Developed in prototype form in Yorkshire, New Holland’s specialist willow harvester can handle stems of up to 200mm and trees of 12.5m high at speeds of 12.5kmh.

It has heavy-duty forestry rolls and can handle more than 8ha (20 acres) a day, doubling the acreage previously covered, says the company.

The Pennsylvania-made device attaches in the same way as maize, grass and whole-crop headers to the FR9000 range of foragers, meaning contractors will be able to modify the machine with reduced downtime. To see it in action, there’ll be a demonstration on 18 and 19 March at E.ON’s Steven’s Croft power station near Lockerbie.