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.

The iconic JCB celebrates its 70th birthday

N.Ireland

The iconic JCB celebrates its 70th birthday

It is now 70 years since the JCB backhoe loader was first released to an unsuspecting world and it has...
Case highlights revamps to product range at Agritechnica

Machinery

Case highlights revamps to product range at Agritechnica

Case is the latest company to bring Tractor Implement Management (TIM) to baling with the launch of Case IH Baler...
Machinery Focus: Cavitation and Ford’s famous porous blocks

Machinery

Machinery Focus: Cavitation and Ford’s famous porous blocks

During the 1960s and 1970s, Ford had a notable problem with its tractor engines due to porous holes forming in...
Machinery Focus: Road loping, power hopping and Goodyear tyres

Machinery

Machinery Focus: Road loping, power hopping and Goodyear tyres

Goodyear is once again moving forward in the agricultural tyre world with the introduction of what is something of a...
Kubota launches battery-powered compact loaders

Machinery

Kubota launches battery-powered compact loaders

Kubota has recently launched two models of battery-powered compact wheeled loaders, which it has badged as the RT210-2e and RT220-2e....
Choice of seed placement with Pottinger Terradisc

Machinery

Choice of seed placement with Pottinger Terradisc

Cover crops are becoming an important part of the cropping cycle and Pottinger is further catering for their timely sowing...
Dewulf’s Certa 40 Integral brings hi-tech to planting

Machinery

Dewulf’s Certa 40 Integral brings hi-tech to planting

One-pass systems tend to be associated with cereals as a way of minimising the cultivation and therefore expense of repeatedly...
Core 4 cylinder engine offers 200hp in Fendt 600 series

N.Ireland

Core 4 cylinder engine offers 200hp in Fendt 600 series

AGCO’s much trumpeted Core family of engines has, so far, only appeared in six-cylinder form, but the four-cylinder version is...
GNSS could bring more accuracy to machinery implements

Machinery

GNSS could bring more accuracy to machinery implements

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS, often referred to as GPS) are usually considered the preserve of experts equipped with a...
Dealer consolidation leads to manufacturers’ cooperation

Machinery

Dealer consolidation leads to manufacturers’ cooperation

There are changes afoot in the implement sector as manufacturers adapt to the ever changing landscape of tractor dealer consolidation....
Machinery Focus: Industry looks at carbon, cultivation and computing

Machinery

Machinery Focus: Industry looks at carbon, cultivation and computing

The back end of this summer saw a massive burst of marketing activity as the agricultural machinery industry laid on...
Machinery industry returns to period of sobriety

Machinery

Machinery industry returns to period of sobriety

The heady days of 2022 when order books were full and waiting times were extended, are rapidly fading into the...
New Sitera mounted drills for 3m harrows from Kuhn

Machinery

New Sitera mounted drills for 3m harrows from Kuhn

Kuhn Farm Machinery has extended its range of mechanical combination seed drills with the launch of the Sitera 100 series....
Going ultra shallow with Sky Agriculture

Machinery

Going ultra shallow with Sky Agriculture

Over the last couple of years we have seen tremendous interest being shown by manufacturers of conventional tillage implements in...
AGCO spends $2 billion on Trimble acquisition

Agri-Business

AGCO spends $2 billion on Trimble acquisition

There are two routes to acquiring technology, develop it in house or, as AGCO has chosen to do, buy it...
DLG awards gold medal to New Holland combine

N.Ireland

DLG awards gold medal to New Holland combine

The Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft or German Agricultural Society is usually known simply as the DLG and it is this organisation, with...
Kuhn launches new folding power harrow

N.Ireland

Kuhn launches new folding power harrow

As alternatives to ploughing gain popularity, implement makers, such as Kuhn Farm Machinery, are having to build flexibility into their...
Machinery Focus: Deutz Fahr demo day brings marque to its market

Agri-Business

Machinery Focus: Deutz Fahr demo day brings marque to its market

A tractor might impress with its appearance in a showroom and on the web, but to get the reality of...
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