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Issue 140
December 2025
- First Impression: We take a first look at JCB’s long awaited Fastrac 6000 series tractors
- The Big Picture: The very first JCB Fastracs to roll off the Rocester production line in 1991
- First Impression: A first chance to see the brand-new long wheelbase Case IH Optum in Austria
- First Impression: A Lincolnshire farm gives its verdict on Sky’s HOSTW6000 discs
- First Impression: An Irish contractor’s first thoughts on its latest investment – a SlurryQuip Börger RC150 mobile slurry separatortures
- Focus On: ……….. Looking to buy a 3,000-gallon slurry tanker? We investigate the options
Full contents (18 items)
- Event Report: The thrills and spills from the UK Tractor Driver of the Year competition
- Event Report: Farm-level forestry kit from the Elmia Wood 2025 event in Sweden
- Fleet Profile: The diverse kit of Leicestershire contractors M. Widdowson and Son
- Behind the Scenes: The new import arrangements for Kongskilde equipment into Great Britain
- Running Report: Why a Cambridgeshire farm has settled on Weaving’s GD 6001T direct drill
- Running Report: How a GPS-equipped Massey Ferguson 6S.180 has improved accuracy
- Modern Classic: Documenting the development of Krone’s BigX self-propelled forager as the harvester celebrates 25 years in the market
- Working Vehicle: Putting the affordable KGM Musso Saracen Plus pickup through its paces
- WV Running Report: Comparing reliability of our long term Isuzu D Max DL40 to other makes
- Buying Guide: All you need to know about buying a used Rolland Rollforce muckspreader
- Auctions Round-up: The results from farm dispersal sales in Nottinghamshire and Devon
- Tractor Twitcher: The tractors at the British National Ploughing Championships in 2010
Issue 139
November 2025
- INCLUDES FREE 2025 CONTRACTOR HANDBOOK
- First Impression: New Holland reimagines its popular T7 standard wheelbase tractor range
- First Impression: Horsch provides a peek at its Agritechnica product launch plans
- First Impression: John Deere demonstrates its new F8 and F9 foragers and latest round balers
- First Impression: Kverneland Group reveals the latest kit it plans to showcase in Hanover
- First Impression: A pre-production Vervaet Q-series sugar beet harvester on test in Norfolk
Full contents (21 items)
- First Impression: Can-Am reveals its off-roaders for 2026 in a big online launch conference
- Focus On: ……….. Wanting to maximise straw use this winter? Check out our guide to the various straw spreader options on the market
- Event Preview: What innovations to look out for at Agritechnica 2025 on the
- 9-15 November
- Focus On: ……….. Looking for a new muckspreader? Our product round-up looks at the rear and side discharge 16T muckspreader choices
- Running Report: How a Shropshire contractor rates their Haybuster H1030 straw grinder
- Young Farmer: Hampshire young farmer Henry Bridger explains his passion for farming
- Working Vehicle: We spend a day trying out MWM’s Czech-built fully-electric Spartan EV 2.0 five-door four-wheel drive offering
- WV Running Report: Isuzu D Max DL40 test part two
- Farm Finance: An in-depth guide to the finance options available to fund agricultural kit buying
- Buying Guide: All you need to know about buying a pre-owned Massey Ferguson 6S tractor
- Auctions Round-up: Prices from a Derbyshire contractor sale and a Shropshire dairy kit dispersal
- Model Zone: All the latest models that wouldn’t look out of place in any miniature fleet
- SPECIAL REPORT: How Germany celebrates farming with the Gärtner Verein München parade
- Tractor Twitcher: All four models in AGCO’s ideal combine range at work in one field
Issue 138
October 2025
- Field Test: Getting at the controls of Case IH’s European flagship, the 775hp single rotor Axial-Flow AF10 on demo in Warwickshire
- First Impression: User’s verdict on one of the first New Holland CR11’s to be sold in the UK
- First Impression: A Bedforshire farmer shares his thoughts on Claas’s Evion 430 combine
- First Impression: How Fendt’s 5255L MCS satisfies grower’s demands for a simple harvester
- Modern Farming: The combine updates for 2026 that might tempt you to make the swap
- Focus On: ……….. A look at the 18cu.m diet feeder options that are currently on the market
Full contents (17 items)
- Event Report: Highlights from the machinery aisles at this year’s Royal Welsh Show
- Fleet Profile: Devon firm Robinson Agricultural Services costs out muck spreader owning
- Running Report: Uprated knotters extend Krone Big Pack 12980XC baler’s time in Irish fleet
- Special Report: The people, politics and combines involved in custom harvesting in the US
- Modern Classics: A history of New Holland’s twin rotor concept and iconic CR combines
- Working Vehicle: Can the new Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster cut it as a farm truck?
