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….
Jon Wheeler Straight Talking
Jon Wheeler is Working Farm Manager for Osberton Grange Farm, an arable and horticultural business situated in Nottinghamshire, and runs a 2004 model RB25 which has been on the farm since that date…
Pre-owned RB35 is a step up
Iain Robertson is Sprayer Operator for a mixed farm in South Gloucestershire. Covering approximately 4,000 acres (1,618 hectares) as a total, the business grows combinable crops – wheat, barley, peas, beans, maize, and also grass for animals.
Jonathan Crosse Straight Talking
Jonathan Crosse is sprayer operator for Lower Heath Farming, a North Hertfordshire farm based midway between Baldock and Royston. The business produces wheat, winter barley, spring barley, peas and beans. Additionally, they also contract farm for three other local farms…
Stuart Whitehouse Straight Talking
Stuart Whitehouse of GS Whitehouse & Sons farms on the border of South Birmingham, and Worcestershire. He runs an RB35 with a 4000l tank, 30m VG Boom with BBL, Lighting Pack and Agleader 10 section control…
Interview with Chris Shepherd, CS Arable Services
Agricultural contractor Chris Shepherd talks about his 25 years of Bateman ownership, and what running a Bateman means to him when it comes to helping with his day-to-day work…
RB55 treads on new ground at Turney’s
Turney’s run a Bateman RB55 with 5,600 litres and a 36-metre boom. The machine is also fitted with Pinpoint III PWM, BBL, E-Drive and Tankmatic filling…
David Goulbourne Straight Talking
Contract sprayer David Goulbourne has spent 34 years in a Bateman cab, starting with a HILO back in 1990. Now on his fifth Bateman sprayer – an RB35 with a 30m boom – David recently took some time out to talk to us about his ownership experience…
Mike Reed – Straight Talking
Michael Reed of P Reed & Son runs three farms, ten miles apart, across South Warwickshire. Five generations of the family have farmed in the area, the business is predominantly arable…