Justin Roberts

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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.

Dewulf’s ZB2 updates give greater bunker capacity

Agri-Business

Dewulf’s ZB2 updates give greater bunker capacity

Dewulf's  major changes to its ZB2 harvester, its two-row bunker machine that now enjoys greater capacity and is claimed to...
How Horsch tractors pushed tillage farming forwards

Agri-Business

How Horsch tractors pushed tillage farming forwards

Known for its tillage implements and sprayers, Horsch has a long a history of attempting to mount its products directly...
Capillary action: The forgotten factor of soil dynamics

Environment

Capillary action: The forgotten factor of soil dynamics

In a recent press release, one particular tillage equipment company mentioned that use of its latest product would encourage soil...
Quicker cutting with latest Case combine headers

Machinery

Quicker cutting with latest Case combine headers

CNH are happy to allow Case and New Holland to compete with one another, especially in combines, where Case dominates...
Lemken breaks new ground with mounted 8-furrow press

Machinery

Lemken breaks new ground with mounted 8-furrow press

As a tool of secondary cultivation, the furrow press has the chief advantage of creating a course tilth from the...
Ziegler moves out of Germany as optimism fades

Machinery

Ziegler moves out of Germany as optimism fades

Ziegler as a brand name is not widely known here in Ireland or the UK, yet it is a significant...
John Deere machinery prices could rise by up to 4%

Machinery

John Deere machinery prices could rise by up to 4%

John Deere is rarely shy of publicity or allowing itself to be put under the spotlight, and in doing so...
Agritechnica set to host 2,700 exhibitors in 2025

Machinery

Agritechnica set to host 2,700 exhibitors in 2025

Agritechnica, Europe’s major agricultural machinery show, has returned to its routine of being held every two years at Hanover in...
Pottinger gears up for herbicide-free farming

Machinery

Pottinger gears up for herbicide-free farming

Enthusiasm for the mechanical weeding of crops has been less than overwhelming despite the amount of effort and expense that...
Comfort and control key to new John Deere sprayers

Machinery

Comfort and control key to new John Deere sprayers

Crop protection is rapidly evolving as new ways of tending crops emerge – whether by compact robots on the ground...
Spot spraying from CNH with single camera sensor

N.Ireland

Spot spraying from CNH with single camera sensor

Blanket spraying of crops for weeds and pests is coming under ever closer scrutiny as the technology to reduce the...
Wide choice and monitoring from Nokian Heavy Tyres

Machinery

Wide choice and monitoring from Nokian Heavy Tyres

The majority of tractor tyres are much like the majority of tractors themselves, built primarily as ploughing machines to answer...
John Deere forage harvesters break the 1,000hp barrier

Machinery

John Deere forage harvesters break the 1,000hp barrier

John Deere has recently announced a fulsome list of upgrades to its forage harvester range which rightly entitles them to...
New Holland upgrades its straw walker combines

Machinery

New Holland upgrades its straw walker combines

While the focus of late for many manufacturers has been on large rotary combines as they advance in design and...
New John Deere balers boast auto-weave feature

Machinery

New John Deere balers boast auto-weave feature

John Deere have recently updated its product ranges, with the round balers receiving additions that take them forward significantly. All...
51ac ploughed in 24 hours by Kverneland and Agxeed

Machinery

51ac ploughed in 24 hours by Kverneland and Agxeed

Kverneland has partnered with Agxeed to establish a new challenge in the world of agricultural robotics by ploughing 20.8ha (51.37...
Nokian Tyres brings Finnish fortitude to farm equipment

Machinery

Nokian Tyres brings Finnish fortitude to farm equipment

Tractor tyres are rarely thought about unless they are being purchased or things go wrong, and then they become the...
Vogelsang Blackbird wins five-year DLG endorsement

Machinery

Vogelsang Blackbird wins five-year DLG endorsement

The German Agricultural Society, commonly referred to as DLG, has awarded the 15m Vogelsang BlackBird trailing shoe boom fitted with...
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