AG Salons & Nouvelles de la mécanisation

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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...

Claas UK has opened its own Customer Experience Centre at its Saxham headquarters, part of a £25m investment in the site.In a prominent location near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Saxham Business Park has been the UK subsidiary’s base since original importer Manns purchased three acres of land in 1949.Saxham now houses th...

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It is 60 years since the tractor factory opened in Basildon, and to mark the occasion New Holland has made a special edition version of the T7.300. Only one unit will be produced. It will be on display at exhibitions throughout the rest of this year.Continuing a tradition that began with the Silver Jubilee 7810 in 1989 a...

Oxbo’s extensive portfolio of self-propelled machines includes a new one to harvest the berries needed to make one of the world’s most popular beverages.Well-known in north-west Europe for its self-propelled slurry and manure machines, and pea, bean, potato, spinach, sweet corn and blueberry harvesters, further south...

The Ką pasėsi trade fair in Lithuania awarded the new BEDNAR Matador MO 6000 seed drill best product at this year’s edition of the fair. Visitors could see the machine at the stand of Agrokoncerno technika UAB, BEDNAR importer for Lithuania.

“We are pleased that BEDNAR allowed us to test the new Matador MO se...

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Versatile Equipment has expanded its Bobcat patch to include Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire.This continues the recent expansion of the company’s Bobcat dealership in East Anglia and now into the East Midlands region, adding the three new counties to Norfolk and Suffolk that Versatile took over in the...

The start of construction in May 2022, was the starting shot for the new painting center at the Schwandorf site of HORSCH in Germany. On an area of 12,000 m2, the company has built a hall with modern technology for liquid and power coatings, thus meeting the environmental and capacity demands for today’s ag machines....

Pöttinger has simplified the calibration process on the latest Vitasem mechanical seed drills, and the 25 percent larger hopper helps to increase outputs.The wide hopper opening is said to provide an easy target when filling with big bags, and the wide platform provides a safe working environment. Available in working w...

Landini, historic tractor brand of the Argo Tractors group in Italy, celebrates its 140th anniversary this year. For this occasion, the company looks ahead and reaffirms its strategy and ambitions to consolidate its presence in the international market. Such as with the recently developed REX4 Full Hybrid tractor.

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Described as a high performance and attractively priced model, the Cataya 3000 (3.0m) Special EcoLine rounds off the lower end of the Amazone harrow-mounted seed drill range.Succeeding the long-standing AD 3000 Super, the last off which left the production line at the end of 2023, the large opening of the 650l seed hoppe...

Pöttinger VITASEM seed drills are available in working widths between 2.5 and 4.0 meters and can be teamed up with a choice of seedbed preparation machines. Varying site-specific conditions are covered by a wide range of equipment options. The upgraded VITASEM features a number of improvements.

The existing versat...

J Riley Agri, the sole importer of slurry tankers made by German manufacturer Kumm-Technik, is currently demonstrating a model from the KTR range. New to the UK, the KTR is available in capacities from 14 to 30m³.Michael Kumm built his first tanker after being unable to find a machine suitable for his German contracting...

The global agriculture sector faces the impacts of climate change and labor shortages. Robotics can help tackle these challenges by automating machines and supporting vertical farming. Substantial growth in this sector is underway, according to data and analytics company GlobalData.

Against this backdrop, the robot...

Dutch manufacturer Vredo is well known for its self-propelled VT Tracs. It is less well known that the muck and slurry application specialist is testing an amphibious prototype.Taking three years to develop, the waterlogged fields around the firm’s Dutch base are an ideal testing ground for what is called the VT Aqua 3...

Olive grower Roger Scapini from Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, has purchased the first New Holland Braud 11.90X Multi self-propelled harvester. It marks the beginning of mechanical harvesting of this type of crop in the country.

New Holland, in partnership with CPA Máquinas, delivered the first olive harvester in Br...

French manufacturer Steco-Ma has developed a self-propelled pea and bean harvester prototype.Called the SP-220, we do not know too much about it, but the blue and grey prototype is powered by a Volvo Penta 480hp motor. The threshing drum contains just two moving parts (thresher and stripper). This is said to reduce the p...