A seriously wild Rover sets a record
Farmer Steve Burgess has just got himself in the record books

Claas replaces Celtis tractors with new Axos range
Claas has replaced its sub-100hp Celtis tractors with the new Axos models.

Biso 12m (40ft) combine header is coming to the UK
Abrey and Son of Essex, the UK importer for Austrian-made Biso headers, has announced that it will be demonstrating the firm's giant 12m (40ft) Crop Ranger VX1200 header in the UK next year and putting it on sale in 2010.

Keeping combines afloat - dual wheel sales surge
Atrocious weather across the country over the last few weeks has seen a surge in interest for dual wheels that can be fitted to combines.

Robots have their day as dairy staff become scarce
Dairy staff are becoming harder to come by, making robotic milking a worthwhile option for many producers.

Farm input costs rise faster than inflation
Farm input costs rise faster than expected Farm input costs have soared by 35.53% in the past year, according to the latest figures from the agricultural...

Ten thousand pound fine after silage bale paralyses worker
Farmes are being urged to ensure machinery is safe and employees are properly trained after a farm worker was paralysed by a falling silage bale.

Case IH expands its Axial Flow range
Case IH has added extra punch to its Axial Flow combine range with six new models destined to arrive in the UK for the 2009 harvest.

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Baffled by tractor techno-speak? We explain what it all means
Finally thinking of investing in a new tractor after a long period of patching up and making do? Baffled by the salesman's techno-speak, though? Andrew Pearce explains what some of this grand-sounding terminology actually means.

WRECKERS YARD: Sprayer hits wet spot
Although dessicating wheat might help to dry out the crop it can't combat the wet sticky holes that are developing in fields across the country as the rain continues to come down. On the 4th August Farmers Weekly's West Midlands Barometer farmer Andrew Blenkiron went out to spray off Soissons milling wheat with glyphoaste at 2-litres/ha. Unfortunately the 24m Cleanacres sprayer dropped into a wet hole tipping over on a precarious angle. A JCB telehandler was required to gently lift the axle as the New Holland TL90 crept forward. It's not been a good year so far at Chillington Farm near Wolverhampton. Andrew has already lost a back window to a stone while spreading compost and earlier this week the plough dropped off the back of the tractor as a result of a pin working loose while turning in rape stubble. Thanks to Andrew for sending these shots in. If you've caught any amusing machinery mishaps on camera send them in with a short explanation to...

VIDEO: Deere shows off latest combine changes
John Deere kicked off its UK combine tour last week. Andy Collings went to see the latest harvesting equipment at work.

Taking your combine on the road: what you should know
This is the time of year when combines and tractors flock to the roads in considerable numbers. David Cousins asked transport specialist Mike Braithwaite to outline some of the legal stuff you should know about.

Farmers attack EU's anti-pesticide legislation
Over 500 farmers, agronomists and other stakeholders have now signed Farmers Weekly's SOS Campaign petition, adding weight to our claim that the EU's planned clampdown on pesticides is flawed.

Additive boosts slurry nitrogen value
A new approach to the use of "bugs" to improve the nutrient content of stored slurry has more than doubled the value of nitrogen on a dairy unit in Lancashire where the slurry nitrogen will be worth more than £30,000 over a 200-day winter.

Workshop tips: sorting out faulty hydraulic rams
New seals for old as David Silvester, boss of Sussex specialists Southern Hydraulic Rams, steps Andrew Pearce through a reseal.

Trailer design gives extra space
How do you make a trailer hold more without making it bigger?

New Holland combine smashes world harvesting record
A New Holland CR9090 Elevation combine working near Leipzig in central Germany has just smashed the world wheat harvesting record. It combined 451t of wheat in just eight hours, giving a barn-bursting throughput of 78t/hour.

Agriweld unveils heavy-duty muckspreader range
Driffield firm Agriweld, which has been making muckspreaders for other firms for some time, is now producing models under its own name.

Brussels says UK pesticide estimates are wrong
The EU Commission has challenged claims that its plans to revamp the EU pesticide approvals process will lead to a massive drop in the availability of crop protection products, with a consequent drop in food production.



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