July 1, 2024
Jagoda Zusa 3: Whirling around weeds
DRIVING IMPRESSION: The Zusa in-row hoe is no fancy tech-laden machine; its mechanical weeding components are operated by humans who guide these elements around the plants.
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Anja Böhrnsen
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July 1, 2024
Lemken Thulit MF/900 pressure harrow: Hydraulics replace springs
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Lemken gave an early sneak peek of its Thulit pressure harrow at SIMA before testing continued last summer. We managed to catch up with one of these machines to see how the novel…
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July 1, 2024
New Holland CH7.70: Shaken, not stirred
PRACTICAL TEST: New Holland media focus may well concentrate upon the high-capacity CR11 combine, but the company’s ‘bread and butter’ models are just as important. Here we take a further look at the twin-rotor CH7.70,…
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June 1, 2024
Tebbe muck spreader modifications: Making a new machine newer
WORKSHOP: Tebbe muck spreader modifications: Making a new machine newer.
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June 1, 2024
Evum Motors ACar: Electric pack mule
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Evum Motors ACar: Electric pack mule. It did not take us long to spot the potential of the four wheel drive Evum Motors ACar utility truck. Although it will not rival the off-road…
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June 1, 2024
Seven ISObus systems compared, Part 2: Tasks with many hurdles
PRACTICAL TEST: Seven ISObus systems compared, Part 2: Tasks with many hurdles. In the second part of our ISObus test, the seven 300hp tractors were tasked with sowing beet at variable spacing using GNSS and…
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June 1, 2024
Yorkshire farmer/contractor, Nigel Thornborrow: Umbrellas and Ostriches
COMMENT: Yorkshire farmer/contractor, Nigel Thornborrow: Umbrellas and Ostriches
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June 1, 2024
Forest of Bere Farm, Hampshire: Dispersal sale demand
REPORT: Forest of Bere Farm, Hampshire: Dispersal sale demand. Prices at on-farm sales across the south of England remain buoyant for tidy, well-kept kit, despite increased interest rates and depressed commodity prices. That said, there…
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June 1, 2024
Bromwell Contractors, Warwickshire: Calling it a day
REPORT: Bromwell Contractors, Warwickshire: Calling it a day. Twin brothers John and Jay Bromwell have decided it is time to retire from agri contracting and called in Cheffins to carry out the dispersal. The Warwickshire…
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May 1, 2024
Seven ISObus systems compared, Part 1: On the Bus
PRACTICAL TEST: Seven ISObus systems compared, Part 1: On the Bus. As part of the test comparison of seven 300hp tractors (see the January and February issues) we also took a closer look at their…
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May 1, 2024
Using NIRS technology for determining nutrients in slurry: Getting NIRS precise
TECHNICAL: Using NIRS technology for determining nutrients in slurry: Getting NIRS precise. The Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture has carried out an experiment examining the change in nutrient values as a slurry store is emptied.…
