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.

CNH invests in drone mapping with Brazilian company

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CNH invests in drone mapping with Brazilian company

Tractor manufacturers, such as CNH, are finding that there are two ways in which they might increase the digital technology...
Machinery: Ramping up diesel production from biomass

N.Ireland

Machinery: Ramping up diesel production from biomass

Mineral-oil-based fuels suffer a good deal of bad publicity, but the government’s enthusiasm for batteries as a universal method of...
Tractor sales suffer large fall in US and Canada

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Tractor sales suffer large fall in US and Canada

The nervousness felt in the machinery trade over this year’s sales prospects has not been eased by the latest news...
Fendt celebrates 50 years of UK sales

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Fendt celebrates 50 years of UK sales

Johann Georg Fendt started building tractor/mower combinations with his sons Xavar and Hermann back in the 1920s. By 1930, they...
Watch: First sighting of Agxeed field robot in Ireland

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Watch: First sighting of Agxeed field robot in Ireland

In Ireland, there is the idea that field robots are something that will arrive one day a long time from...
Machinery: Case adopt twin rotor technology in new AF11

Machinery

Machinery: Case adopt twin rotor technology in new AF11

Following it’s sister company making a big splash with the CR11 combine, and AGCO upgrading the Ideal range, Case has...
John Deere goes off-boarding with Spudnik

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John Deere goes off-boarding with Spudnik

In 2022 John Deere launched its Electric Variable Transmission (EVT) on its larger 8 and 9 series models. This option...
Early Crossley oil engine rescued from feed mill

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Early Crossley oil engine rescued from feed mill

Agriculture depends on a large and thriving supply industry to keep its everyday operations going, and in a country where...
AGCO’s Ideal 7 gets seven cylinders in latest upgrade

Machinery

AGCO’s Ideal 7 gets seven cylinders in latest upgrade

Amongst the avalanche of news emerging from Agritechnica last autumn, upgrades to AGCO’s own top end Ideal combine range went...
Machinery: Harrow and roll in one pass this spring

Machinery

Machinery: Harrow and roll in one pass this spring

The grass harrow and roller are two implements of grassland management that struggle to get a look in during the...
Minimal soil disturbance is the Weaving Machinery way

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Minimal soil disturbance is the Weaving Machinery way

One of the great takeaways from Agritechnica last year, was the rapid move towards minimising soil disturbance in preparing ground...
Vogelsang bring further sophistication to slurry booms

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Vogelsang bring further sophistication to slurry booms

Shown for the first time in the UK at LAMMA was Vogelsang’s 24m BacPac Umbilical ground level application boom with...
Machinery Focus: Hydrogen battle hots up at LAMMA

Machinery

Machinery Focus: Hydrogen battle hots up at LAMMA

There was a time when all of the talk of an alternative to the internal combustion engine (ICE) centred around...
Photos: LAMMA – a showcase for today’s farmers

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Photos: LAMMA – a showcase for today’s farmers

While LAMMA may not be on the scale of Agritechnica, it does bring a taste of the continental shows to...
Opinion: Is artificial intelligence doomed?

N.Ireland

Opinion: Is artificial intelligence doomed?

Many machinery companies have been rushing forward with plans to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their products believing that it...
New factory for New Holland CR11 combine

Machinery

New factory for New Holland CR11 combine

New Holland has been enjoying a good deal of show success with its latest CR11 combine which picked up a...
Machinery: The IMT saga and the man who would be king

N.Ireland

Machinery: The IMT saga and the man who would be king

IMT, or Industrija Masina i Traktorais, was one of those Soviet brands that worked away behind the ‘Iron Curtain’ turning...
Kubota enters loader market with new telehandler

N.Ireland

Kubota enters loader market with new telehandler

Kubota (UK) Ltd., has expanded its range of machines suitable for agriculture with the launch of its first telehandler, called...
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