Jim Breen

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Jim Breen is from a farming background. He studied Engineering in University College Dublin. He worked for agricultural media outlets and, most recently, was the mechanisation advisor for DAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs) and engineering programme manager at CAFRE (College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise). He now lives in Offaly.

‘Dealer stocks at high levels across machinery markets’
‘Dealer stocks at high levels across machinery markets’

CEMA, the association of European (agricultural) machinery manufacturers, has said that the general business index across the industry is “positive,...

Doe 130 expected to fetch £65,000 at major vintage/classic auction
Doe 130 expected to fetch £65,000 at major vintage/classic auction

What are being described as some of the “world’s most unusual classic and vintage tractors, cars, commerical vehicles and motorbikes”...

Europe-wide award for ‘high-tech slurry application system’
Europe-wide award for ‘high-tech slurry application system’

John Deere’s manure (slurry) sensing system has now been recognised by the European Land and Soil Management Award jury as...

Case unveils its ‘loader of the future’
Case unveils its ‘loader of the future’

Case Construction has unveiled a new methane-powered wheel loader ‘concept’ (pictured above); it was shown at this month’s Bauma exhibition...

Big change afoot for SIMA machinery show, but not all are happy
Big change afoot for SIMA machinery show, but not all are happy

The organisers of the well-known (French-based) SIMA show have announced that the next such event will be held during November...

Historic JCB bought by ‘Fastrac enthusiast’ from Northern Ireland
Historic JCB bought by ‘Fastrac enthusiast’ from Northern Ireland

On Wednesday, March 27, we brought you news that a prototype (pre-production) JCB Fastrac was sold at auction for £15,000 (plus...

New tractor sales slump continues in the UK, but why?
New tractor sales slump continues in the UK, but why?

New agricultural tractor registrations (over 50hp) in the UK in March were down (on a year-on-year basis) for the sixth...

‘World’s biggest manufacturer [by volume]’ sold 330,000 tractors last year
‘World’s biggest manufacturer [by volume]’ sold 330,000 tractors last year

The company that claims to be the world’s biggest tractor manufacturer (in terms of unit numbers) reports that it sold...

What makes the money in a modern machinery dealership?
What makes the money in a modern machinery dealership?

CLIMMAR – a network of farm machinery dealer organisations across much of Europe – compiles fascinating data, accruing from surveys...

US manufacturers meet Trump administration to combat China’s ‘unfair trade practices’
US manufacturers meet Trump administration to combat China’s ‘unfair trade practices’

In the US, high-profile figures from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) have paid a visit to the White House,...

New Claas test facility to ‘speed up harvester and tractor development’
New Claas test facility to ‘speed up harvester and tractor development’

Claas has opened a new test (evaluation) centre at its headquarters in Harsewinkel (Germany). The facility will play a pivotal...

Can this tractor camera make road junctions safer?
Can this tractor camera make road junctions safer?

Steyr’s Q-KMS camera system has been awarded a special accolade. The system is designed to eliminate blind-spots at road junctions...

ZF signs deal to acquire WABCO
ZF signs deal to acquire WABCO

ZF (ZF Friedrichshafen AG) – the well-known manufacturer of driveline components and transmissions – has entered into an agreement to...

Claas has built 150,000 tractors, since Renault Agriculture takeover
Claas has built 150,000 tractors, since Renault Agriculture takeover

Claas has manufactured over 150,000 tractors, since the takeover of French-based Renault Agriculture (Renault’s tractor division) in 2003. To celebrate...

Turnover at Horsch climbs to over €400 million
Turnover at Horsch climbs to over €400 million

Horsch – or Horsch Maschinen GmbH to use its full trading name – achieved a record turnover of €402 million...

Positive vibes for tillage machinery, but not all benefit
Positive vibes for tillage machinery, but not all benefit

The market for cultivation machinery showed a “clearly positive development” across Europe in 2018. Sales of fertiliser spreaders and seed...

JCB to invest £65 million in a new factory in India
JCB to invest £65 million in a new factory in India

JCB is to invest £65 million in a new plant in India, as the company prepares to celebrate 40 years...

Kverneland opens a huge new spare parts facility
Kverneland opens a huge new spare parts facility

Kverneland Group has opened a huge new spare parts logistics centre in Moselle, France. It will serve markets all over...