Trade Shows & Global News

Alpego showed the Alysium electric power harrow at the Italian Eima show. The working width is 3.0m.One of the innovation award winners, the base machine is still mechanical, but there is no pto shaft, and the gearbox used to drive the interlocking gears has also been ditched.Instead, the rotors are powered by five elect...

Merlo showed a second fully electric concept of its Turbofarmer 30.9 at the Italian Eima show.The Italian manufacturer previewed its first electric telehandler (TFe 43.7) one year ago at Agritechnica 2023. The TFe 30.9 on display at the Italian show differs in terms of the integration of the electric pack.Sharing its ext...

Maschio Gaspardo is surprising visitors at this week’s Italian Eima show with what is believed to be the world’s first 10m power harrow.Called the Jumbo X, the 7.5t implement was developed following customer requests for something wider than the current 8.0m Jumbo Super Rapido.Maschio Gaspardo is showing two 10m Jumb...

HE-VA has developed a compact version of its 2.9m Grass Rejuvenator. The new model is suitable for reseeding or overseeding into cultivated land or directly into existing pastures.Offering all the benefits of the current 2.9m model, the more compact format (400mm less depth) of the new model allows it to be used with an ...

Whether for traditional in-furrow ploughing or, for on-land ploughing, whether used as a stand-alone machine or in combination with a furrow press, the Diamant series has always offered a wide range of applications to meet individual farm requirements for shallow or deep tillage. The environment in which agricultural bus...

From now on all Schmotzer mechanical hoes will be finished with Amazone branding and colours.The move signals part of a new strategy to standardise the colours within the different divisions of the Amazone Group to strengthen its global presence.German hoe manufacturer Schmotzer has been part of the Amazone Group since 2...

Claimed to provide 30% more stability on the road and in the field, the Traxion CropCare is the first Vredestein sprayer tyre for trailed and self-propelled sprayers.Also said to set new standards in the row crop tyre segment for self-cleaning and long life, the new VF tyre will initially be available in two sizes (380/9...

By launching Baler Automation, Kuhn takes another step towards autonomous baling. With this solution, customers increase profitability of the baler operation, while bale quality and operator convenience is enhanced. It includes Tractor Implement Management (TIM), Task Controller (TC-BAS, TC-GEO and TC-SC) and Auxiliary C...

This type of row crop tyre is targeted for use by crop farmers and contractors for fitment to trailed and self-propelled crop sprayers, where a narrow tread is required to drive between crop rows. The tyre must enable stable driving behaviour while managing the substantial lateral forces that occur as a result of the spr...

Kuhn Farm Machinery has added two new models to its entry-level Performer Select cultivator range. Working widths are 3.0m (3000) and 5.0m (5000).Joining the existing 4.0m Performer Select, Kuhn says the two new models open up the range to a greater number of small and medium-sized farms requiring a simple cultivator wit...

AutoFill automation was designed on the foundation of Oxbo"s EvenFill technology. It has proven to reduce on-machine labor for fresh market and process blueberry growers and to deliver uniform lug weights for improved throughput at the pack house.

AutoFill automatically de-stacks empty lugs, fills lugs to the corre...

Combining several operations in a single pass the 12m Lemken Solitair ST is available with a choice of front tools for fitting ahead of the double disc coulters.These include a plastic trapezoidal roller, a levelling tine section and wavy discs. Able to apply different components, the hopper is available as a 6,000l (spl...

Polish tractor manufacturer Ursus has been bought by Ukrainian firm M.I. Crow for approx. €17 million.The purchase price includes the production plants in Dobre Miasto (manure spreaders, trailers and round balers) and Lublin (tractors). The new owner has also bought all machines and equipment within the plants, documen...

Described as ideal front loader tractors, the Massey Ferguson 5M Series comprises six tractors from 95hp to the new 145hp (was 135hp) top model.Replacing the 5700 M range, on the outside the 5Ms are finished in the new family styling of a diamond grey cab, and a new model logo design on the side of the bonnet, fronted by...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Kubota in Europe. To mark the occasion, it will make 50 orange and black wrapped versions of the new M7004 tractors.Other than the striking finish, the fourth generation of the three-model range, which was launched to the North American market at the Farm Progress show in August 20...

A 14m Innomade knife roller is the latest implement available for fitting to the Nexat wide-span carrier vehicle.Made by fellow German manufacturer Eidam Landtechnik, the bespoke knife roller combines two compact tandem knife units (working width of each unit is 1.0m).Designed to knock down maize stubbles and cover crops...

Kuhn Group net sales of CHF913 million (approx. £854 million) were almost 20% lower in the first nine months of this year. Net sales in the same period last year were CHF1.3 billion (around £1.1b).The market slowdown was in line with expectations reports Kuhn Group parent company Bucher Industries, which blames farmer ...

A 1,600l double-tank option joins the existing Horsch Partner FT single tank line-up. Plus, there are new double-tank models for next season with capacities of 1,700l (1.7 FT) and 2,100l (2.1 FT), and a 2,500l (2.5 FT) triple-tank.Providing greater flexibility when applying one or more components, the front tanks can be ...

Dutch manufacturer Tobroco-Giant has developed a telescopic boom version of the G2200E electric articulated wheel loader.Sharing much of its spec with the 2019-launched G2200E, maximum lift height of the new G2200E TELE is 3.4m. The 2.3t machine is powered by two electric motors. The first 7kW version replaces the tradit...

Production of Kaweco branded slurry injectors, tankers and silage trailers will end on 31 December 2024.The sad news comes from Royal Reesink, which has just announced that the operations of its Dutch subsidiary Reesink Production (mainly active under the Kaweco brand name) will be discontinued at the end of this year.We...

Vogelsang has developed a lighter version of the BlackBird trailing shoe applicator. The new unit is designed for fitting behind smaller slurry tankers.Called the BlackBird Single, and available in widths of 7.5m, 9.0m, 10.5m and 12m, the widest model tips the scales at just over 1.0t. This light weight is due to the use...

Bednar has added two ranges of knife rollers to its portfolio for 2025; the Speed Chop SC-F and Duracut TE. Both are designed to knock down cover crops and cut up post-harvest residues.Available in working widths of 7.5m and 12.5m, the Duracut TE is a heavy-duty trailed implement with 940mm diameter rollers for processin...

The Speed Chop SC F is a double-row cutting roller with 460 mm diameter rollers. It is used for fast and efficient cutting of left crops. With a working width of 3, 4 or 6 meters, this roller even works in dense catch crops, thanks to the double-roller system and the option of mounting additional weight.

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Topcon Agriculture says that its new Value Line Steering solution makes auto steering technology accessible for mid-range tractors on small to medium-sized farms.Using similar technology to auto steering systems on larger tractors, the new integrated package is designed to work with a variety of machines, including compl...

Data management based on telemetry modules, has been a familiar part of KRONE for a many years. Using the KRONE SmartConnect and SmartConnect Solar telemetry units, machine data is automatically transferred in real time to the Smart Telematics application in mykrone.green central support. In addition, this data can also ...