Bringing the silage-making process in-house is something many livestock farms aspire to. For one Cheshire beef rearer, a forage wagon has enabled flexibility to improve silage and cut machinery costs.
Having recently launched its largest ag-spec loader to date, Bobcat is motivated to prove its telehandlers are designed to be serious farm contenders and not just rebadged construction machines.
For one contractor, offering a precision chop service is possible because of the use of a trailed forage harvester.
One of the first JCB TM420 telehandlers to roll off the Staffordshire production line has been earning its keep with a Somerset dairy farm, having clocked more than 800 hours in just seven months.
Featuring new cabs and greater lift capacity, JCB has been busy re-developing its range of Agri-spec Loadall telehandlers.
A tractor that will do almost any task is an appealing proposition. Something several tractor makers, including John Deere, are now boasting with a raft of high-horsepower, lightweight tractors on the market.
Opting for tracks on a combine will add a hefty price tag over wheels and tyres, but for one Oxfordshire grower, the decision to replace wide boots with long belts was worth it.
It has been 16 years since the last John Deere 7810 rolled off the production line, yet there are still thousands in service on farms around the world.
One south Buckinghamshire-based contractor has opted for a pair of John Deere L1500-series big square balers to handle an extensive forage and straw baling operation.
In search of a flexible and versatile frontline power solution, one Norfolk grower has ditched rubber tracks in favour of tyres, opting for two 500hp Fendt 1050s.