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.

Michelin UltraFlex tyres for NH’s flagship combine

N.Ireland

Michelin UltraFlex tyres for NH’s flagship combine

Michelin is launching two new CerexBib tyre sizes which have been specially designed for the New Holland CR11 combine harvester,...
Big drill for large farms from Lemken

Arable

Big drill for large farms from Lemken

The latest drill from Lemken is unashamedly aimed at the top end of the market where large-scale farmers have the...
Vogelsang introduces lighter BlackBird booms

N.Ireland

Vogelsang introduces lighter BlackBird booms

The advent of surface level slurry application led to large number of companies bringing their own boom designs to the...
Burning Hen debut for Steyr Plus mid-range models

N.Ireland

Burning Hen debut for Steyr Plus mid-range models

The Austrian Burning Hen Festival is promoted by its organisers as a focal point for everyone who wants to challenge...
Irish Rovers vintage night to celebrate UK trip

Machinery

Irish Rovers vintage night to celebrate UK trip

Back in May a small group of vintage enthusiasts set off on a trip from John O’Groats to Lands End,...
Machinery Focus: The Nuffield tractor in the golden era of sales

Machinery

Machinery Focus: The Nuffield tractor in the golden era of sales

Lord Nuffield, or Wiliam Morris, First Viscount Nuffield, to give him his full title, is often regarded as Britain’s answer...
New chopping cylinder option for the Claas Jaguar range

N.Ireland

New chopping cylinder option for the Claas Jaguar range

Having produced 46,000 self-propelled harvesters, Claas is entitled to think it has got a handle on the market, but that’s...
John Deere under FTC investigation since 2021

N.Ireland

John Deere under FTC investigation since 2021

Further to the attention being paid to its practices by Senator Elizabeth Warren, who has strongly criticised the company over...
Disposal sale as Burdens Group closes its doors

Machinery

Disposal sale as Burdens Group closes its doors

It was back in July that the process of selling the Burdens Group’s four depots in Lincolnshire commenced, with Earnest...
Autumn ploughing in Norway brings its own rewards

N.Ireland

Autumn ploughing in Norway brings its own rewards

As the end of the year approaches, Norwegian farmers are out with the plough readying the fields for winter, for...
New partner for haulm destruction pioneer Crop.Zone

N.Ireland

New partner for haulm destruction pioneer Crop.Zone

A method of potato haulm destruction by electrical current that is presently undergoing development trials by Crop.Zone in the Netherlands,...
Right to repair backed by US government agency

N.Ireland

Right to repair backed by US government agency

Despite the apparent victory of campaigners working to preserve the right to repair in America, John Deere has once more...
Lemken opens mechanical crop care factory and forum

Machinery

Lemken opens mechanical crop care factory and forum

Traditional soil cultivation, as catered for by Lemken and others, has centred around the disruption of the soil structure to...
AGCO fights back as TAFE takes to the courts again

Machinery

AGCO fights back as TAFE takes to the courts again

The long-running quarrel between TAFE and AGCO had been rumbling along quietly in the background for some years but in...
New Holland brings vision-based guidance to tractors

N.Ireland

New Holland brings vision-based guidance to tractors

Tractor Guidance systems has, up until now, been mainly based on satellite networks such as GPS or Galileo, however, New...
Vogelsang updates its range of booms and macerators

N.Ireland

Vogelsang updates its range of booms and macerators

Vogelsang has been busy updating and developing its range and will be presenting some new and modified models from the...
Case places operator comfort at heart of Farmall revamp

Machinery

Case places operator comfort at heart of Farmall revamp

Despite CNH’s preference to consider Case and New Holland tractors as completely independent brands, the news of Case upgrading its...
Machinery: T5 tractor range refreshed by New Holland

N.Ireland

Machinery: T5 tractor range refreshed by New Holland

The five models in the New Holland T5 Dual Command range have all been given a new look and new features,...
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