Justin Roberts

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Technical Machinery Specialist

Justin studied at Welsh Agricultural College, Aberystwyth having first worked in both the feed and seed sectors of the industry. He has two decades of experience in writing about farm machinery, both vintage and contemporary across several publications. As an author he has written two books, including the history of the Nordic tractor and now resides in Co. Tipperary.

Machinery: Reality bites as CNH income tumbles in Q3

Machinery

Machinery: Reality bites as CNH income tumbles in Q3

The fall off in machinery sales has started to hit the margins of the big corporations as CNH announces its...
Lemken keeps the plough developments coming

N.Ireland

Lemken keeps the plough developments coming

Lemken is continuing to develop its range of ploughs and has launched the latest model from its Diamant series, the...
Ursus sold to Ukrainian backed aerospace company

N.Ireland

Ursus sold to Ukrainian backed aerospace company

Ursus, the much troubled Polish tractor company, has at last found a new buyer, although very little is known about...
Fendt joystick steering: A boon for yard and field

N.Ireland

Fendt joystick steering: A boon for yard and field

The steering wheel has dominated vehicle cabs for well over a century, and that is a perfectly logical situation for...
Funk and Ford: A long and challenging relationship

N.Ireland

Funk and Ford: A long and challenging relationship

The history of tractor development is littered with tales of inter company rivalry, devious plots and various happy coincidences, that...
Mid-range Massey Ferguson 5M tractors top out at 145hp

Machinery

Mid-range Massey Ferguson 5M tractors top out at 145hp

The Massey Ferguson 5M tractor range has been updated and is now topped out by a 145hp model, the 5M.145,...
Kubota updates its flagship range with M7004 models

N.Ireland

Kubota updates its flagship range with M7004 models

The Kubota M7 tractors are the largest in the company’s portfolio and 10 years after the introduction of this flagship...
Kaweco tankers and loaders take a bow as factory closes

Machinery

Kaweco tankers and loaders take a bow as factory closes

Royal Reesink is primarily a distributor of agricultural equipment throughout Europe and the rest of the world and is also...
Michelin UltraFlex tyres for NH’s flagship combine

N.Ireland

Michelin UltraFlex tyres for NH’s flagship combine

Michelin is launching two new CerexBib tyre sizes which have been specially designed for the New Holland CR11 combine harvester,...
Big drill for large farms from Lemken

Arable

Big drill for large farms from Lemken

The latest drill from Lemken is unashamedly aimed at the top end of the market where large-scale farmers have the...
Vogelsang introduces lighter BlackBird booms

N.Ireland

Vogelsang introduces lighter BlackBird booms

The advent of surface level slurry application led to large number of companies bringing their own boom designs to the...
Burning Hen debut for Steyr Plus mid-range models

N.Ireland

Burning Hen debut for Steyr Plus mid-range models

The Austrian Burning Hen Festival is promoted by its organisers as a focal point for everyone who wants to challenge...
Irish Rovers vintage night to celebrate UK trip

Machinery

Irish Rovers vintage night to celebrate UK trip

Back in May a small group of vintage enthusiasts set off on a trip from John O’Groats to Lands End,...
Machinery Focus: The Nuffield tractor in the golden era of sales

Machinery

Machinery Focus: The Nuffield tractor in the golden era of sales

Lord Nuffield, or Wiliam Morris, First Viscount Nuffield, to give him his full title, is often regarded as Britain’s answer...
New chopping cylinder option for the Claas Jaguar range

N.Ireland

New chopping cylinder option for the Claas Jaguar range

Having produced 46,000 self-propelled harvesters, Claas is entitled to think it has got a handle on the market, but that’s...
John Deere under FTC investigation since 2021

N.Ireland

John Deere under FTC investigation since 2021

Further to the attention being paid to its practices by Senator Elizabeth Warren, who has strongly criticised the company over...
Disposal sale as Burdens Group closes its doors

Machinery

Disposal sale as Burdens Group closes its doors

It was back in July that the process of selling the Burdens Group’s four depots in Lincolnshire commenced, with Earnest...
Autumn ploughing in Norway brings its own rewards

N.Ireland

Autumn ploughing in Norway brings its own rewards

As the end of the year approaches, Norwegian farmers are out with the plough readying the fields for winter, for...
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