Trade Shows & Global News

The 740, the latest addition to the Trion 700 series, is offered in the same three configurations as existing models: namely standard, with Terra Trac tracks or as the Montana for working on hillsides.Slotting into the range between the existing Trion 730 and 750, the APS hybrid threshing system (1.42m wide drum) and 4.2...

It is 50 years since German manufacturer Weidemann produced the first Hoftrac articulated wheel loader in 1974.Born out of a number of simple three-wheel loader prototypes developed by Weidemann brothers Reinhold and Oswald in the early 1970s, the first production version of the Hoftrac, the Perfect 130, was launched in ...

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Tractor Implement Management (TIM), moisture sensing and the ability to tie the bale using film, in place of net wrap, are just some of the upgrades for Vicon round balers for next season.TIM is now available on the fixed chamber FixBale 500 model and the RV5200 Plus-series variable chamber balers, as an ISObus solution ...

The construction of an additional 12,600m² extension at the factory in Väderstad is finished. Increasing the total production area of around 70,000m², the plant will soon have the capacity to produce 10,000 machines a year.Assembly lines for Proceed and Tempo product lines, and a new paint shop, are currently being i...

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To coincide with the UK Dairy Day on September 11th we are making a number of previously published articles available. Here’s some of the latest ideas we reported on back in June 2018.With the desire to put into practise what he has learned, farm consultant Mike Hobbis set about creating a highly automated dairy unit....

The significant drop in demand for new machines resulted in a 17% reduction in Kuhn Group net sales in the first six months of this year to around €733 million (CHF704 million).Down on the roughly €887 million (CHF 852 million) in the same six months one year ago, Kuhn Group parent company Bucher Industries says that...

AGCO, the parent company of Fendt, Massey Ferguson and Valtra, reports net sales of around US$6.2 billion for the first half of this year. This is a decrease of 13.7% on the same six months in 2023.Following yesterday’s story on the dip in fortunes at CNH, AGCO is the next major player to publish lower financial resul...

After joining Opico earlier this year as territory manager for the Southwest, Dean Cottey is taking the reins as UK Strautmann product manager.Dean is no stranger to farm machinery, having spent the last 14 years with Claas UK. His passion for agriculture comes from growing up on his family dairy farm in East Devon, wher...

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Pichon and Samson slurry tankers can now be fitted with the new CDf and CDx disc incorporators and IDs disc injector.Working to a depth of 5.0cm, the 8.0m wide IDs disc injector combines conical and cutting discs to apply slurry in the centre of the furrow. The technique is said to avoid splashing.Available in 4.5m and 6...

Austrian firm Einböck is the latest manufacturer to develop a bespoke machine for the Nexat, fitting the carrier vehicle with a 14m XXL row-crop Chopstar-Max mechanical hoe.The project started quickly following a meeting at last year’s Agritechnica, and the pre-production machine, which is equipped with the Row-Guard�...

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As well as providing additional storage capacity, the 500l central area on the latest Agriweld tractor weight is designed to house a 210l fuel tank.Developed following customer requests for a fuel tank option, the standard configuration of the new Utility weight includes weighted flanks with up to 1800kg. A compact vers...

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Strautmann has launched a more agile and simplified version of its Verti-Mix mixer wagon. Tagged as the Professional range, the shortened front end and reconfigured driveline guarding makes the new models suitable for smaller yards and difficult to access buildings.The new range comprises six single-tub machines from 7.5...

In the same year it celebrates 60 years of tractor production, the New Holland plant at Basildon has just made its two millionth tractor.The milestone tractor, a 225hp T7.225, has received a celebration livery comprising candy blue body panels, silver and black graphics with the Union Jack flag, a ‘2,000,000 Basildon T...

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Average power of the 5,882 new 50hp+ tractors registered in the UK in first six months of this year was 180.7hp. This is the first time the figure has exceeded 180hp.This is the second successive sizeable year-on-year rise, reports the AEA. The average power from January to June 2022 of 166.2hp increased to 173.5hp in th...