitou has announced at this week’s LAMMA show (England) that all Mustang skid-steer loaders sold in Europe, and many other markets, are to…

Case IH keeps weeds in check – with electricity instead of chemicals

December 19, 2018

Machinery

To add to its existing Advanced Farming System (AFS) products, Case IH has launched AGXTEND – which includes a system for controlling weeds…

Topcon adds tillage depth control to its high-tech toolbox

December 17, 2018

Machinery

Topcon has taken the concept of sprayer boom height control and applied it to tillage equipment which, it claims, will ensure an even…

Lozova on its way to LAMMA…for the first time ever

December 17, 2018

Machinery

Lozova Machinery is not a company that is well known here in the west. It hails from Ukraine – a part of the…

Steel wheels and strakes are neither gone nor forgotten

December 17, 2018

Machinery

Before the days of 4WD for tractors, much attention was paid by engineers to increasing the traction available from just the two rear…

John Deere ‘scales’ new heights with its latest model

November 29, 2018

Machinery

Manufacturers are always looking to come up with new ideas to help them stand out from the crowd at shows, and John Deere…

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