Bycott Farm Diary June 2025
The UK has already enjoyed over 507 hours of sunshine this spring, which is why Bycott Farm is looking as good, if not better, than it has ever looked…
Cereals 2025 Unboxed
Cereals has always held a special place in the Bateman calendar – its where ideas are launched, conversations sparked, and relationships strengthened. But this year’s event felt even more significant. Under two glorious days of sunshine, the Bateman stand was absolutely buzzing…
Often copied, never bettered – 25 years of the Bateman VG boom
It may look similar to the original, but our latest Variable Geometry boom is the product of 25 years design evolution. Now in its third generation, our Variable Geometry boom was the first 36 metre steel boom of its kind manufactured in the UK. It was launched at Cereals in 2000…
In The Field May 2025
As a service team we cover the length and breadth of the UK. The furthest I’ve travelled was to a job on the outskirts of Edinburgh. A machine service in Land’s End was much closer to home, but generally my work takes me to Cumbia, Lancashire, Lincoln, Norfolk, and everywhere in between…
Looking back, looking Ahead
Since joining Bateman in 1999, Jonathan Hardy outlasted three Archbishops of Canterbury, three Popes and eight Prime Ministers. However, after 26 years as Technical Sales Manager for the North, Jonathan decided that March 2025 was the right time to call it a day. We sat down with Jonathan and his successor David Main to reminisce and look ahead…
Rupert Inkpen – Straight Talking
Rupert Inkpen runs an RB26 on his Warwickshire farm, and contract sprays for neighbouring farms; we sat down with him to discuss his thoughts on Bateman…
David Lemon and Darren Palin – Straight Talking
Set in the Vale of Pewsey on the Wiltshire/Berkshire Border, DL Lemon Wilton Limited look after 3,000 acres of land which is owned, rented and contract farmed. The business grows wheat, spring barley, winter barley, oilseed rape, maize and grass….