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combine harvesters
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Machinery, United KingdomMastering combine settings: a practical guide to optimising threshing, separation and cleaningA practical guide to setting a combine's threshing, separation and cleaning systems, with starting values for concave clearance, cylinder speed, fan speed and sieves by crop.
- Machinery, IndiaModern agricultural machinery: essential farming equipment in IndiaTractors, combine harvesters, power tillers, drip irrigation and residue machines such as the Happy Seeder are changing Indian farming alongside traditional ploughs, sickles and winnowing fans.
- Machinery, United KingdomUK combine harvester investment: strategic equipment decisions in challenging economic conditionsUK combine buyers are weighing labour shortages, automation, used-machine values and seasonal finance after machinery sales fell 11% in 2024 to about £2.5 billion, the Agricultural Engineers Association estimates.
- Machinery, United KingdomWinter maintenance checklist: preparing your combine harvester for peak 2026 performanceA winter checklist for combine harvesters covering engine and fuel systems, belts and chains, greasing, cleaning, threshing parts, headers and storage, with brand-specific checks.
- Machinery, United KingdomStrategic spare parts planning for UK arable harvest operations: a risk management frameworkUK arable farms should base harvest spare parts stocks on how likely a failure is, how hard the repair is and how badly it would stop work, with combines the top priority.
- Machinery, IndiaTop 8 agriculture equipment for farmers’ benefitA guide to eight farm machines sold in India, from sprayer pumps and trolley pumps to combine harvesters, cultivators and roto seed drills, with price ranges for each.
- Machinery, RussiaAI-based Cognitive Agro Pilot system is winning over agriculture in RussiaCognitive Agro Pilot, an AI-based autonomous driving system for farm machinery from Sber and Cognitive Pilot, was used in about 35 Russian regions during the 2020 harvest.
- Machinery, United KingdomThe heavyweight championship: John Deere X9 1100 vs Claas Lexion 8900Compares John Deere's X9 1100 and Claas's Lexion 8900 combines on power, threshing, cleaning, grain handling and automation, drawing on PAMI tests and UK operators.