Popular tractor brand planning to grow market share

Zetor has enjoyed a reputation for manufacturing reliable and cost-effective tractors for many years, and now the manufacturer’s wholly owned Zetor UK operation is benefitting from sustained investment to boost the brand and further increase sales. David Williams reports.

Rea Valley Tractors adds New Holland to its dealership line-up

Rea Valley Tractors (RVT), the West Midlands and mid-Wales farm machinery business, will become a New Holland dealer from 1st November 2022, while continuing to supply products from JCB, Kuhn and a number of other leading manufacturers.

Prolonged release: How a single Polysulphate application feeds crops for longer

Polysulphate, which is manufactured by ICL, has many unique traits.

Slurry application: Towing or carrying the weight?

As well as using the correct applicator for the job, application timing is crucial to ensure maximum nutrient availability for field crops during the growing season.

Innovative features and high capacity improve harvest experience for Leics farm

For a large Leicestershire arable farm which invested in a Fendt Ideal 10T combine last year, the timing was excellent as it made light work of the challenging harvest.

Farms advised to boost security to prevent GPS kits at harvest

Criminal gangs could take advantage of the busy harvest period to steal expensive Global Positioning Systems (GPS) from tractors and combines, warns NFU Mutual.

Improving feed quality, yields and profitability in challenging times

With escalating fuel and feed costs, getting the most out of maize and wholecrop has never been more important. As well as reducing waste and optimising silage quality, Horning’s FiberTech Chevron rollers can improve milk yields and butterfats, says Harvesting Solutions UK general manager Alan Haycocks.

Spring seedbeds benefit from specialist cultivator

A Suffolk sugar beet grower trialled a high-specification seedbed cultivator this spring, to find out whether it offered significant advantages over the farm’s usual power harrow-based system. David Williams reports.

Big capacity folding grass fork for largest JCB wheeled loaders

JCB has introduced a new, larger capacity, folding grass fork to match the productivity potential of its biggest agricultural wheeled loaders.

Platinum parade as JCB machines pay homage to Queen’s reign

JCB machines from the past and the present will be taking centre stage at a special pageant in London as the nation comes together to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next month.

Ernest Doe wins Dealer of the Year

New Holland has announced the winner of its 2021 UK and Ireland Dealer of the Year, which celebrates excellence in performance and service quality across its extensive dealer network.

“Perfect interaction” between tank and tractor

Since the Claas Xerion was introduced in 1993, Kaweco has been a partner in slurry technology – besides gooseneck tankers and semi-trailed tankers, it produces its own build-on for the Xerion Saddle Trac. Kaweco explains the product’s key features.

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