big 10-4 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 was looking through some of the earlyer classic tractor mags n wondered if the fleet profiles in 15 and 16 were still beign used these days?think it would be a good article to put in a visit to these fleets to see if they have changed much.think these are the best fleets to read about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I always enjoy reading these sections and agree it would be intresting to see how fleets have changed,or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I have already mentioned this to Rory - I will contact him again on this topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 are these articals wrote by anybody or by proffesional reporters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Professional agriculture reporters I'm sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorsday Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Bluefan To answer your question, practically all our articles are written by professional freelance journalists working on a commission basis. Although it is expensive, we get exactly what we want (most of the time) when we want it and with good pictures. There are some sections, such as Farm Favourites and some news stories which are sent in by readers, but not many. Professional journalists work to tight deadlines and need to generate the work on time to earn a living. Most of our regular writers come from an agricultural publishing background: Mick Roberts (Farmers Weekly/profi), Peter Hill (Farm Contractor/Big Farm Weekly), Andy Collings (Farmers Weekly), Steven Vale (Agricultural Machinery Journal), Julian Cooksley (Arable Farming), etc. I hope this answers your question. Regards Rory Day Editor, Classic Tractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big 10-4 Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 so is there any plans to revisit any of the fleet profiles to se what changes have beign made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorsday Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Dear big 10-4 This is a good idea and I will definitely give it some thought. It may be that we can roll three updated fleets into one story. Thanks for the interest. Regards R Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 I'm a big fan of the fleet profiles and Down on the Farm" columns Rory......You may well remember an article you did a few years back on Ford Bi-Directional tractors which included one owned and operated in Angus Scotland, well it was a nice surprise to see it as it is owned by my local farmer...... A question I have often thought about asking is how are the fleets for fleet profiles chosen, do farmers suggest their fleets or do your journalists track down interesting fleets across the country? Thanks for a great read...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big 10-4 Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 rory come up with a idea of how you could decide which fleets to revisit you could get farm toy forum members to vote for which ones to revisit.i had david winthrop at mine the other day takeing pictures when we were silageing has he sent them to you to have a look at?dont no what his plans are with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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