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FarmDroid has developed a 6.75m version of its autonomous FD field robot. The first units will be available early next year.Seeding or mechanically weeding 20 rows at a time, the Danish company has calculated that the FD60 will cover at least 60ha a season: three times the capacity of the existing 12-row FD20. ...

Supporting loads of up to 6,500kg at speeds of 65km/hr, Michelin’s WorkXBib tyre is intended mainly for slurry tankers, manure spreaders and tipping trailers.Suitable for intensive road use and demanding field performance, the new tyre is a counterpart to the TrailXBib, which incorporates patented Ultraflex technology ...

Claas is celebrating 30 years of variable round baler production with two anniversary models.The company’s French baler plant at Metz-Woippy has built one Cerex and one Variant, each featuring a special anniversary design. This includes cream-white side panels, inspired by the first two generations of the Variant (100 ...

Horsch is developing 18m versions of its Joker cultivator and Serto drill to join the 18m Avatar direct drill already on the market.Prompted following growing demand for 18m variants of its existing products from customers looking to increase efficiency and productivity, Horsch is currently unable to provide us with any ...

Samson Group reports a turnover of €119.9 million for its 2025-26 financial year; 5.0% lower than the €126.2 million one year ago.Profit before tax was €1.9 million (€3.3 million last year), and was negatively impacted by €1.2 million re-structuring costs. The less than satisfactory financial res...

A father whose son received a life-saving heart transplant at Royal Papworth hospital is donating all the proceeds from the sale of his 1991 Ford 7810 Silver Jubilee tractor to the Cambridge-based hospital.Michael Burdge who founded an agricultural machinery business near Bristol, North Somerset, has a deeply personal re...

Kilworth Machinery has been acquired by Startin Tractors. Trading will continue from the Kilworth premises at Smisby for the foreseeable future.Bringing together two established and complementary businesses, Kilworth Machinery, a specialist supplier of horticultural, groundcare and forestry machinery, also imports specia...

Ernest Doe & Sons has strengthened its Case IH and New Holland coverage in Norfolk – Nicholsons Stalham is losing the Case IH franchise.With immediate effect, Ernest Doe & Sons’ Fakenham branch adds New Holland alongside its established Case IH business, while its North Walsham and Wymondham depots introduce Case IH ...

AgVantage has strengthened its specialist crop machinery offering after being appointed as a dealer for Bauer irrigation equipment.Many of our existing customers already operate Bauer equipment, so being able to support them with new machines, parts and service is a natural progression for us, comments Andy Carse, managi...

Kubota and Norwegian startup Kilter have signed a European agreement for the sale and distribution of the AX-1 autonomous spot spraying robot.Building on the existing partnership between the two companies signed at Agritechnica 2025, they are now exploring other markets for the AX-1, including France and the UK. ...

French company Seederal is in advanced stages of development with its first electric tractor. The first deliveries are planned for 2028.After four years of R&D and more than 600 hours of testing, feedback from over 100 farmers is incorporated in the latest version of the 160hp tractor, which has a working range of six ...

The sixth generation T series is described as the most significant new introduction in Valtra’s history – 99% of the tractor is new, the unchanged 1% is the cab frame!Taking six years and over 35,000 hours of physical and digital testing to develop the new six-model range, the company reckons to have satisfied all of...

Agroma UK has broadened its line of specialist sprayers with two new grassland machines.The 1,000-litre SM10.12 has a 12m hydraulic folding suspended boom, the triplet nozzle bodies allowing for quick changes for different jobs and products. The spec includes an induction hopper for ground-level addition of chemicals, an...

Production, spare parts supply and after-sales service continue as planned at Herbert Dammann. Orders are still being taken, and sprayers are being manufactured and delivered as normal.The latest statement released by the German family-owned sprayer manufacturer, which filed for bankruptcy in June, states that discussion...

Claas Manns and Claas Eastern have taken on the Krampe trailer franchise. The new dealers will sell and support the German manufacturer´s push-off trailers through its 14 outlets.The initial focus will be on high-specification push-off trailers. Introductory stock units will be added in the coming months. ...

Kuhn Farm Machinery’s new Apex trailed disc drill is aimed at operators requiring direct and min-till drilling versatility. The first two models offer working widths of 6.0m and 8.0m.Spaced at 16.7cm or 20cm, the new Isoflex seeding units use a narrow angle single disc opener. Positioned alongside a large gauge wheel, ...

Dutch self-propelled sprayer manufacturer Agrifac has developed a diesel-electric version of its Vanguard 55.The new format in the Vanguard 55E sees the six-cylinder 212/284hp(157/212kW)diesel engine in the Vanguard 55 swapped for a four-cylinder 169hp (124kW) block and an 80kWh battery pack. The smaller engine acts as a...

JCB sales turnover totalled £5.7 billion in 2025, down slightly on the £5.8 billion in 2024. The company sold 113,498 machines last year (119,848 units in 2024).Profit before tax was £642 million (£687 million in 2024) and the business remained debt-free with no net borrowings. “While 2025 was a more...

Strautmann will preview the new Primus 900 range of self-propelled mixer wagons at EuroTier in November.Spanning capacities from 22 to 30m, the new three-model range are all equipped with the same Smart Feed Cab and Feed Control system as the existing Primus 600 models. Power comes from a six-cylinder 280h...

The 145hp rated power of the 6145C, the new 6C series range topper, increases to a maximum output of 156hp with boost.Sitting above the 6115C (116-121hp), 6125C (127-129hp) and 6135C (136-137hp), the four-cylinder Farmotion 45 Ultra common rail engine in the new fourth model in the range is equipped with e-VGT turbo inte...

The factory of bankrupt Belgian sprayer manufacturer Delvano has been acquired by fellow Belgian company Depoortere.Depoortere stepped forward when Delvano filed for bankruptcy earlier this month. However, the new owner has no plans to make sprayers. Instead, the factory provides extra space for further growth of Depoort...

An ISObus retrofit kit is now available for numerous new and used Kuhn mowers not fitted with the system during the build process.Expected to prove popular with users wanting to improve functionality, without going to the expense of buying a new set of ISObus mowers, ISObus functions include setting and modifying headlan...

The new exterior design is not the only change to the latest versions of the GX general purpose trailers, which now have electronic forced steering and a new job computer.Coming from the RX, ZX and the TX, the electronic forced-steering system on the GX 360 (36m³), 440 (44m³) and GX 520 (52m³), uses a sensor fitted ah...

The Dewulf Certa 40 Integral four-row cup planter can now be combined with the Lemken Zirkon 12 power harrow.Equipped with 38cm tines, this combination is said to produce a fine tilth in heavy clay soils, and is well suited to stony fields. Nine large depth wheels in front of the cultivator ensure automatic depth control...

The latest version of the Teleskid 3TS-8T telescopic boom tracked loader is said to offer the ultimate small loader versatility.Like the wheeled variant, the tracked Teleskid is ideally suited to working in confined spaces, stacking and retrieving bales, loading feeders and muck spreaders, and operating bale shredders fo...