- WV Running Report: Introducing FMJ’s long term test candidate, Isuzu’s D-Max DL40 pick up
- Buying Guide: What to look out for when buying a used Grimme SE bunker potato harvester
- Auctions Round-up: The top results from two Bagshaw complete dispersal sales in Staffordshire
- Model Zone: The combine models that would suit a scaled-down harvesting fleet
- Tractor Twitcher: A look at some former flagship rotary combines at work over the years
Issue 137
September 2025
- First Impression: Fendt showcases the benefits of its all-electric e107 S Vario tractor in the UK
- First Impression: The new products launched by Massey Ferguson ahead of Agritechnica
- First Impression: We travel across France to preview Kuhn’s Agritechnica releases
- First Impression: Getting the low down on Joskin’s Drakkar 7600/33D180 no-tip trailer
- First Impression: Why one contractor has added a Krone RX370GL forage wagon to the fleet
- First Impression: Samasz’s KDF302 and KDD912 PerfectCut mowers at work in Yorkshire
Full contents (17 items)
- Focus On: ……….. A look at the fully- and semi-mounted ploughs that are currently on the market, suitable for tractors over 200hp
- Focus On: ……….. Our guide to the 6 metre power harrows that are available to purchase
- Modern Classic: The final part of our two-part story on John Deere’s 6R and top selling 6155R
- Running Report: How a Yorkshire operator rates his year old McHale R68-78 twin-rotor rake
- Running Report: An Irish contractor explains why he selected a mounted Bredal F4 4000 for his fertiliser spreading operation
- Working Vehicle News: Hybrid Landcruiser revealed, high spec Isuzu U-Max announced, electric Transit launched and new axles for Ineos
- Working Vehicle: Newly-launched Ford Ranger PHEV leaves a good first impression
- Tractor Tuning: Why expert knowledge is essential to successfully remap Massey’s 6S tractors
- Buying Guide: All you need to know about buying a second-hand Spearhead Multicut 460
- Auctions Round-up: The results from complete farm dispersal sales in Cheshire and Shropshire
- Tractor Twitcher: Round balers of the past 10 years
Issue 136
August 2025
- First Impression: A Yorkshire operator shares their views on Massey Ferguson’s 9S.245 flagship
- SPECIAL REPORT: A look at some of the key arable kit Pöttinger has built over the past 50 years
- First Impression: Taking Can-Am’s Outlander Max Pro XU HD7 T quad bike for an off road trial
- First Impression: We look at Massey Ferguson’s ingenious SB.1436DB inline small baler
- First Impression: The contractor who chose JCB’s 457S Agri loading shovel just for clamping
- Focus On: ……….. Investigating some of the front linkage accessories that provide extra ballast and more storage for your tractor
Full contents (15 items)
- Modern Farming: What hedgecutter control systems are on the market? We take a look
- Behind the Scenes: We visit Chafer Machinery to see what goes into building their spraying kit
- Event Report: The machinery launches from the 2025 Cereals Event held in Lincolnshire
- Fleet Profile: Irish contractors Cappawhite Agri tell us why they run such a diverse fleet
- Modern Classic: Documenting the evolution of John Deere’s top-selling 6R tractor range
- Working Vehicle: We put Isuzu’s bog-standard D-Max Utility pickup through its paces
- Combine Header Checks: The things to check before putting your New Holland Varifeed table to work
