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 Focus: Pronar joins the lightweight butterfly club

Agri-Business

Machinery Focus: Pronar joins the lightweight butterfly club

Butterfly mower sets are the preserve of big contractors with big budgets, or so it might be thought, but the...
Lemken merges hoeing and spraying into one operation

Machinery

Lemken merges hoeing and spraying into one operation

Although Lemken no longer makes conventional crop sprayers, the company has not totally abandoned the concept of spraying pesticides onto...
Old John Deeres never die at Murphy Agri Machinery in ROI

Machinery

Old John Deeres never die at Murphy Agri Machinery in ROI

John Deere launched the 6000 series in Europe with the first five of them being four-cylinder models. These were followed...
New Claas compacts and Xerion to top out at 653hp

Agri-Business

New Claas compacts and Xerion to top out at 653hp

Claas has unveiled two new compact tractors with power outputs of 92hp and 103hp, and pushed the Xerion up to...
JCB to highlight Fastrac technology at LAMMA 2024

Agri-Business

JCB to highlight Fastrac technology at LAMMA 2024

Six months ahead of the event, JCB has outlined its plans for LAMMA 2024 where new and established machines from...
Plots aplenty at research centre thanks to Massey Ferguson

Agri-Business

Plots aplenty at research centre thanks to Massey Ferguson

Tractor news tends to be dominated by the relentless push towards packing an ever greater number of horses under the...
Steyr produces 11% more power across Absolut range

Agri-Business

Steyr produces 11% more power across Absolut range

Late last year Steyr introduced the Absolut CVT 6280 as the flagship model of its top-end range. At the time,...
Pottinger Terria cultivators now with air seeder option

N.Ireland

Pottinger Terria cultivators now with air seeder option

The Terria range of trailed stubble cultivators with three or four rows from Pottinger has recently gained two extra features...
Watch: Vogelsang takes XSplit slurry separator on tour to Mullingar

Agri-Business

Watch: Vogelsang takes XSplit slurry separator on tour to Mullingar

Removing the solid fraction of slurry and returning the liquid to the lagoon has long been a common practice on...
Grenadier makes its latest pickup model even longer

Agri-Business

Grenadier makes its latest pickup model even longer

The re-emergence of what many would regard as a proper off-roader is being celebrated at the Goodwood Festival of Speed...
Vogelsang slurry booms offer simplicity and strength

Agri-Business

Vogelsang slurry booms offer simplicity and strength

At a recent demonstration of its XSplit slurry separator, Vogelsang had arranged for one of its spreading systems to be...
CNHi to boost use of remanufactured parts

Agri-Business

CNHi to boost use of remanufactured parts

Taking parts from end-of-life machines and bringing them back to their original condition through remanufacturing can save up to 80%...
Italian exotica adds flavour to latest Cheffins vintage sale

Agri-Business

Italian exotica adds flavour to latest Cheffins vintage sale

Those who would wish to boast of having a Ferrari or Lamborghini in their shed will have the opportunity to...
Mobile apps accelerate adoption of digital tech in machinery

Agri-Business

Mobile apps accelerate adoption of digital tech in machinery

As tractors are equipped with an ever greater amount of digital tech the general consensus of opinion emerging is that...
Panda 4X4 saved from extinction by Italian custom shop

Agri-Business

Panda 4X4 saved from extinction by Italian custom shop

While the roads in Ireland might be rough, the gravel tracks of Italy’s mountainous regions can be rougher still, a...
Tama launches heavy-duty recycled baler twine

Agri-Business

Tama launches heavy-duty recycled baler twine

Tama has been producing baler twine for over 90 years and while making such a basic product might not, at...
Machinery Focus: Crossland Tankers’ new slurry tanker

Agri-Business

Machinery Focus: Crossland Tankers’ new slurry tanker

Crossland Tankers is a company which originally arose from the need to service farm equipment; it has now returned to...
Claas is latest manufacturer to sign up to ‘right to repair’

Agri-Business

Claas is latest manufacturer to sign up to ‘right to repair’

Despite the misgivings expressed by certain farmers’ groups in the US, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) about the right to...
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