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.

Bridgestone has one for the road…quite literally

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Bridgestone has one for the road…quite literally

Bridgestone has released news of its latest tractor tyre in time for LAMMA 2019 – the UK-based machinery show. Known...
Pottinger takes the ‘pressure’ off your field; here’s how…

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Pottinger takes the ‘pressure’ off your field; here’s how…

Pottinger has issued an updated guide to tyre choice and use for agricultural implements, including its own balers and forage...
Claydon to launch ‘light-weight’ 6m drill

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Claydon to launch ‘light-weight’ 6m drill

Direct drilling of tillage crops is now a well established practice. Claydon has focused on developing the principle further by...
870hp John Deere undergoes German investigation…in Italy

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870hp John Deere undergoes German investigation…in Italy

Launched earlier this year, the 9000 Series forage harvesters from John Deere were promised to improve harvesting speed and efficiency...
Space-age Case IH embraces Galileo’s ‘beacon-in-the-sky’

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Space-age Case IH embraces Galileo’s ‘beacon-in-the-sky’

Case IH has announced a move away from relying solely on military-based Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). It has added...
Milestone: Where have precision drills and electric metering come from?

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Milestone: Where have precision drills and electric metering come from?

Kverneland is celebrating 25 years of involvement with electric seed metering this year. The company claims that it’s “an achievement...
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...
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