Purchased by John in June 2002, the self-propelled sprayer is now approaching four decades of service and has accumulated an impressive 9,488 hours. Despite its age it remains a vital part of the business, covering the acres every year across a mixed arable operation…
Just a few months after taking delivery of a new Bateman RB60, Farm Manager Rob Down is already seeing the benefits of investing in a larger-capacity, future-focused sprayer…
The 2026 show season got off to a flying start for R.J. Bateman Engineering with a highly successful appearance at Cereals, hosted this year at Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire…
During day one of Cereals 2026, we caught up with a visitor who had travelled a long way to be there. James Watts is a sprayer operator for Molloy Ag, Bateman’s approved partner in New Zealand and a long-standing Bateman customer…
So far, this season has been one to forget here at Bycott. We were almost into October before we could begin drilling, some two weeks behind schedule…
Technical Sales Manager Carl Goff takes a look back over 2026 so far and discusses how our latest range of crop sprayers is being received by customers. We also look ahead to this summer at Cereals, and our demo schedule for the rest of the year .…
Warwickshire farmer David Jones is no stranger to Bateman sprayers. When the opportunity arose to test-drive the new RB50 on home ground, it provided the ideal opportunity for David to see how the latest machine compares with a setup he knows inside out. This is what David had to say…
Sam Bagshaw is a farmer and agricultural contractor based in Warwickshire. Alongside the day-to-day demands of livestock and arable farming, he spends much of the spring chasing weather windows in his 2013 Bateman RB35, splitting his time between contract spraying and duties on the family’s mixed farm…
