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Calibrating and keeping your crop sprayer in tip-top condition with the right nozzles for the target and spraying conditions form an important part of our coverage; plus user experience of mounted sprayers, trailed sprayers and self-propelled sprayers, guidance and auto spraying technologies.

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Dammann tri-axle trailed sprayer offers 20,000-litre capacity

Sprayers don’t get much bigger than the tri-axle Tridem from German maker Dammann, which sports a colossal 20,000-litre tank. The machine is designed for some of the biggest farms in…

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Driver’s view: Matt Joseph’s Housham Air Ride AR4 Xtra

Shropshire sprayer operator Matt Joseph goes through the highs and lows of his 2022 Househam Air Ride AR4 Xtra with 4,000-litre tank and 24m boom. It's the third Houseman Air…

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Driver's view: Steve May's trailed John Deere R962i sprayer

Steve May gives us the lowdown on his 2019 John Deere R962i trailed sprayer with 6,200-litre tank and 36m boom, which he runs for Northampton-based Fromant and Sanders. Find out…

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Driver's view: Danny Milazzo's Fendt Rogator 645 sprayer

Danny Milazzo was the runner-up in last year’s Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year competition and is head sprayer operator for veg grower Drysdales, based in Berwickshire. He operates one…

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Cereals 2022: New R975i to head Deere trailed sprayer range

John Deere has responded to the growing appetite for high-capacity trailed sprayers by launching its biggest model to date – the 7,500-litre R975i. It shares plenty in common with the…

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Driver's view: Ashley Luke's Househam Air Ride 3500 sprayer

Somerset contractor Ashley Luke gives us the rundown on his 2014 Househam Air Ride with 3,500-litre tank and 24m boom. Find out how he rates his sprayer, what he likes…

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Driver’s view: 2018 Househam Predator sprayer

We asked five operators to run through the good points and bad points of their self-propelled sprayers and explain why they picked them. This time we’re focusing on British-built machines…

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Driver’s view: Matt Joseph’s Housham Air Ride AR4 Xtra

Shropshire sprayer operator Matt Joseph goes through the highs and lows of his 2022 Househam Air Ride AR4 Xtra with 4,000-litre tank and 24m boom. It's the third Houseman Air…

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Simple solutions for speedier spraying

Typically in the UK, less than a third (28 days) of the key spraying period March to May has suitable weather for spraying, according to Syngenta. Cutting the amount of…

Video: New machines on display at Grassland and Muck 2008

Watch a video of some of the machines on display on the opening day of Grassland and Muck 2008.   For more pictures from the 2008 Grassland and Muck Event visit the…

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