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Yokohama Off-Highway Tyres has added two new sizes to its Alliance Agri Star II radial tractor tyre range. The 800/70 R38 and 210/95 R18 bring the total number of sizes in the range to 89.Main features of all is the Stratified Layer Technology. Designed to increase traction and provide a significantly longer service life...

The Servo T 6000 semi-mounted reversible plough is now available with a new option that allows it to work both in the furrow and on-land.Switching between the two is done with a few quick steps. The hydraulic swing-out on-land beam link pushes the Servo’s frame outwards, and can be used with tractors with an outer widt...

That’s the weight of tyres Indian manufacturer BKT plans to make each year from 2026, when annual turnover is forecast to hit US$2.0 billion.BKT’s business has increased by 49% compared to the pre-pandemic period and expansion at the company’s prestigious Bhuj production plant in India will play a major role in inc...

Deere & Co worldwide net sales and revenues increased 32% to US$12.652 billion for the first three months (ended January 29) of its 2023 financial year. Net income was US$1.9 billion.The healthy demand for farm and construction equipment contributed to a 34% net sales gain and higher earnings.“Deere’s first-quarter p...

John Deere dealer Tallis Amos now has a new sales director and there is a new general manager at BAGMA. Other people on the move news this month includes a new director at Cheffins and BDC Systems has strengthened its sales network.Tallis Amos Group (TAG) has recruited Mark Smith as agricultural sales director (East). Ma...

Strong performance in the main markets of Europe, and North and South America, were behind the 13.6% increase in AGCO net sales last year to a record US12.7 billion (US$11.1b in 2021).This figure was boosted by a strong last three months of the year (net sales +23.6% to US$3.9 billion) compared to the fourth quarter of 2...

Compact wheel loaders made by Dutch firm Tobroco-Giant will soon be available with Case and New Holland branding in North America.The result of an agreement between CNH Industrial and Tobroco-Giant, the new models, which will initially span operating weights from 1.0t to 5.0t, will be unveiled at next month’s ConExpo c...

There are no details, but pictures are circulating social media of a Nexat gantry fitted with a slurry tank and injector. Described as the first CTF slurry tanker, some sources suggest that tank capacity could be as high as 30m³. All we can confirm at this stage is that it was developed and fitted by German manufacture...

Krone has developed two new versions of its 4.0m EasyCut F400 mower. The first, the EC F400 Fold, has no conditioner but a swathing auger. The second has a rigid cutterbar and integrated roller conditioner.Based on the EC F400 CV Fold, which won a silver medal at Agritechnica 2019, the EC F400 Fold is fitted with the sam...

With a diameter of 2.14m, the VF TractorMaster 900/60R42 weighs 450kg and has a load index of 189 (10.3t). It is the largest Continental tractor tyre so far.Developed specifically for 300hp+ tractors, the new size joins the five VF TractorMaster sizes released last year; 650/60R34; 650/65R42; 710/75R42; 650/65R34 and 710...

The Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy in Germany, recently hosted a hydrogen summit. Here, Fendt presented the prototype of its hydrogen tractor for the first time.

Agriculture and forestry are of central importance for the energy transition. This applies to the productio...

Trimble launches new advanced path planning technology. This software-based technology gives Trimble end users and equipment manufacturers the ability to optimize and automate the trajectory, speed and overall path design of industrial equipment to increase efficiency of work. Field tests with Horsch self-propelled spray...

After almost 70 years, the lineup of Case IH Steiger series tractors now includes six all-new high-powered models. The Steiger 425, 475, 525, 555, 595 and 645 tractors feature greater horsepower, as well as better cab comfort and AFS Connect data management technology to deliver efficiency and high-tech functionality in ...

BBLeap is an advanced crop protection technique, which only sprays at plant level where needed. Also it automatically adjusts the dosage per spraying unit, according to the boom movement speed when the machine makes a turning movement on the field. Hitherto the system was only available as retrofit on existing machines. ...

By launching the new EasyCut F 400 Fold and EasyCut F 400 CR, Krone adds two models to its range of 4m front mowers, suitable for working under all conditions and applications. The 4m front mowers present a further step towards implementing even larger working widths and area outputs with increased forage quality. 

Deere & Company reported net income of $1.959 billion for the first quarter ended January 29, 2023 compared with net income of $903 million, for the quarter ended January 30, 2022. Worldwide net sales and revenues increased 32 percent, to $12.652 billion, in the most recent quarter. Net sales were $11.402 billion for the...

Case IH launched the Magnum Black Limited Edition at the occasion celebration of 20 years of production of the model in Curitiba, Brazil. It is painted in special livery and equipped with dual wheel front and rear. This special model is available throughout the year in Brazil.

The exclusive 400 hp model has a diffe...

The Dutch manufacturer’s grassland maintenance machines (subsoilers, seeders and rolls) have long been available in the UK through importer Opico. Now Evers Agro, as it is officially known, feels the time is right to introduce its slurry injectors to the UK and Ireland.With three decades of slurry injector experience, ...

The Swedish manufacturer has acquired the full product range of inter-row cultivators made by the Danish manufacturer.Described as a perfect match to Väderstad’s current portfolio, initially, the TRV (3.0m to 9.0m) and TRV Swingking (12m and 18m) will be sold under the Thyregod brand and continue to be manufactured in...

A new painting process has given Amazone the confidence to provide its ZA-V and ZA-TS mounted fertiliser spreaders and ZG-TS bulk versions with a seven-year rust penetration guarantee.Fine-tuned during the last 12 months, the three-stage process comprises an initial ‘galvanising’ of the pre-cleaned metal to both rust...

Over £5 million-worth of tractors and machinery went under the hammer at this month’s Cambridge machinery sale.The most successful February auction for the last five years, highlights included a 2003 John Deere 9520 which sold for £90,500 and a Challenger MT875E made £72,000.The hammer fell on this Case Puma 240 CVX...

Manitou has partnered with European rental equipment company Kiloutou to swap the engine in a number of telehandlers for an electrification kit.Aimed at testing the technical and economic feasibility of electrifying telehandlers initially designed and marketed with diesel engines, the first phase of the one-year project ...

The brand-new Puma 260 CVXDrive will be making one of its first appearances in the UK at The West Country Farming & Machinery Show, courtesy of Case IH! Taking place on 22 February at Westpoint Arena Exeter, The West Country Farming & Machinery Show is a new FREE farming event for the South West.The Puma 260 CVXDrive (p...

Lemken has developed a solution that allows its VarioPack furrow presses to be quickly packed up and moved between fields.Designed for use with six-furrow or larger mounted and semi-mounted ploughs, the most noticeable feature of the company’s first furrow press transport system are the integrated wheels.Lemken says th...

Aimed primarily at users seeking compact dimensions, the three models (370, 410 and 450) are said to have a smaller ‘external’ footprint to other wagons with a similar capacity. Loading capacities range from 36m³ to 44m³ (DIN).Sitting below the 2019 launched Magnon 10 range, standard fitments on the smaller sibling...