In what was overall an excellent first day at the 2015 Midlands Machinery Show, Linclonshire based Agri-Linc had two extra reasons to be happy. In the Agri Machinery News sponsored best stand awards, they won Best Machinery stand and Best Overall stand awards. Judges were impressed with their overall presentation of the stand, which included […]
Archives for November 2015
Launch of Cultor RD Radial Agricultural Tyres Starts in 2016
Agricultural and industrial tyre brand Cultor will dramatically extend its range in the radial agricultural tyres segment. The Cultor RD tyre range is a substitution for Mitas RD and draws on the performance of Mitas RD, which are no longer included in the Mitas brand portfolio. MITAS a.s., which produces Cultor at its plants in […]
Scholarship winners enjoy Agritechnica Show experience thanks to support from Massey Ferguson
Massey Ferguson sponsored the visit of three young British agriculturalists to Agritechnica last week as part of the Oxford Farming Conference/Young DLG (German Agricultural Society) Scholar Exchange programme. Robert Yardley, Nicola Blowey and Jenni Thompson were welcomed onto the Massey Ferguson stand at the show by Campbell Scott, Director Marketing Services, Massey Ferguson Europe/Africa/Middle East. […]
20 New CLAAS Service Engineers Complete Their Studies
Twenty young CLAAS Service Engineers have started the next stage of their careers, having recently completed their four-year CLAAS Agricultural Technician Apprenticeship and been awarded their Graduation Certificates. CLAAS is the only UK agricultural machinery company to offer two training bases for its apprentices, both of which follow the same curriculum. Of the 20 new […]
Manterra Launches Unia Seedbed Cultivator
Yorkshire importer Manterra Ltd has further consolidated its partnership with Polish manufacturing giant, Unia, by launching its Atlas Seedbed Cultivator in the UK. The Atlas Seedbed Cultivator is available in a range of 3 to 10m widths and features semi-mounted axles, three levelling boards, a front roller, heavy rear duplex Crosskill roller, two rows of […]
Vaderstad Launch Biggest Tempo to date
Vaderstad have launched the Tempo L, a precision planter with a working width of up to 12.2 m. Despite the generous working width, the machine folds to a transport width of just 3 metres. The company says that due to a large fertiliser tank in combination with a very fast planting rate, the Tempo L […]
Blaney Agri Launch New Model Forager X10
Blaney Agri say their latest Forager X10 will become a farmers favorite, being easy on the back and the pocket, as well as saving hours of daily back breaking labour and reducing bale waste by around 20%. The new Forager X10 has been re-engineered and launched this autumn with a host of enhanced features, outperforming any […]
New Holland Introduces New Features and Upgrades to Precision Land Management Solutions
New Holland introduces new features and upgrades to its PLM Precision Land Management solutions that will help farmers and contractors increase their efficiency further. “Large scale farmers and contractors are constantly striving to increase their productivity and manage their operation as efficiently as possible,” says Sean Lennon, Head of Tractor and Precision Land Management Product […]
Valtra wins ´Golden Tractor for the Design 2016´ Award at Agritechnica
Valtra N174 Versu, a model of the brand new Valtra N Series, has won the renowned ´Golden Tractor for Design 2016´ award at the Agritechnica Show 2015. The selection from 17 tractor candidates was made by 23 independent agricultural journalists from the European trade magazines. “A modern, dynamic, compact and cool look” was the reason […]
New Holland T7.315 Tractor Wins ‘L Category’ Machine of the Year 2016
New Holland won a prestigious award at Agritechnica 2015. The brand new T7.315 tractor was crowned with the coveted “Machine of the Year” 2016 in the L category. The machine was rewarded for its technical innovation and the benefits it brings to customers, with selection criteria focusing on innovative features, performance, productivity, cost of operation, […]
New Mobile Nurse Tanks From Storth
Slurry handling specialist Storth has launched a range of mobile nurse tanks to aid the umbilical spreading of slurry and/or digestate in fields which are far from the farm or biogas plant. The new tanks are designed for efficiency of flow and personal safety. The use of mobile nurse tanks to aid umbilical spreading operations […]
CLAAS Win Combine Harvester ‘Machine of the Year’ Once Again
The ‘Machine of the Year’ title is awarded each year by a jury of 19 technical journalists from eight European countries, alternately at Agritechnica in Germany and SIMA in France. In all, agricultural innovations in 16 different categories receive awards. This year, CLAAS once again emerged victorious in the combine harvester category. The ‘Machine of […]
AGCO Dealer Launch New ‘App’
Thurlow Nunn Standen (TNS) have launched an App, available to download from the Apple Store, for used, ex hire and ex demo machinery. The App will allow users to set up an account to save your searches, save machinery information and search by make, type of equipment and budget. The AGCO Dealer says the App […]
New Round Baler from Pottinger
Pottinger say they have set a new standard in baler technology with the new Impress round baler.The Impress will be available as a fixed chamber baler, variable round baler and in combination with bale wrapper, each as a Master or Pro version. The new Liftup technology enables a natural flow of crop, so that the […]
Another Award for SeedEye
On Tuesday evening, Vaderstad received the prestigious prize “Machine of the Year 2015” in the category of electronics, for the innovation SeedEye. The prize was handed out at Agritechnica in Hanover. “I am incredibly happy about the prize and it is fantastic that we are as a company recognized for SeedEye” commented Crister Stark Chairman […]
Another New Product from Fliegl
The entire electronics of a modern tractor is dependent on hardware components and cable connections of good quality. Fliegl has therefore developed a new generation of plug connectors that are superior in durability and robustness. The in-cab camera connector, in-cab ISOBUS connector, the three-pole plug connector and the signal connector are plastic moulded with a […]
SAME Launch New Independent Front Tractor Suspension
SAME has launched a unique independent front tractor suspension system that increases stability and improves operator safety across most terrains, and is ideally suited to working in challenging terrain such as in vineyards and fruit orchards. ActiveDrive tractors utilise technology seen previously only on the company’s premium models but now with the addition of fully […]
Michelin and ROPA Receive Innovation Aaward at Agritechnica
Michelin and ROPA have been awarded the silver medal for innovation for their R-Soil Protect project by the organisers of Agritechnica 2015. The collaboration between Michelin and ROPA is a hydraulic three-axle chassis for harvesters which spreads the weight – more than 60 tonnes when fully loaded – preserving the soil and avoiding pressure imbalances […]
