Trade Shows & Global News

Precision technology has reached new heights with GPS-enabled drones now able to interact with Case IH AFS (Advanced Farming Systems) software, providing accurate and real-time intelligence to help make on-farm decisions.

The technology is called FieldXplorer, and it's just been launched in conjunction with Case IH...

DLG (German Agricultural Society) appointed Dr. Lothar Hövelmann as CEO of DLG e.V. and Freya von Czettritz as CEO of DLG-Holding GmbH. With the new dual leadership, DLG is confident to be well positioned for the future.

Dr. Hövelmann succeeds Dr. Reinhard Grandke, who earlier this year announced his decision to ...

New Holland North America is redefining its lineup of SP310F, SP370F and SP410F Guardian front boom sprayers, to feature new technological and precision capabilities. These sprayers integrate the advanced precision technologies from Raven with the high horsepower and large tanks.

"The advancements made to the Guar...

The Potato Europe trade fair, which took place on 7 and 8 September, at the Rittergut Bockerode Estate in Springe-Mittelrode near Hanover, Germany, has confirmed its role as the international venue for potato professionals after a hiatus due to the pandemic. With 8,000 visitors from 65 countries, the outdoor exhibition w...

Fendt is introducing a new combine harvester series in the up to 260 hp power segment, the Fendt Corus 500. Designed as an entry-level model for European farms that rely on self-mechanisation, the range comprises nine five-straw walker models with a working width of up to 7.60 m and two different grain tank sizes and unl...

Family-owned company Pöttinger from Austria has once again achieved record turnover in the financial year 2021/22. During another challenging business year (01 August 2021 to 31 July 2022), turnover increased by 25 percent to EUR 506 million.

This represents an increase of a staggering EUR 101 million and is by fa...

Brad Crews, President North America for CNH Industrial, is about to retire. Mr. Crews is a longstanding member of the company's Senior Leadership Team and is also the leader of the North American Agricultural Segment.  

During 2023, Brad Crews will focus on a new role, supporting Derek Neilson, President Agricultu...

Precision farming techniques and robotics are a perfect match. This is why Agrointelli has partnered up with a number of companies, who have specialized in precision agriculture. Now, French Vantage Atlantique Méditerranée (AM) is joining the Robotti team, being the fourth representative from the Trimble group.

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Case IH updates its AFS precision farming system AccuSync machine coordination, as well as productivity-boosting AFS Connect features. These provide sharing of real-time data between multiple machines and a seamless user experience enabling greater productivity.

With the introduction of AFS AccuSync, farmers will b...

Kubota releases a limited number of the LXe-261 compact electric tractor in Europe. The tractor will be made available for a long-term rental service for local municipalities in Europe starting in April 2023.

Kubota advocates carbon neutrality by 2050 in the Environmental Vision that it announced in 2021. As an ini...

Claas presents the new Corio stubble cracker for effective and efficient control of corn borers when harvesting corn and faster decomposition of the corn stubbles. Thanks to the integrated mulcher, one subsequent operation is saved, which saves fuel and human resources.

Combating the European corn borer requires a ...

Held in Can Tho, Vietnam last August, Agritechnica Asia Live, a 20-hectare outdoor event combining field demonstrations, exhibition and conference program, successfully concluded. The event attracted almost 4,000 farmers, traders, scientists and politicians.

Demonstrating solutions suitable for the local farming ne...

Krone launches two new forage harvesters in the high-end 980-1080 horsepower range. The two most recent members in the 680 and 1180 families,  the BiG X 980 and BiG X 1080, are available as of now. 

The German company introduces the new models in response to an increasing global demand in the 900hp to 1100hp segm...

The new simple and robust 5DF Keyline series from Deutz-Fahr consists of two models, 5070DF Keyline and 5080DF Keyline. These new tractors are suitable for any application in the vineyard, fruit orchard nursery and for protected crop farming.

Robust and simple to use, these tractors combine fuel efficiency with min...

New Holland Agriculture has gone into an agreement with Srisawad Corporation Public Company Limited ("SAWAD") to offer a retail finance program to the brand's customers in Thailand.

The finance program, to be fully operational from September 2022, will be staffed by SAWAD, which will work closely with CNH Industria...

Tire brand BKT becomes Title Sponsor of the United Rugby Championship (URC) until 2025 in the northern hemisphere of the world, and alongside Vodacom, the league's Title Partner in South Africa. The league will be known as the 'BKT United Rugby Championship'. The news follows on from the league's recent announcement that...

Trimble has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Bilberry, a French technology company specializing in selective spraying systems for sustainable farming. Combining the technology and strengths of both companies will enable the development of new selective spraying solutions for farmers worldwide.

The Board of Directors of Deere & Company elected Josh Jepsen, 44, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective September 16. Jepsen is succeeding Raj Kalathur, who will continue as President, John Deere Financial, and Chief Information Officer.

Jepsen has been with Deere for 23 years, havi...

Cummins Inc. and Buhler Industries Inc., tractor manufacturer under the Versatile brand, have signed a letter of intent and plans to integrate Cummins 15-liter hydrogen engines in Versatile's equipment. Thus, both companies contribute to decarbonization of the agriculture market.

Versatile is a longstanding manufac...

New Holland Agriculture North America and MacDon Industries announced the debut of their co-branded combine header, the FD2 FlexDraper. The new header featurins a unique float response, more header flex and ultimate cutting capacity. The FD2 FlexDraper can be mounted on any New Holland CR Series or CX Series combine.

Case IH and Raven Industries introduce the agriculture industry's first autonomous spreader: the Case IH Trident 5550 applicator with Raven Autonomy. Unveiled at Farm Progress Show 2022, this innovative solution delivers on customers' demands for autonomous equipment to help solve labor challenges and increase productivi...

With the launch of the seventh generation of the 700 Vario, Fendt brings a new ground up design and expands the power spectrum to up to 300 hp for versatile applications. The new engine, the optional 60-inch track width, FendtONE onboard and offboard and a new generation of the Fendt Cargo front loader distinguish the se...

With the striking paint work of this "MF 7718 S Ghost", distributor MSK Farm Machinery of Massey Ferguson in Japan, celebrates its 50th anniversary. At the same time, the company also takes the opportunity to celebrate the 175th anniversary of MF.

The MF 7718 S Ghost is the only tractor, painted in Candy Red Metall...

Titan introduces its newest Ultimate Flex Technology (UFT) at upcoming Farm Progress Show in the U.S. Initially available for sprayer applications, the latest innovation combines the elements of conventional, Increased Flexion (IF) and Very High Flexion (VF) tires, to create a universal solution. 

Titan UFT tires...

Claas and Trimble have jointly developed a new generation of GPS Pilot steering systems for Claas tractors, combine harvesters and forage harvesters. This is already available for the Claas Trion in combination with the new CEMIS 1200 terminal and is now being rolled out to other product areas and series such as Lexion, ...