All articles about Grassland and maize equipment

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

New models promising further increases in bale weights, greater versatility and easier operation feature in this year’s Ultimate Guide to big square balers. The choice of models, features and specifications…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

With Isobus electronics becoming increasingly popular for its common display format across different types of machines, this year’s Ultimate Guide to round balers highlights the machines on which this added-value…

MACHINERY

There used to be plenty of contractors offering a forage-bagging service, but the dedication required to run these machines efficiently means just three players remain. One of those is Hawick-based…

DIET FEEDERS

The diet feeder market might be dominated by a few big names, but those who shop around will discover a bevy of smaller outfits proffering decent machines for a lower…

FORAGERS

Three mechanically minded friends have clubbed together to form a contracting outfit that runs almost entirely on lovingly fettled modern classic machinery. Ashley Benson, Dave Marwood and James Rawsthorn –…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Ollie Mackintosh’s inter-row seeder has been awarded highly commended in our Inventions Competition. Having built a successful 6m inter-row seeder for sowing grass under maize (featured in the 2016 Farm…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Entries into grassland category of this year’s Inventions Competition centre on ways to improve the efficiency of resowing, rolling and ridding fields of weeds. Scroll down to see some of…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Feeding and bedding livestock can be a time-consuming job, but the entries into this year’s Inventions Competition show there are plenty of ways to speed the process up. See also: Tips…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Tougher build and technology updates for faster and easier working are among the features of the latest round balers and baler-wrappers featured in our 2025 Ultimate Guide. We look in…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

With a prolonged hiss and machines briefly shrouded in vapour, a US commercial hay grower’s baling outfit is ready to get to work. Conditions may not be ideal; it’s a…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

New automation and data collection features for round balers are among the technical innovations set to be revealed at the EIMA agricultural machinery show in Bologna, Italy. Kuhn proposes a…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Isobus electronics feature for the first time on McHale fixed-size round balers as part of a host of upgrades that warrant a change of identity from F5000 to F5 series.…

FORAGERS

The latest cab and tech on New Holland’s Forage Cruiser self-propelled chopper were unveiled to US growers and custom operators visiting the Farm Progress Show and harvester working demonstrations.  An…

MOWERS

Devon dairy and beef farmers Robert, Thomas and Nick Reed give us their review of the Kuhn triple mo-cos. See also: How to build your own tractor autosteer system for £700…

MOWERS

Find out how the Claas triple mo-cos run by Lancashire farmers and contractors Thompson Brothers performs. The driver is David Kirkham. See also: Tips and advice for buying a used forage…

MOWERS

We find out what it's like to work with SIP triple mowers run by West Sussex haylage specialist Chris Harris, driven by Will Kitcher. See also: Tips for buying a set…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

After 53 years, several million small square bales and dozens of farm inventions, Cotswolds contractor and farm-scale engineer Frank Henderson is calling time on his career – and his bespoke…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Clever feeding and bedding kit is helping livestock farmers shave hours off their daily routine. We've picked out some of the best ones from the many entries to our 2020…

A North Yorkshire farmer is running an Italian-built front-mounted rake combined with a baler on the rear to make his rowing and baling operation a one-pass affair, curbing the reliance…