Our Arable Farmer Focus writers always provide an entertaining take on farm life each week – here’s a selection of their best comments on MACHINERY.

“Can you imagine all those tractors, trailed implements and trailers lined up week after week at test centres for ‘plating’?” Steve Bumstead (27 April)

“This last month has proved extremely costly as the men have taken holidays and I have been left in charge.” John Jeffrey (27 July)

“Less-than-ideal soil conditions have proved a good test in our quest to find a one-pass cultivator.” Mark Ireland (21 September)

“I checked out the Sumo website and was very impressed to see video clips of the machine.” Richard Ward (26 October)

“I find dark green a nice colour for tractors, but it’s a more expensive colour than blue.” Hendrik Visser (9 November)

“Our Hungarian machinery grant application has been approved in full, giving us a huge shopping list.” Andrew Hunter (2 November)