- Buying Guide: All you need to know about buying a used Lely Welger RP254 round baler
- Auctions Round-up: Results from a Scottish online sale and a Shropshire contractor’s on-site sale
Issue 135
July 2025
- FREE Forestry Machinery magazine with this issue
- Field Test: How does the brand-new four-cylinder Fendt 620 Vario compare to the outgoing Gen6 700? We find out in our comparison
- First Impression: Learning about weed control using Opico’s Hatzenbichler Comb Harrows
- First Impression: We put CF Moto’s latest U10 Pro UTV through a rigorous real-world test
- Focus on ….…… Front Drill Hoppers are now all the rage. We look at options on the market
- SPECIAL REPORT: We’re at the opening of Sands Agricultural Machinery’s new factory
Full contents (17 items)
- Focus on ….…… Our round-up focuses on some of the 16 tonne trailers currently available
- Behind the Scenes: Taking a look at the manufacturing processes at Joskin’s 30ha Polska facility
- Young Farmer: 22-year-old student Alex Cotterill tells us about his passion for agriculture
- Working Vehicle News: Hybrid Hilux revealed, electric Ford Ranger launched and much more
- Running Report: Why a dairy farm in the Pennines chose to buy a John Deere 6155M tractor
- Running Report: The Irish contractor using a Samco 7100 drill to establish maize under plastic
- Running Report: We meet the owner of a re-mapped JCB Fastrac 8310 now producing 400hp!
- Combine Checkover: The things to check to get your combine in tip-top condition for harvest
- Buying Guide: All you need to know about buying a used McConnel Power Arm hedgecutter
- Auctions Round-up: Results of sales in Staffordshire, Shropshire and Montgomery Link
- Tractor Twitcher: The tractors awaiting new homes at Cheffins Cambridge sale ground
Issue 134
June 2025
- Field Test: We try out the variable track width of Horsch’s Leeb VT self-propelled sprayer
- First Impression: An in-field comparison of Lemken’s Juwel 7,8 and 10 ploughs
- First Impression: We see Kuhn’s Optimer 6000 XL equipped with Smart Soil Technology as it makes its UK cultivating debut
- Fleet Profile: Why Shoby Priory Agricultural run so many Kramer telescopic handlers
- Focus on ….…… A look at some of the front and rear mounted flail mowers now on the market
- Focus on ………. An investigation of some of the high-output tedders on the market
Full contents (16 items)
- Running Report: An Irish contractor shares his views on Grass-Tech’s Procut GT120 zero-grazer
- Running Report: A progressive Cheshire farm gives their opinion of Massey Ferguson’s 5S.135
- EVENT PREVIEW: Some of the key machinery to see at this year’s Cereals event in Lincolnshire
- Behind The Scenes: We visit Burnett & Hillman to see what goes into making hydraulic adaptors
- EVENT REPORT: All of the finalists from the Ag Robot of the Year 2025 competition
- Working Vehicle: We spend some time driving Toyota’s brand-new Land Cruiser LC250
- Buying Guide: All you need to know about buying a good Doncaster-built Case IH CX tractor TTHohn
- Auctions Round-up: Dispersal sale results from Cheshire, Warwickshire and Yorkshire
- Gaming: How the computer game Farming Simulator compares to real life agriculture
- Tractor Twitcher: A look at some of the kit on potato bed forming duties over the years
Issue 133
May 2025
- First Impression: We look at the exciting new features of John Deere’s revamped 6M tractor range
