Category Archives: Rubber Tracks

Following a disappointing dip in October, UK registrations of new tractors (+50hp) recovered a little bit of lost ground in November. According to the latest figures released by the AEA, new tractor sales totalled 638 units compared with 522 units in the same month last year, representing a year-on-year increase...

As farming incomes come under increasing pressure and uncertainty persists concerning UK agriculture’s post-Brexit commercial landscape, more and more farmers are looking at ways they can diversify in order to secure their future financial security. Tourism, events, retail outlets, specialist or niche food development and renewables are just some of...

Climate change is very real and it is likely to have very real implications for farmers, the crops that they grow and the future of agriculture in the UK. There is a plethora of data available through the Met Office which serves to confirm what many of us are already...

Research and experience has shown that by fitting rubber track systems to heavy machinery such as tractors, combines, beet and potato harvesters, farmers can alleviate damaging soil compaction. Soil compaction continues to be a serious problem on many UK farms. It has been proven to reduce crop yields, increase tillage-related...

As reported recently by the AEA, UK agricultural tractor (+ 50hp) registrations in January continued the downward trend recorded in late 2019. Just 477 machines were registered, compared with 692 units in the same month last year. Significantly higher than average rainfall in the autumn may go some way to...

With many still recovering from the monsoon-like conditions that blighted various parts of the country last autumn, the recent deluge of rainfall delivered by Storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge has once again saturated tens of thousands of hectares of farming land. Persistent wet weather and the continuing threat of more...