Justin Roberts

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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.

International Harvester’s Neuss factory – an untold tale
International Harvester’s Neuss factory – an untold tale

The bright red and cream colours of Neuss built International Harvester tractors were once a common sight on fields across...

Machinery Focus: Keeping the MF flag flying in Donegal
Machinery Focus: Keeping the MF flag flying in Donegal

Machinery sales have experienced a good year, of that there is no doubt, and the sales keep coming according to...

Machinery: Georges Latil and the constant velocity joint
Machinery: Georges Latil and the constant velocity joint

Latil, an obscure French tractor maker that, apart from selling a few machines to the ESB in the distant past,...

Agri contractor’s retirement sale raises £3.1m
Agri contractor’s retirement sale raises £3.1m

The decision by Charles Baker, a well-known UK farming contractor, to step back from the business saw the machines and...

Machinery Focus: An extensive Lanz collection in Co. Kerry
Machinery Focus: An extensive Lanz collection in Co. Kerry

Quite what spurs somebody to gather together a collection of any one particular type or genre of tractor is often...

Machinery Focus photo review: The past, people and places
Machinery Focus photo review: The past, people and places

The end of the the year brings a certain wistfulness to the mind as reflections upon the past 12 months...

Machinery Focus: How Valmet became Valtra – a Nordic tale
Machinery Focus: How Valmet became Valtra – a Nordic tale

Valmet is a name that sounds vaguely familiar to many, most are aware of it as the precursor to Valtra,...

Amazone gives details of medal-winning Directinject system
Amazone gives details of medal-winning Directinject system

Despite Agritechnica not going ahead the business of the DLG (German Agricultural Society) continues apace and it recently awarded a...

Grassland equipment manufacturer Einbock doubles production capacity
Grassland equipment manufacturer Einbock doubles production capacity

Einbock, manufacturers of grass rakes and hoes, is to make a €30 million investment in new manufacturing facilities which it...

New Holland withdraws from LAMMA
New Holland withdraws from LAMMA

Hot on the heels of the postponement of Agritechnica next spring, New Holland has announced its withdrawal from LAMMA, due...

Further postponement of Agritechnica due to Covid-19 restrictions
Further postponement of Agritechnica due to Covid-19 restrictions

DLG (German agricultural society) has today (Monday December 13) announced that Agritechnica 2022 will not take place next spring as...

Agriculture 4.0 breaks the surface at LAMMA
Agriculture 4.0 breaks the surface at LAMMA

Agriculture 4.0 is the term now being given to the wave of digital technology which, we are informed, is going...

Lemken moves into slurry incorporation market
Lemken moves into slurry incorporation market

Slurry application has moved forward tremendously over the past few years with the emphasis very much switching to using it...

AEM makes environmental case for precision agriculture
AEM makes environmental case for precision agriculture

Hot on the heels of John Deere reporting an increased uptake of its Precision Ag offerings, the American AEM (Association...

Agritechnica innovation awards favour automation and soil preservation
Agritechnica innovation awards favour automation and soil preservation

The DLG (German Agricultural Society) has just announced the winners of the 2021 Agritechnica Innovation Awards. Altogether there were 164...

Machinery Focus: Fordson -‘forth it went into the fields’
Machinery Focus: Fordson -‘forth it went into the fields’

As a rule, tractors inspire very little poetry but one model that did attract the pen of impressionable scribes and...

Monarch takes leading role in CNH’s technology drive
Monarch takes leading role in CNH’s technology drive

Case New Holland (CNH) has announced a licencing agreement with Monarch, a California-based start-up which has developed an electrically powered...

New Holland supports energy independence with Italian partnership
New Holland supports energy independence with Italian partnership

The idea of farms being independent of the established energy distribution infrastructure is hardly new. It was only with the...