Multi-hopper front tanks for establishment flexibility

Designed to provide improved weight distribution and the ability to work with multiple different drilling and planting systems, the range of multi-hopper front tanks has expanded with several choices on offer. Toby Whatley and James Huyton look at some of the market options for 2025

James Huyton and Toby Whatley

20 June 2025 鈥� 8 min read

Once a common sight with combination drills in the 1980s and 1990s, the front tank, rear drill combination fell out of favour as tractor lift capacities and overall machine weight increased, however multiple...

JCB heir Jo Bamford: "Gov is obsessed with electrification, but how do you charge a tractor in the middle of a field?"

Mr Bamford, who is behind one of Britain's most ambitious clean energy ventures, says hydrogen-powered farming is no longer a distant prospect, but urged the Government to help expedite agriculture's transition to cleaner fuels

Olivia Midgley

05 June 2026 鈥� 5 min read

Machinery

First drive: Could John Deere's 550R self-propelled sprayer be a refined, precise market disrupter?

Big changes to Deere鈥檚 sprayer line-up could help propel the manufacturer back into contention in the UK self-propelled sprayer market. We get behind the wheel of the 550R to see what it is made of.

James Huyton

05 June 2026 鈥� 8 min read

Machinery

John Deere adds more capacity with new 560R self-propelled sprayer

John Deere seems to be priming the flood gates ready for some major tractor launches in the near future with a hinted larger 6R, but for now the brand has extended its sprayer line up

James Huyton

02 June 2026 鈥� 1 min read

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