Monthly Summary: August 2025

August 2025: Harvest, Maize & New Hedgecutters

August brought one of the driest harvests in years, with some farms recording their earliest finish on record. Here’s a look back at the month’s highlights.

Harvest in full swing

JCB telehandlers have been flat out stacking straw at farms across the country. Assisting straw contractors with multiple telehandlers, collecting straw and loading lorries in their operations across the South of the UK to supporting independent farms with their smaller-scale harvests.

Despite having a consistently dry summer with many finishing in record times, a select few farms remain on grain harvest.

#Farm24

We were proud to join the nationwide #Farm24 campaign, shining a spotlight on the hard work farmers put in every day of the year.

Maize starting across the Southwest

The tail-end of August saw the first maize harvesting jobs begin. Our workshop team is working hard to turn trailers around from grain to silage as we move through the agricultural calendar onto the next crop.

With customers making a start on maize from Dorset to the Isle of Wight, trailers and Fastracs have been delivered across the country to assist in the maize harvest operations.

New Hedgecutters Land for Peak Season

We ended the month with the arrival of three brand-new hedgecutters, supplied by Halse Southwest. Perfectly timed for the start of the season on September 1st, these machines are already lined up for their first hires.With six months now open for hedge maintenance, it’s the ideal time to book your hire.