AG Salons & Nouvelles de la mécanisation

Agxeed has set an autonomous world drilling record with a Kongskilde combination that drilled 30.7ha (76 acres) in 14 hours.Who would have thought just a few years ago that autonomous vehicles would be setting world records. This one was established across four heavy clay fields at Agden Green farm near Cambridge, with a...

AGCO releases the Massey Ferguson SB.1436DB small square baler. Producing two rows of bales per field pass doubles output of a single baler that produces 14-by-18-inch bales, this revolutionary baler delivers greater field performance, superior bale consistency and tremendous uptime to help commercial hay producers meet ...

News has reached us that British manufacturer Househam Sprayers faces an uncertain future after calling in the administrators.Sandy Kinninmonth and James Prior of FRP Advisory have been appointed as joint administrators for the stricken Woodhall Spa-based company. The administrators are said to be assessing the options f...

Same Deutz-Fahr (SDF) is to supply Massey Ferguson with a range of low-mid horsepower tractors.The result of a supply agreement between Massey parent company AGCO, and the Italian SDF Group, the AGCO press release states that the maximum power of the new offerings will be 85hp, although this is a tad lower in the officia...

Beginning mid-year 2025, tractor manufacturer SDF will produce proprietary tractors with up to 85 horsepower for most global markets. “AGCO and Massey Ferguson’s Farmer-First approach is centered on creating a consistently exceptional experience for our farmers,” said Luis Felli, Senior Vice President and General M...

With the growing demand for four-cylinder models, Claas is launching a new top-of-the-range model in the Arion range. This tractor meets applications ranging from tillage, drilling and general cultivation work to yard work with or without front loader, transport operations and municipal work.

The new model features...

The new Axos 3 series is fresh from the ground up. Envisaged as an all-rounder for the traditional mixed family farm, a four-model range runs from the Axos 3.95 (93hp) to the Axos 3.120 (120hp), continuing the implementation of Claas’s new numbering system introduced with the Xerion 12.Although unique to Claas, Axos 3 ...

Claas has expanded its Arion 500 range with the addition of the new Arion 570 Cmatic which becomes its most powerful four-pot model to date.The 180hp tractor, and it is always 180hp without any boost facility, uses a similar 4.5-litre, four-cylinder DPS engine as its lower-powered siblings but with different injectors, f...

CNH Industrial agricultural (includes Case IH, New Holland and Steyr) equipment net sales of US$14 billion in 2024 were 22% lower than the US$18.1 billion in 2023. The fall is due to lower industry demand.Following a subdued first nine months, there was no upturn in the final three months of last year with ag net sales d...

Heinrich Wilking has been appointed division manager at DLG TestService and Raphael Korte as test engineer, both roles that will support the growing test area of homologation. Sven Bümmerstede is appointed Sales & Business Development Manager and is responsible for the sales and strategic development of the test center....

The exterior styling is not the only update to the Rostselmash 1370 unveiled at Agrosalon, recently. The 366hp Cummins QSL9 in the previous 1000 series flagship has been swapped for a Russian made block.The slightly more powerful (371hp) 9.0l six-pot Russian Kamaz 689 Stage IIIa engine is mated to the same 16fx9r full po...

“AGCO delivered strong fourth quarter results with an adjusted operating margin of 9.9%, even with challenging market dynamics and aggressive production cuts,” said Eric Hansotia, AGCO’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We cut our production hours 33% in the fourth quarter and ended the year with...

Today, round balers have gate and speed automation, which automates stopping the tractor when the bale is full sized, wrapping and ejecting the bale. The addition of weave automation allows less reliance on the operator skill to make a uniformed bale.

"Gone are the days where operators must weave a tractor during t...

Krone has developed a clamp for its VariPack and VariPack Plus balers to prevent bales from rolling down slopes.The speedy ejection of a bale is viewed as a big plus of the VariPack. The drawback is that bales can roll away when the tailgate is opened on a slope. The hydraulically operated clamp is designed to prevent th...

Väderstad says that when planting in certain conditions, there is a risk that the soil surface becomes too smooth, increasing the risk of erosion or capping following heavy rain.Enter the ProDrain, an additional disc mounted outside the ordinary closing wheels, prevents this by disturbing the soil surface between the ro...

Braking up crusts without effort. The Starliner rotary hoe is a mechanical weeding tool that uproots young weeds present in crops. Equipped with rotating stars, it eliminates crusts and crumbles the earth, thus improving aeration and mineralization of the soil. Suitable for winter and spring crops such as cereals, corn a...

Modularity, weight optimization and precise spacing of the seed were at the forefront of the revision of the seeding unit. The parallelogram, which guides the single-row seeding unit in depth, is now made of hardened cast aluminum. The lower weight combined with increased rigidity ensures improved adaptation to the groun...

George Browns is adding Deutz-Fahr to its list of farm equipment franchises. The family business will offer the brand across three branches spanning an area from London to Birmingham.The move is designed to expand its product offering to match the needs of large-scale arable farmers and contractors who operate high-outpu...

This decorative 4CX is the one millionth JCB backhoe loader to leave the line.Decorated in graffiti art by London-based artist and illustrator Dave Smith, it was presented to Lord Bamford at the celebratory event to mark the backhoe milestone. “I am the only person in the business now who can remember th...

VariPack machines are known for their high baling density and throughput. The fast bale ejection is a key feature, whereby the tailgate is opened and closed in less than five seconds. There is a disadvantage on slopes, however, if the bales roll away from the bale chamber out of control immediately after the baling proce...

"Farmers around the world can make a confident choice to bring Shaktiman"s farm equipment onto their farms, safe in the knowledge that they"ll always have access to a dedicated global service network supplemented by genuine spare parts," says Ashwin Gohil, Chairman of Shaktiman.

"Investing in ag machinery is a big ...

"This expansion underscores our commitment to innovation and sustainability," says Guillaume Hulin, Managing Director, Kverneland Group Les Landes-Genusson. "By increasing capacity and modernizing operations, we"re ensuring KVG LLG continues to provide efficient and environmentally responsible solutions to farmers worldw...

The Seed Hawk 600-900C is a highly versatile no-till seed drill designed to meet the demands of modern agriculture. Available in working widths of 6, 8 and 9 metres, it offers farmers the flexibility to adapt to different field sizes and soil conditions. Its standout feature is the tine coulter system, which creates a cl...

Stafford-based Boss Off-Road Vehicles (ORV) is the new UK and Ireland distributor for Yanmar agricultural equipment.The new distributor will use Yanmar Turkey Marine to manage sales and distribution of the Yanmar range, the initial focus being with compact tractors (22-60hp) for the UK and Irish markets. �...

By Doug Schmuland, senior director & global OEM coordinator at Topcon Agriculture

Over the past two decades, precision agriculture has become an indispensable ally to farmers, cutting costs and increasing yields, benefiting to farms of all crop types and sizes, with the market evolving to offer solutions tailored t...