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New Agribuggy still treads lightly
Redesigned from the ground up, McConnel’s 3,000 litre capacity Agribuggy2 AB30 sticks to its low-ground pressure roots exerting just 8psi with a full tank. Like its predecessors the lightweight machine has mechanical drive to help…
What’s new for 2022?
Ei Operator are proud to announce a new range of online courses and subscription options for both NRoSO and BASIS members. With up to 20 points available for the most ambitious operators, the new courses…
Horsch Leeb completes sprayer set
With the launch of its new, mounted CS Series Horsch Leeb now completes its full line sprayer set. Offering tank capacities of 1,400-, 1,800- and 2,200-litre, all can be equipped with similar features found on…
Amazone expands sprayer range
High capacity trailed sprayers, new booms, a front tank sprayer with camera as well as a direct injection system from Amazone will make their debut at the forthcoming Agritechnica Show, in Germany early next year.…
Competition sharpens champion’s skills
https://vimeo.com/625419053 After narrowly missing the top-spot last year, Luke Haynes got straight back on the competition trail, taking coveted title of the Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year 2021 on his second attempt. Luke has…
John Deere’s new R975i
Now the highest capacity trailed sprayer in John Deere’s range, the new R975i comes equipped with a 7,500-litre tank and is available with booms widths from 24m to 40m. In common with the existing R900i…
Sprayers on show at Cereals
Sprays & Sprayers yielded a fine crop of new machines on show and working in the demonstration arena at Cereals 21. For many manufacturers the event provided the first opportunity to show off machines that…
Luke Haynes wins FSOOTY 2021
Luke Haynes, who works at Stevens Farm (Hawkhurst), near Cranbrook, Kent is the Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year 2021. He operates a 5,000-litre Rogator 645 with 30m Pommier boom and is responsible for spraying…
Meet the FSOOTY 2021 finalists
Meet the FSOOTY 2021 finalists Steven Forbes – W.H Gittins and Sons, Wykey Farm, Shrewsbury As the main sprayer operator at W.H Gittins and Sons, Wykey Farm, near Shrewsbury, Steven Forbes keeps busy looking after…
VI focus on IPM at Cereals Event
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is the focus of a range of activities on the Voluntary Initiative stand (704), alongside the Sprays & Sprayers arena at the Cereals Event this week. Visitors will be able to…
New nozzle improves coverage
New 90% drift reduction nozzle technology, a further development of the highly popular 3D, promises to help operators better balance the demands of improving application efficacy while also minimising environmental loss. With the launch of…
Keep on top of testing rules
While most sprayers are tested annually as part of crop assurance, other machines outside these schemes and more than five years old, are now likely to need a re-test soon. “It’s been a legal requirement,…
Protect water from metaldehyde
Excessive levels of metaldehyde are already being detected in watercourses this autumn. This follows the wet and unsettled weather in July and August encouraging a late flush of weeds, which created ideal conditions for slugs.…
NRoSO and BASIS points on EiO – what is available?
NRoSO points: With the launch of Ei Operator comes a new choice of online CPD training, which City and Guilds have accredited with our very own category of NRoSO points. This means that sprayer operators…
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