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Dealing with deadly blind spots around tractors and telehandlers could help to prevent death or serious injury to those who share space with mobile machinery. Geoff Ashcroft looks at examples adopted by the construction industry, to see how their use could make farm life much safer

Choosing to make its own silage, a Wiltshire farm puts 182 hectares into the clamp each year using a Lely Storm 130P trailed forage harvester.

To help optimise spray application timings, one Leicestershire farm has opted for a Chafer Sentry mixer bowser to support its 5,000-litre trailed sprayer. Geoff Ashcroft reports.

Braking it in

With silage season just around the corner, now could be a good time to give farm trailers a once over. Geoff Ashcroft seeks advice from Simon Williams, of farm machinery hire company SW Hire.

Banks Farming has invested in a Claas Xerion and Kaweco tanker complete with 36-metre dribble bar with automatic section control to recycle much-needed slurries and liquid digestates back to land. Geoff Ashcroft reports

Looking to expand its low ground pressure spraying services, one Cornish contractor has opted for the latest AgriBuggy2, with 3,000-litre tank and 24-metre boom. Geoff Ashcroft reports.

With the emphasis on improving handling performance, one Lincolnshire grower opted for a Manitou MLT 961 telehandler, which packs a nine-metre lift height and six-tonne lift capacity. Geoff Ashcroft looks at what this machine brings to the business.

Keeping on top of hedge growth and maintaining a tidy finish is top of the to-do lists for many farmers and contractors at this time of year. Geoff Ashcroft and Simon Henley speak to two users of popular models.

Changes to rebated fuel use are set to be implemented on April 1. While most agricultural businesses will be unaffected, those who have diversified may have to make changes to avoid falling foul of the law.