Northfield Agricultural Services Ltd - the newest member of Spread-a-Bale's nationwide dealer network - say they expect great interest in the machine from its livestock farming customers.

The company is based at Halsham, near Hull, and will cover East Yorkshire and Holderness for Spread-a-Bale. It also holds franchises for Massey Ferguson, Fendt and JCB, as well as Joskin, Stewart Trailers, Vicon, Krone and McHale.

Sales Director Richard Cross says customers have been asking the company to find a machine that would help with spreading bedding straw:

"We have had customers asking us for a machine that would take the time and labour out of spreading bedding straw, so we expect considerable interest in Spread-a-Bale."