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MacDon swather makes light work, cutting niche crop

Could the swather be making a comeback? Jane Carley speaks to one farm where the specialist machine has never gone away.

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G.W Wilson makes use of a self-propelled MacDon swather to cut borage grown on contract in addition to preparing the farm's own OSR for harvest.
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G.W Wilson makes use of a self-propelled MacDon swather to cut borage grown on contract in addition to preparing the farm's own OSR for harvest.

The swather used to be a common sight, whizzing through oilseed rape (OSR) to cut the crop before picking up with the combine, shortening the drying time and minimising harvest losses. But the growing...

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