Trade Shows & Global News

Kuhn’s Tineliner and Rowliner mechanical weeders will debut at next month’s Cereals 2024.Previewed at Agritechnica, the Tineliner and Rowliner offer another option to reduce chemical usage while controlling weeds. The Tineliner range has three models – 6.0m, 9.0m and 12m – and is constructed from 1.5m sections wi...

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G T Bunning and Sons recently launched trailer range will make its Scottish debut at this year’s Royal Highland Show.Following its LAMMA launch earlier this year, the new four-model range (14t-20t) is built at Bunning’s factory at Gressenhall in Norfolk. Bunning built its first trailer in 1963 but paused production i...

The Kuhn Group blames economic and political uncertainties for the 19% drop in net sales in the first three months of this year to approx. £312 million (CHF357m). In the same January to March 2023 the figure was closer to £385 million (CHF440m).Demand for agricultural machinery continued to decline in the first three m...

Dutch mixer wagon and silage block cutter manufacturer Trioliet has installed a new powder coating installation at its production site in Oldenzaal.Swapping the previous gas oven for an infra-red version, the nifty bit is that a specially developed coating allows the second layer to be applied immediately after the first...

Pöttinger has added three new functions to its Harvest Assist app to further optimise the grass silage process and boost performance.The first allows the baler operator to enter the number of bales made in each field. This allows drivers of the collection vehicles to see how many need to be collected. If there are sever...

42,824 new tractors were registered in North America from January to March this year. This number is down 13% on the same three months in 2022.Data compiled by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) confirms that all power categories were affected, including the important compact tractor market: down 17% in the...

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Designed for road going trailers and slurry tankers, BKT reckons that the Powertrailer SR 331 all steel radial is the tyre novelty the agricultural world has been waiting for.Exceeding the firm’s expectations in terms of its road performance, the Powertrailer is claimed to provide good flotation properties. The all-ste...

Kubota (UK) has appointed Gary Walsh as agricultural and groundcare dealer manager for Ireland.Gary has considerable experience working in the sector, both at manufacturer and dealer level. After leaving school, he embarked on a career as a technician following completion of a four-year apprenticeship in Ireland.He has b...

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Evers is the latest company to develop a bespoke machine for the Nexat self-propelled gantry. The Dutch slurry specialist has fitted the CTF vehicle with a specially-made Agro Toric NX 1400 injector.With a working width of 14m, this is the widest Toric so far from Evers. Described as a high-output CTF system for large fi...

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Kverneland Group UK has added the 5387MT and 5395MT to its butterfly mower conditioner range. Fitting between the existing 5087MT and 53100MT Vario, the two newcomers can both be fitted with BX swath groupers.Based on the 3300-series mower platform, the fixed cutting widths of the new models is 8.75m and 9.5m respectivel...

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Amazone has added a 6.0m model to its trailed Precea precision air seeder range. The new width joins the 9.0m (9000-TCC) and 12m (12000-TCC) versions launched at Agritechnica.The Precea 6000-TCC is available with a central seed delivery system supplied from an 850l hopper, or individual 70l hoppers on each seeding unit. ...

Väderstad has increased the hopper capacity by more than 40% on the latest versions of its BioDrill seeding unit for the Rapid 300-400C/S.Hopper capacity is up from 200 to 300l on the BioDrill for the 3.0m Rapid and from 280 to 400l on the 4.0m version, and the two units are now equipped as standard with two level senso...

Realising it needed a 114-134hp powershift, the SDF engineers have pulled off a blinder – they used the tried and trusted inhouse CVT and added some steps thus creating the new 6C RV Shift. We find out what it is like to drive and who it is aimed at with our first look.With the launch of its new 114ph – 136hp 6C trac...

The Czech tractor manufacturer unveiled the prototype of a four-pot 6-series tractor at last week’s Techagro farm machinery show.Last autumn, Zetor hinted it was close to launching its most powerful four-cylinder range to date and a Deutz-powered line up that would peak at 170hp (see link).The full details have yet to ...

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The reworked cab on the latest version of Dieci’s Agri Pivot T80 articulated handler provides more legroom. The instrument panel is also new as are the 7” display and armrest mounted joystick.The brand’s first electric telehandler enjoyed most of the attention on the Dieci stand at last November’s Agritechnica; a...