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.

Revisiting tower silos with deep pit silage
Revisiting tower silos with deep pit silage

Until round bales arrived on the scene, the major decision when it came to silage systems was whether to go...

Watch: New ideas from Pottinger as farmers go for high capacity
Watch: New ideas from Pottinger as farmers go for high capacity

The latest models and developments from Pottinger were introduced to the press, and the world in general, by the company...

Exclusive: Pottinger cuts complexity and cost with new Jumbo 5000
Exclusive: Pottinger cuts complexity and cost with new Jumbo 5000

Pottinger is a company that likes to keep itself busy developing new products and this week it launched a raft...

Grange Machinery launches TDT drill for tricky conditions
Grange Machinery launches TDT drill for tricky conditions

Grange Machinery Ltd of Holderness is a company that focuses on less intensive cultivation, building implements that are designed to...

Watch: A better bale with the Kverneland FastBale?
Watch: A better bale with the Kverneland FastBale?

The Kverneland FastBale is no longer a novelty; the machine, designed to bale, wrap and eject without stopping, has been...

NH brings CR10 sibling to premium combine sector
NH brings CR10 sibling to premium combine sector

Agritechnica 2023 saw New Holland launch its new flagship CR11 combine harvester which has now been joined by a slightly...

Trioliet adds three large volume mixers to range
Trioliet adds three large volume mixers to range

Trioliet, the Dutch manufacturer of feeder wagons has just added three new models to its Solomix 2 feed mixer range....

Overum Industries returns as independent company
Overum Industries returns as independent company

Back in April it was announced by New Holland that it was to sell the Overum plough business to FairCap,...

Industrial action continues at CNH Basildon
Industrial action continues at CNH Basildon

Unite, the union confronting CNH at the company’s Basildon assembly plant has issued an update on the situation and indicated...

John Deere brings tractor control to walker combines
John Deere brings tractor control to walker combines

In it’s latest quarterly report to shareholders, John Deere promised a swath of new product launches for 2024 and 2025,...

Hybrid tyre from Nokian at home in field and yard
Hybrid tyre from Nokian at home in field and yard

Tyre choice for loaders has recently widened still further with a hybrid tyre from Nokian that represents a half way...

Mounted versions of the Methys from Sky Agriculture
Mounted versions of the Methys from Sky Agriculture

Sky Agriculture has announced a major expansion of its Methys HDS disc based stubble cultivator range, a suite of implements...

John Deere cuts production and jobs as sales fall
John Deere cuts production and jobs as sales fall

The slow down in tractor sales is now starting to bite deep, with John Deere declaring that it is not...

Watch: Blackwater Tractor Run sees large turnout in Wexford
Watch: Blackwater Tractor Run sees large turnout in Wexford

The Blackwater Tractor Run is an annual event with a different charity being chosen to benefit from the proceeds each...

BKT launches two new tyre types for rough forest working
BKT launches two new tyre types for rough forest working

Over the last couple of years, the attention of tyre manufactures has been focused on enabling lower tyre pressures, and...

Siloking tames torque demand of trailed mixers
Siloking tames torque demand of trailed mixers

Siloking has recognised that one of the issues with the ever increasing size of trailed mixers, is that ever larger...

Watch: Plenty for machinery fans at Kingdom County Fair
Watch: Plenty for machinery fans at Kingdom County Fair

The county show season is upon us again and one of the earlier events is the Kingdom County Fair held...

Machinery: Scorpions to help keep Le Mans 24 running
Machinery: Scorpions to help keep Le Mans 24 running

With its main tractor factory at Le Mans in northern France, there is little surprise that Claas is eager to...