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.

Landini treads slow road to tractor autonomy

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Landini treads slow road to tractor autonomy

The full frontal digital assault on the blameless tractor driver appears to have abated a little. Rather than having tractors...
Pottinger goes large…with a set of 10m discs

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Pottinger goes large…with a set of 10m discs

Pottinger appears to have caught the ‘bigger is better’ bug, when it comes to cultivation equipment. The latest additions to...
Amazone gets serious about getting slurry out

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Amazone gets serious about getting slurry out

In many countries, slurry application is most usually associated with grassland. Meanwhile, over in continental Europe, a good deal of...
Bigger wheels and more of them…to tread more lightly

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Bigger wheels and more of them…to tread more lightly

Giving consideration to the care and maintenance of soil structure has long been the preserve of the tillage sector. Increasingly...
Lemken reaffirms its commitment to crop sprayers

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Lemken reaffirms its commitment to crop sprayers

Despite the recent self-confessed doubts about the future of chemical weed control, Lemken still felt the need to update and...
40 wheels on the wagon and the Fendt’s still pulling along

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40 wheels on the wagon and the Fendt’s still pulling along

Bringing a silage crop in from the fields has usually relied on one tractor with one trailer (or maybe two...
Pint-sized Italian hybrid gets a battery boost

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Pint-sized Italian hybrid gets a battery boost

The Carraro company of Northern Italy is best known for its axles and transmissions, which may be found in a...
Polish ‘bear’ to dance with the Czechs?

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Polish ‘bear’ to dance with the Czechs?

The future of Ursus (which means ‘bear’ in Polish) was brought into question recently when the Polish company issued a...
Are powered trailers the new four-wheel-drive?

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Are powered trailers the new four-wheel-drive?

The Nordic countries have a long and proud tradition of using the tractor to power the axles of trailers in...
Lemken: New metal from a ‘golden oldie’

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Lemken: New metal from a ‘golden oldie’

Lemken has extended the flexibility of its power harrows by developing a coulter bar unit, which is mounted via a...
Talk nicely to your loader! Here’s how…

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Talk nicely to your loader! Here’s how…

Communication, we are told, is the key to every good relationship. Quicke has made that task a great deal easier...
New tractor sales decline across Europe, but there’s a twist

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New tractor sales decline across Europe, but there’s a twist

The first half of 2018 saw tractor registrations in Europe decrease by around 5% compared to the first half of...
ArmaTrac gets a ‘spring’ in its step at the Irish ‘Ploughing’

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ArmaTrac gets a ‘spring’ in its step at the Irish ‘Ploughing’

Indian company Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) is on a mission; it makes no bones about it. Pawan Goenka, the managing...
Irish-based JF Centre ‘edges up’ with direct-cut forager

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Irish-based JF Centre ‘edges up’ with direct-cut forager

According to popularly-held beliefs, trailed forage harvesters are now almost the preserve of misty-eyed memories or vintage/classic working days. There...
New trailed mowers from Malone to ‘buck the trend’

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New trailed mowers from Malone to ‘buck the trend’

Many manufacturers involved in the grassland machinery sector are trending towards mounted rather than trailed mowers. Last week’s National Ploughing...
Changing of the guard at AgriArgo as Winnett takes the reins

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Changing of the guard at AgriArgo as Winnett takes the reins

AgriArgo UK Ltd – the distributor of Landini, McCormick and Valpadana tractors in the UK and Ireland – has announced...
120 tractors in a show of force at Fendt ‘field day’

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120 tractors in a show of force at Fendt ‘field day’

The sales performance and placing of tractor brands within the market is followed with great interest by many in farming....
Fendt to fight for a chunk of ‘combi’ baler-wrapper sales

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Fendt to fight for a chunk of ‘combi’ baler-wrapper sales

After a long and seemingly challenging period of integration, we are beginning to see some definite answers as to just...
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