Arable and root crop equipment

Combine harvesters continue to increase in capacity and sheer bulk, but for smaller or mixed farms, there are still plenty of options, extending to used or hired machines. Jane Carley reports.

Maschio Gaspardo has launched its Chrono high speed, precision drill into the UK, equipped with several features designed to increase output and seed placement accuracy.

Kuhn has added the Multi-Master L plough to its Master range, slotting in between the Master 153 and 183 models.

Vaderstad has launched the Tempo L 32, its largest high-speed precision seed drill to date, capable of seeding 32 rows per pass. 

Featuring a greater number of models with more power and larger grain tanks, Claas recently revealed its new Lexion straw walker models in the UK.

For one Warwickshire farmer a John Deere 9780 CTS combine provides affordable harvesting capacity. As it enters its sixteenth season on the same farm, Simon Henley finds out some of the benefits and the pitfalls of using a 20-year-old combine harvester.

When Claas added its latest harvesting technology to the straw walker Lexions, a Cambridgeshire farm was keen to try a pre-series model. Jane Carley reports.

It takes a bit of skill to get it right, but on-land ploughing could be the answer to keeping a light tread when you need to invert the soil, utilizing wider wheels without damaging already formed furrows. Jane Carley reports.

For one Warwickshire grower, flexibility is key when it comes to drilling, with a Kuhn Aurock 6000 RC joining the fleet. Alex Heath finds out how the direct drill has performed so far.

Reducing the weed seeds lost into the field before and during harvest shows potential to cut weed burdens. Jane Carley finds out more.