Organic dairy farmers Merfyn and Beryl Edwards will raise a glass to their local tractor dealer following a presentation to celebrate a sales landmark.

Terry Hughes of HJR Agri handed Mr Edwards a bottle of fine whisky after he took delivery of the 100th new McCormick tractor supplied by the Oswestry-based business since it started representing the marque just four years ago.

"It's a bit of a landmark that we wanted to celebrate and I'm delighted that it was Mr and Mrs Edwards who ordered our 100th new McCormick tractor," says Mr Hughes. "Merfyn and Beryl, and their daughter Sarah, who is a partner in the business, are hard-working farmers who have a genuine feel for what they're doing in producing milk to organic standards."

The 101hp McCormick X60.30 performs all handling and loading work on the 500-acre farm at LlanrhaeadrYmMochnant in Powys, 12 miles west of Oswestry. It joined a three-year old McCormick MC110 of the same horsepower that handles trailer and field work on the farm.

HJR Agri was formed in 2008 by former Burgess employeesTerry and Alan Hughes, Melfyn Jones and Andy Roberts; they took on the McCormick tractor franchise a year later.

Their original McCormick territory covering west Shropshire and mid-Wales was recently extended across north Wales on the strength of their parts and service performance.

"The personnel at HJR Agri are friendly and respond quickly to any queries or problems," says Merfyn Edwards. "That's important at any time but it's crucial when we're mowing ahead of our silage contractor; they always respond very well."