- First Impression: A Gloucestershire farmer gives us his initial thoughts on his brand new Househam AR4 self-propelled sprayer
- SPECIAL REPORT: We learn all of the benefits of using MacDon’s M1170 NT5 swather at harvest
- EVENT REPORT: Some of the unusual kit on display at the US National Farm Machinery Show
- EVENT REPORT: All the results from the European Reversible Ploughing Championships
- SPECIAL REPORT: The clever winning inventions from this year’s Suffolk Schemer competition
Full contents (18 items)
- Fleet Profile: We see the comprehensive slurry gear of Irish contractors Harrington Agri
- Modern Farming: A look into the world of assisted steering systems that improve efficiency
- Focus on ….…… An investigation of the round bale wrapper options available on the market
- Running Report: We find out why one Yorkshire agricultural contractor likes his year-old Case IH Puma 260 AFS Connect so much
- Behind The Scenes: We go behind the scenes at Vogelsang’s facility in Essen, Germany
- Opinion: Student Alex Cotterill explains the importance of LAMMA for non-farmers
- Young Farmer: Agricultural engineer Tom Hunt tells us why he set up his own business
- Working Vehicle: Spending a week with Isuzu’s latest D-Max V-Cross top-of-the range pickup
- Sprayer Modifications: One operator adds modern tech to his 2006 John Deere 512 mounted sprayer
- Buying Guide: What you need to consider when buying a pre-owned West Dual Spreader TTHohn
- Auctions Round-up: Top prices paid at a collective sale in Shropshire and classics sold in Cumbria
- Tractor Twitcher: The modern tractors from the King Farm Supplies Charity Dyno Day
Issue 132
April 2025
- Field Test: Trying out the upgraded JCB 538-60 Agri Pro Loadall on a farm in the Midlands
- First Impression: We attend the launch of the revised Claas Axos 3 at the Firm’s UK headquarters
- EVENT REPORT: Reporting on the kit at the 65th annual Doe Show held in Ulting, Essex
- EVENT REPORT: The highlights from the Yorkshire Agricultural Machinery Show at Murton
- Fleet Profile: We visit Derbyshire dairy farmers E Morley and Sons to see how they get on with their Stage IV and V Merlo TF42.7CSs
- Focus on ….…… A look at some of the compact wheel loader offerings on the market
Full contents (16 items)
- Focus on ………. If you’re looking for a new tractor loader, our guide could have the answer
- Running Report: A County Tipperary farmer tells us why he chose the Claas Torion 956 Sinus
- Running Report: Why a Manitou MLT630-105 V Elite is a key tool on one Yorkshire farm
- Running Report: A farmer’s long-term opinion on his Schäffer 8620T at work in Worcestershire
- Running Report: We visit a skid steer enthusiast in Ireland running a New Holland L318 unit
- Working Vehicle News: News on pickup tax hikes, Ineos’ Grenadier and the new Subaru Forrester
- Correct Training: Getting the correct training for operating material handlers safely
- Buying Guide: All you need to know about buying a used Massey Ferguson TH telehandlerTTHohn
- Auctions Round-up: The prices of low-houred tackle at dispersal sales in Dorset and Oxfordshire
- Model Zone: The telehandler models that won’t look out of place in any 1:32 scale farmyard
Issue 131
March 2025
- First Impression: We get the lowdown on the latest features of New Holland’s revamped FR920 self-propelled forage harvester
- First Impression: Can the simplicity of Kioti’s HX1402 tractor gain it a share of UK tractor sales?
