Trade Shows & Global News

Italian manufacturer MTS Sandei has developed a game changing machine that can harvest up to 110t of tomatoes an hour.Outdoor tomatoes are a big crop in Italy. Grown for processing, an increasing number of growers and contractors are looking for higher capacity harvesters to work quicker, optimise fuel consumption and re...

A pneumatic distribution system is the most notable update to the latest range of Pöttinger Flexcare V mechanical hoes for the 2026 season.The most notable is the pneumatic distribution system, which allows the precision hoe to be used with a front hopper, and the new optional trailing tine is said to tease weeds out of...

Fresh faced seed drills on the Horsch stand at Agritechnica will include new versions of the Avatar, Versa and Pronto.The Avatar LC has a three-part 9,400-litre hopper, the largest tank capacity Horsch offers in Europe. This is split 50:15:35. But of greater interest will be the new closer 20cm coulter sp...

A new 12-speed transmission is one of the main updates to the latest New Holland T5S models.The new 12f/12r electronic power shuttle on the 90hp, 101hp and 110hp tractors has brake-to-clutch functionality as well as three-stage responsiveness settings. To further enhance its loader credentials, with the 635LU boom, the T...

Up until now, the Condor has only been offered in widths of 12m and 15m, but Amazone is adding 8.0m and 9.0m versions.These newcomers will have the choice of a closer 20cm row spacing alongside the existing 25cm layout. They still use the ConTec Pro tine coulter with V-Press depth wheels which are spread across three row...

Pöttinger turnover fell by 6% in its 2024/2025 financial year (ended July 31) to around €461 million. The company is satisfied with this figure in the difficult market conditions.While down on the €506m in 2021/22, €641 million (2022/23) and €491 million (2023/2024), the Austrian company is particularly pleased ...

The ZR-4S, the latest version of the Vermeer self-propelled baler, pushes out narrower bales than the existing ZR5-1200.The concept of the new machine, which is listed on the Vermeer website as both the ZR-4S and ZR-2200, is largely similar to the existing model in that the Iowa-based manufacturer married one of its roun...

Kuhn Farm Machinery has added RVW Pugh to its dealer network to cover Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Derbyshire, south Lancashire and mid Wales.This proactive move follows various announcements and changes concerning Kuhn’s previous dealers covering these counties, notably Rea Valley Tractors and Malpas Tractors....

Growing maize for seed is big business in many European countries. The crop is harvested by dedicated machines, such as this Bourgoin B410 corn picker.The Dutch Ploeger Oxbo Group acquired all the shares of French manufacturer Bourgoin in 2013, and while Oxbo’s expanding portfolio of self-propelled machines includes th...

Fendt has previewed the Gen 4 versions of the 500 Vario ahead of a public debut at Agritechnica where a new range of 300s will also be launched.Next month’s driving impression will dive into more of the detail on the new four model 500 range, so this is just a quick synopsis. The Gen 4s ditch the Deutz engine for an Ag...

It is not just the 41-knife chopping system that makes Krone’s new high output baler wrapper, the CombiPack HDP, different from the competition.It uses a gearbox drive system for the full-width belt variable chamber baler, there are no chains, even for the pick-up. This is powered hydraulically, which has allowed the e...

Horsch has revamped its Focus strip-till drill with a new 5,000-litre plastic tank with a 60:40 split for seed and fertiliser.You can also add the 400-litre MiniDrill for handling a third product as shown on the drawbar of the pictured machine. Discs positioned ahead of the soil loosening legs are also on the options lis...

Amazone has launched the first mounted versions of its TopCut cultivator. Working widths are 5.0m and 6.0m.Like the recently launched 12m trailed 12000-2T (see profi 3/2023), the two knife rollers on the TopCut 5000-2 (5.0m) and 6000-2 (6.0m) come from the firm’s compact disc harrows. Working at depths o...

Pöttinger says that its Liquido F front silage additive tank is suitable for a wide variety of loader wagons and balers.There are two versions: the F 2000 and F 3000. Application rate of the F 2000 is from 40 to 245l/hr, while two additional nozzles allow the F 3000 to achieve rates of up to 470l/hr. Posi...

Sitting between the ultra-shallow Prolander and deeper working Cultimer is the new Highlander. Its four rows of tines have a working range of 3.0 to 20cm.This semi-mounted cultivator is available as a 6.0m or 7.6m machine. As well as the 350kg tripping force of the spring-protected tines, they also have 10cm of lateral m...

Russian manufacturer Rostselmash has released details of the 3000 series, a new 440 to 580hp tractor range.Developed to fill the void left now that Canadian manufacturer Versatile is no longer part of Rostselmash, the range-topping 3580 is believed to be the most powerful tractor ever built in Russia. It i...

The Vicon VariBale variable chamber round baler is available as the 160 (up to 1.65m bales) and 190 (up to 1.85m bales).Set to replace the RV range, the stronger driveline on the new models follows the trend to more powerful tractors. The new exterior design sees the lights integrated within the rear panel...

T7 SHORT WHEELBASEDynamicCommand is coming to the short wheelbase New Holland T7 which has been given a major overhaul as it moves to a new generation. Destined to get its public unveiling at Agritechnica in November, the max power outputs pretty much mirror the current model line up which will continue to be offered alo...

Kuhn Farm Machinery has expanded its Megant mounted tine drill range with the 722 R (7.2m) and 802 R (8.0m).Sharing much of their spec with the existing 602 R (6.0m), the 802 R can achieve 8.0ha/hr, while the 7.2m model is compatible with 36m sprayer, allowing symmetrical drilling and tramlining over five passes. ...

Amazone has taken all of its bolt-on accuracy adding features and made them more integrated with the introduction of a new top end broadcaster, the ZG-TS 01 AutoSpread which it has been developing for the past six years. Additional technology and new software means it can self-adjust, which Amazone claims is an industry ...

Less labour, less compaction, less fuel, more time efficient – these are some of things Krone mentioned when unveiling its Swadro BaleTrain TC880 Pro which was pulling the new ComPack Pro baler-wrapper behind it. Complete with tractor, the raking, baling, wrapper outfit measures less than 18.75m and the two implements ...

JCB is re-organising its agricultural machinery distribution in Staffordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, and parts of Powys and Ceredigion, areas previously covered by Rea Valley Tractors.Effective immediately, Sharmans Agricultural will extend its territory westwards to cover Derbyshire and Staffordshire up to t...

Suitable for a range of tasks including stubble cultivation and seedbed preparation, Pöttinger’s Terradisc HT 12000 (12.5m) disc harrow is designed for tractors from 450 to 720hp.Sitting above the existing 8.0m (8001 T) and 10m (10001 T) models, the new trailed machine uses the same twin arm system with two disc carr...

Case IH appears to be preparing to launch a more powerful range of Optum tractors that peaks with a 440hp model.Grainy prototype images of the new CNH tractors in both red and blue have been around for some time, but this is the first time we have seen such a clear picture of the newly styled models. The d...

Abbey Retail has taken on the Manitou franchise. The new dealer will offer the full portfolio across Clare and Galway (agricultural equipment only) and Tipperary and West Kilkenny.“We’ll be stocking the full Manitou lineup at both our Nenagh and Ballyclerihan depots,” says Sean Kinane, retail manager at Abbey Retai...