Bycott Farm Diary May 2024
What an autumn, winter and spring we’ve just had! I think we’ve all experienced a slow start. Our work here began in earnest during the last week in April, some two months later than the corresponding period in 2023…
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…
In The Field April 2024
Technical Sales Manager Carl Goff talks about our 2024 demo programme, how we measure up against trailed sprayers when it comes to traversing softer ground, and some surprising news about the residual value of a Bateman sprayer…
A Shore Thing
Ryde Inshore Rescue is an independent lifeboat station based at Appley on the Isle of Wight. Ryde operates two Inshore lifeboats crewed by volunteers, which are on standby to His Majesty’s Coast Guard 365 days a year…
In The Field November 2023
Technical Sales Manager Jonathan Hardy discusses our recent sprayer updates, the longevity of our legacy crop sprayers, and why our Variable Geometry boom is still a leader in the field…
Bycott Farm Diary November 2023
We welcomed a new family to the farm in September. A colony of UK Western Honeybees were delivered by Quince Honey Farm based locally in South Molton…
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…
Bycott Farm Diary August 2023
This last quarter has been dominated by Mother Nature once again. Like many parts of the country our weather here in North Devon has been challenging for arable farm businesses…
In The Field August 2023
Technical Sales Manager Carl Goff discusses Cereals Event, our ongoing demo programme, the benefits of pulse width modulation, how our preowned machines hold up in value, and much more…
