AG Salons & Nouvelles de la mécanisation

Exel Industries blames the persistently weak demand for agricultural equipment for the 19% fall in revenue to €229.2 million in the third quarter of its 2025-2026 fiscal year.Demand for crop sprayers (Exel brands include Tecnoma, Berthoud, Hardi, Evrard, Agrifac and Matrot) continues to be negatively affected by an un...

The redesigned frame and sections on the latest Elmer’s Manufacturing Super 7 stubble harrow is said to increase stability.Available in four widths: 21.3m, 27.4m, 33.5m and 39.6m, other improvements to the Canadian made range include an electronically set and hydraulically actuated depth control system. ...

The FWX mounted rotary cultivator from Dutch manufacturer Imants combines the capacity of a 6.0m rotary cultivator with the practical advantages of a mounted machine.Designed to mix, dig and consolidate the seedbed in one pass, the roughly 5.3t implement is derived from the firm’s trailed 38 FSX. Equipped with a 900mm ...

Built to tackle a wide range of jobs from tree planting and installing fence posts to constructing gates and foundations, the BTA 140 is Stihl’s first battery powered earth auger.Offering increased performance over the existing BT 131 petrol earth auger, the newcomer is said to combine high performance with the lower n...

Updates to the latest models of the Fendt Ideal include a greater separation area and a new straw and chaff spreader kit.Described as a more capable and cost-effective machine for UK and Irish conditions, removing all blanking plates from the Helix processor on the Ideal 8 and 9 and replacing them with finger separation ...

CTEK’s new RB3000 and RB4000 battery boosters are said to provide the performance needed to start heavy agricultural machinery that smaller jump starters simply cannot handle.A flat battery can bring farm operations to a standstill at the worst possible moment, and the new boosters are said to be particularly valuable ...

Requests from dealers and customers has prompted Kverneland to extend its product portfolio with a range of fixed and variable chamber round balers.Built at the Group’s Ravenna production facility in Italy, models include the new variable chamber Densus 7060 and 7090, the fixed chamber 6500F, and the FastBale non-stop ...

The pivoting headstock on the Top V 6520 C twin rotor rake allows it to follow the tractor when cornering and rake a central swath.The high centring force of the mechanical stabiliser struts also allow the rake to run smoothly without swaying from side to side, and prevent it from running forward when driving downhill. ...

AGCO reports net sales of US$2.6 billion for the second quarter of 2026; 1.0% lower than the same three months in 2025.Net sales for the Fendt, Massey Ferguson and Valtra parent company in the important Europe/Middle East region decreased 2.4% to US$1.73 billion during the three months (US$1.77 billion Q2 2025). Sales de...

German sprayer manufacturer Dammann is in advanced talks with a number of potential investors as it continues its ongoing restructuring in self-administration proceedings.Several parties are reportedly interested in Dammann, which generates annual revenues of around €35 million, and are keen to invest in the production...

58 years after being ceremonially handed over by company founder August Claas, the 200,000th Claas combine ever built, a 1968 Senator, has returned to active harvesting.When handed to Scottish farmer John Steven on 16 August 1968, the Senator marked a major milestone for Claas, which had doubled its total combine product...

CNH booked a turnover of US$4.8 billion in Q2 of 2026. This is 2% more than in the same three months last year. Net profit was down to US$141 million (US$217 million Q2 2025).The US$3.3 billion recorded by the company’s agricultural (Case IH, New Holland and Steyr) division is similar to the same three months in 2025. ...

Manitou revenue increased by 12% in the first six months of this year to €1.428 billion.Up from €1.275 billion in the first half of 2025, the increase follows buoyant Q2 revenue of €780 million; 15.6% higher than the same three months in 2025. Net income was also higher at €51 million (€33m in the first half of...

The 16,500l/min capacity of the Tornado AC160 pto-driven compressor is said to quickly clean even the largest of slurry hoses.Developed by Dutch manufacturer Schouten Machines to meet the increasing demand for faster emptying of larger diameter slurry hoses, both the compressor block and the oil cooler are mechanically d...

It is not yet available in the UK but the first units of the new battery powered Torion 537e Sinus telescopic wheel loader will soon be with European customers.Previewed at Agritechnica 2025, the battery-electric drive system replaces the diesel engine and hydrostat found in the otherwise identical Torion 537. ...

An integrated weighing system is one of two new options on Amazone’s ZG-TX combi spreader. The second is automatic spread rate regulation for lime.Providing accurate hopper fill level indication and simple offline spread rate regulation of lime and granular fertiliser, the integrated weighing system comprises two weigh...

The enhanced automatic levelling system is one of the main updates to the latest version of the AVR Spirit 9200i two-row trailed potato harvester.Standard on new cross roller (CR) and Varioweb (VW) variants, repositioning the new levelling cylinder on the chassis extends levelling on both sides of the harvester up to 4.5...

Kuhn will preview a semi-autonomous self-propelled mixer wagon at the Space livestock show in Rennes, France.Sharing some of its technology with the 2021-launched Aura autonomous mixer wagon, the new twin vertical auger Antea models will be available in capacities of 19, 22, 25 and 27m3. There will be 25 a...

AgVantage UK has taken on the Scanstone root crop machinery franchise in Yorkshire.Available from AgVantage’s Beverley depot, the new dealer will supply, service and support the complete range from the Scottish manufacturer, which includes destoners, bed formers, bed tillers, windrowers and toppers. To s...

Israeli mixer manufacturer RMH will unveil the Nexus, a fully electric and autonomous feeding robot at the French Innov Space show in September.Capable of performing all the operations traditionally carried out by a self-propelled mixer wagon, it loads, weighs, mixes, and distributes feed. Run time of the ...

Canadian tractor manufacturer Versatile is marking 60 years of tractor manufacture with an anniversary edition of the articulated 530, 580, 620 and DeltaTrack models.The 60th anniversary edition tractors come with a number of exclusive interior and exterior upgrades. The exterior includes a premium paint finish, unique h...

TAFE (Tractors and Farm Equipment) has commissioned a new Deutz engine production facility at its existing manufacturing plant in Alwar, India.The first-ever production and manufacturing joint venture between the two companies, under the licensing agreement, TAFE will manufacture Deutz-licensed 2.2-litre (50-75hp) and 2....

French startup Seederal has released a picture of its first in-house developed electric tractor.Looking very different to the earlier 160hp prototype based on a JCB Fastrac, the French company’s first in-house made electric tractor was assembled in a newly opened workshop in Guipavas (between Brest and Rennes). ...

The simpler and more robust driveline is one of the main talking points of the new Tersus 4000 flail choppers.A fixed driveline on the gearbox replaces a telescopic shaft previously used with side-shift on the out-going FRO versions. Other improvements include manual adjustment of the multi-vee belt drive; and the option...

New HSE data shows that 22 farm workers were killed on farms in England, Scotland and Wales in 2025/26.The highest number of fatalities in over a decade, the figures find that farm workers are seven times more likely to be killed than those in construction. Half of those killed were aged 65 and over, and 10% of all fata...