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.

Landini woos the tillage sector with new Landpower models

Agri-Business

Landini woos the tillage sector with new Landpower models

Landini has been busy filling in a gap at the upper end of its mid-range tractors with the introduction of...
Ripon Farm Services to hold massive sale of JD tractors

Agri-Business

Ripon Farm Services to hold massive sale of JD tractors

Cheffins of Cambridgeshire will host a major machinery auction on behalf of Ripon Farm Services, a prominent John Deere dealer...
Morris Leslie Plant Hire places €100m order with JCB

Agri-Business

Morris Leslie Plant Hire places €100m order with JCB

If given €100 million to spend on machinery it is unlikely that the first item on the list for many...
Watch: Harvesting willow for heat at Gurteen College

Agri-Business

Watch: Harvesting willow for heat at Gurteen College

A few years ago there was much talk in agricultural circles of growing alternative crops, such as willow, to supply...
New Holland backs methane capture with Bennamann buy-in

Agri-Business

New Holland backs methane capture with Bennamann buy-in

New Holland has been busily backing methane in the race for alternative fuels and it has just upped its stake...
Pottinger eases the traffic flow with Harvest Assist

Agri-Business

Pottinger eases the traffic flow with Harvest Assist

Sometimes it is hard to judge how useful a piece of software might be; with Pottinger’s Harvest Assist though, the...
Valtra celebrates 5 years of using Neste fuel substitute

Agri-Business

Valtra celebrates 5 years of using Neste fuel substitute

This year Valtra marks five years of using Neste fuel, a drop-in substitute for fossil diesel that the Finnish refining...
Case New Holland takes full ownership of Augmenta

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Case New Holland takes full ownership of Augmenta

Augmenta, a technology company based in Greece, has now been fully bought out by Case New Holland (CNH) Industrial, which...
Fendt now testing hydrogen fuel cells for future tractors

Agri-Business

Fendt now testing hydrogen fuel cells for future tractors

Hydrogen is often mooted as an alternative fuel, yet its critics are quick to point out the major disadvantage to...
Strautmann launches 3 new mini Magnon forage wagons

Agri-Business

Strautmann launches 3 new mini Magnon forage wagons

Strautmann has extended its Magnon range of premium forage wagons with a new set of three machines that sit below...
HarvestLab and Starfire head John Deere’s digital charge

Agri-Business

HarvestLab and Starfire head John Deere’s digital charge

As recently reported on Agriland, John Deere is going full steam ahead in not only putting digital technology to work...
Amazone launches Avant 02 drill combinations

Agri-Business

Amazone launches Avant 02 drill combinations

Amazone has launched five versions of the Avant 02 – FTender front-mounted tank seed drill combinations, which it claims, are...
Lemken reports 25% sales boost in 2022

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Lemken reports 25% sales boost in 2022

Lemken enjoyed record sales during its last financial year with total sales topping out just short of €600 million. This...
Doosan backs hydrogen combustion as future fuel

N.Ireland

Doosan backs hydrogen combustion as future fuel

Hyundai Doosan Infracore (HDI) has thrown itself firmly behind hydrogen as an energy storage system with the rolling out of...
Classics and contemporaries in latest Euroauctions sale

Agri-Business

Classics and contemporaries in latest Euroauctions sale

This week will see another busy auction at Dromore as Euroauctions holds its February machinery sale on February 24 and...
Top Pottinger ploughs take to the land

Agri-Business

Top Pottinger ploughs take to the land

Big tractors pulling big ploughs need big wheels, or even tracks, to apply the available power to the ground. This,...
Massey Ferguson – tales of its legacy and its future

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Massey Ferguson – tales of its legacy and its future

Naturally, for a company with strong Irish roots, Massey Ferguson has an enthusiastic following in Ireland, so any event that...
Vaderstad buys into the inter-row cultivation market

Agri-Business

Vaderstad buys into the inter-row cultivation market

Vaderstad is the latest cultivation equipment manufacturer to climb on board the inter-row cultivation train by purchasing the manufacturing rights...
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