Tillage
While this year’s harvest in the UK got off to a fast start, intermittent and often heavy rainfall has slowed progress.
Modern combines may have more bells and whistles than older models. But they are also much larger machines.
The winter barley and oilseed rape harvests are fast approaching and now is the time to take stock and set safety standards.
Machinery
Following a sales decrease in 2015, the European agricultural machinery industry is experiencing a difficult year in 2016, with sales expected to drop further.
New Holland has launched the latest model in its rotary combine line up - the New Holland CR8.80.
Claas, the German machinery manufacturer, has unveiled the latest additions to Quadrant and Variant baler ranges.
The 67,000th combine harvester to be manufactured at the AGCO Breganze plant in Italy has rolled off the line and it's a Massey Ferguson BETA 7370.