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With a large muck and slurry spreading workload, one Leicestershire farmer and contractor has turned to side discharge spreading as a more versatile option. Alex Heath finds out more.

Updating a slurry system to increase capacity and flexibility has offered wide ranging benefits for one Wiltshire dairy farmer. Jane Carley reports.

Helmut Claas, long-time managing director and engineering driving force behind the Claas Group, died on January 5 at the age of 94.

Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has urged industry to take safety seriously after the high number of people killed on farmers in 2020 reveals the ‘harrowing reality’ of how dangerous farming can be.

If you have a D40 Nissan Navara (2005-2015) that has not yet succumbed to the dreaded chassis rot, it could be worth fitting strengthening plates to the area most susceptible, behind the cab. Geoff Ashcroft gets first-hand experience.

Kverneland’s Enduro mounted compact tine cultivator range has been extended with the addition of hydraulic folding models of four, 4.5 and five metre working widths.

A new KRM Bredal tractor mounted fertiliser spreader is to be introduced for the 2021 season, featuring IsoBus control and spread width up to 40 metres.

Agco and its subsidiary companies, Fendt and Massey Ferguson has announced Geringhoff-built headers will be offered to complement its combines, in particular the flagship Ideal harvesters.

Kuhn has introduced an automatic steering axle system as an option on its Metris 2 and Oceanis 2 trailed sprayers, to enable more precise driving and reduce crop damage when spraying.

After the launch of its 8S Series tractors, Massey Ferguson has started rolling out its design and controls to other ranges, with the 5700S set to be replaced by the new 5S Series. Alex Heath reports.