- EVENT REPORT: Highlighting some of the key launches at this year’s LAMMA show
- Modern Farming: A look at some of the latest grassland maintenance kit available
- Focus on ….…… A round-up of the newest features and models on the trailed sprayer market
- Special Report: Getting the latest advice from the Alliance Tyres field day at Olly Bloggs’ farm
Full contents (15 items)
- Running Report: The features of Vervaet’s Q-616 beet harvester that continue to impress
- Running Report: The Irish farm that invested in a refurbed Cross Elephant beet washer
- Fleet Profile: Why Irish contractors Cooper Fencing prefer six-cylinder Landinis
- Working Vehicle: We see if the new Ineos Grenadier Commercial can become a farm favourite
- Grain Dryer Options: Grain drying specialists McArthur BDC share examples of available options
- Induction Heating: Workshop tool specialists GYS reveal how to heat metal without a flame
- Workshop Safety: Tips on how to stay safe when using abrasive wheels on the farm
- Buying Guide: All you need to know about buying an early John Deere 7R at the right money
- Auctions Round-up: The top prices paid for tidy arable kit at a Leicestershire farm dispersal sale
Issue 130
February 2025
- Field Test: We put a pre-production John Deere 5130M loader tractor through its paces
- First Impression: Previewing JCB’s latest launches revealed at their Staffordshire headquarters
- First Impression: Why the Major MJ39-143 hedgecutter head has impressed one Gloucestershire agricultural contractor
- First Impression: Getting a glimpse of the Horsch Sprinter 6.25SL drill at work in the field
- First Impression: An Irish dairyman tells us why he chose a Keenan MechFiber 380+ feeder
- EVENT REPORT: A report on the latest news from the Agromek 2024 show in Denmark
Full contents (17 items)
- EVENT REPORT: The highlights from the Midlands Machinery Show 2024 at Newark
- Event Preview: Some of the stands to look out for at this year’s LAMMA exhibition at the NEC
- Modern Farming: How the different manufacturers tackle variable rate fertiliser applications
- Fleet Profile: We visit respected contractors Noel Delaney Agri Services Ltd during their 2024 maize campaign in Ireland
- Focus on ….…… The types of slurry applicators available for tankers and umbilical systems
- Young Farmer: Wiltshire sprayer driver Macer Nussey tells us about his farming journey
- Running Report: Getting the lowdown on a 10-year-old Kramer Allrad 550 at work in Ireland
- Working Vehicle: Is the Ford AWD Transit Custom an option as an agricultural workhorse?
- Machinery Preparation: Ideas to limit your grassland machinery from contaminating forage
- Buying Guide: All you need to know about buying a sound Massey Ferguson 5700M tractor
- Auctions Round-up: Reports on the top prices paid for kit at two key Shropshire dispersal sales
Issue 129
January 2025
- First Impression: Putting New Holland’s latest T5.120 Dual Command up against a 2012 T5060 in our EXCLUSIVE in-field comparison
- First Impression: The latest slurry applicators from German maker Vogelsang are revealed
- First Impression: Seeing the first production spot sprayer in action, the Ecorobotix ARA
- First Impression: What an Irish operator thinks of his Spearhead Twiga Mid T65 hedgecutter
- EVENT REPORT: All the latest European releases from the EIMA show in Bologna, Italy
- EVENT REPORT: A full report from the FTMTA Farm Machinery Show, County Kildare, Ireland
Full contents (16 items)
- Focus on ………. What are the options for a 3,000 gallon Slurry tanker? We investigate
- Running Report: A Yorkshire operator gives his verdict on the Valta Q305 tractor he drives
- Behind the Scenes: Seeing how Kramp UK dispatch parts from their Biggleswade warehouse
- Focus on ………. A look at some of the best sellers and latest offerings for the 2025 ATV market
- My Life in my Tractor: Farmer John Stonehouse tells us about his eclectic range of kit in daily use
- Working Vehicle News: Toyota’s Landcruiser gets a retro look, Isuzu reveal latest D_Max and more
- Opinion: Certas Energy’s Ollie Bradshaw explains why HVO is a good fit for farming
- Tractor Health Checks: What Kubota engineers investigate as part of the Kubota Insight Programme
- Buying Guide: All you need to know about buying a used example of a Spread-a-Bale Midi
- Auctions Round-Up: Reports from two notable Cheffins farm sales in Hampshire and Suffolk