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.

Improve your ‘pulling power’ with an upgraded Case IH handler
Improve your ‘pulling power’ with an upgraded Case IH handler

Case IH has upgraded the 120hp 4-speed powershift models in its Farmlift range of telescopic loaders, with a focus on...

Pics: Irish buyers strong on ‘red’ and ‘blue’ but not ‘green’ at this month’s major auction in Cambridge
Pics: Irish buyers strong on ‘red’ and ‘blue’ but not ‘green’ at this month’s major auction in Cambridge

Cheffins’ sprawling second-hand equipment auction at Cambridge in England last week, on April 3, saw sales up 40% on last year. The...

A closer look at Kongskilde, as it enters the New Holland stable
A closer look at Kongskilde, as it enters the New Holland stable

Following the announcement made last October, New Holland – or rather its parent company CNH Industrial – recently completed its acquisition...

Prices: Monster on-site auction of UK farm machinery attracts Irish interest
Prices: Monster on-site auction of UK farm machinery attracts Irish interest

An on-site sale conducted by Cheffins (best known for its monthly Cambridge machinery auctions) in Lancashire, England last week saw over £1.6...

Protection system from newcomer SIP…results in a safer ‘snip’
Protection system from newcomer SIP…results in a safer ‘snip’

The latest batch of SIP mowers was recently launched onto the Irish market by its distributor Farmec Ireland. The machines,...

The front loader that puts everything ‘under your thumb’
The front loader that puts everything ‘under your thumb’

Front loader manufacturer MX’s new ‘e-Pilot‘ is claimed to be the only control system designed specifically for the rapid combination...

New Holland’s latest creation is just pure ‘gas’
New Holland’s latest creation is just pure ‘gas’

The development of New Holland’s 100% methane-powered tractor is making progress; the second-generation T6.180 ‘Methane Power‘ prototype has completed extensive...

Is this the ideal ‘no frills’ yard tractor for your farm?
Is this the ideal ‘no frills’ yard tractor for your farm?

Are you looking for a basic ‘jump-on-and-go’ tractor for yard-work? McCormick might just have the answer. Originally developed for other...

Revamped ‘mid-range’ tractors from New Holland
Revamped ‘mid-range’ tractors from New Holland

New Holland has “renewed” its mid-range tractors, with the recent launch of the T5 (Tier 4B) Series. Some of its smaller...

Could you win the tractor driving championship?
Could you win the tractor driving championship?

John Deere and Michelin are looking for Europe’s best tractor driver. The two companies are hosting the ‘European Drivers’ Championship’ in...

Grass breeding and short-rotation willow top the bill at AFBI forum
Grass breeding and short-rotation willow top the bill at AFBI forum

The Agri Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) hosted a recent National Trust Land Management Forum meeting at Loughgall, Co. Armagh....

Calling all ‘green-blooded’ fanatics: Did this John Deere gearbox pass you by?
Calling all ‘green-blooded’ fanatics: Did this John Deere gearbox pass you by?

Something that got lost amidst the excitement surrounding updates to John Deere’s 6R Series tractors, quite some time ago, was an upgrade...

Brand new ‘Interceptor’ arrives on the sprayer scene
Brand new ‘Interceptor’ arrives on the sprayer scene

Chafer – a manufacturer based in Lincolnshire, England – has launched a new self-propelled sprayer. The launch marks a return to...

Details ‘unfold’ of Berthoud’s latest sprayers
Details ‘unfold’ of Berthoud’s latest sprayers

Berthoud – a French firm that is known to many Irish tillage farmers – has launched new mounted and trailed...

Could this ‘compact’ shovel be kitted out to tackle any silage pit?
Could this ‘compact’ shovel be kitted out to tackle any silage pit?

Adding to the construction giant’s offering for farmers and agricultural contractors, Caterpillar has begun to showcase its recently-launched 918M wheeled...

Krone looks to Liebherr for muscle –  for its ‘mid-sized’ foragers
Krone looks to Liebherr for muscle – for its ‘mid-sized’ foragers

Krone’s Big X 700 and 770 self-propelled forage harvesters will be powered by Liebherr V8 engines from this season onwards. The...

Package of Pottinger upgrades for 2017 silage wagons
Package of Pottinger upgrades for 2017 silage wagons

Austrian company Pottinger, the world’s biggest manufacturer of self-loading silage wagons by some margin, has announced a package of new...

A closer look at McCormick’s big guns…new and old
A closer look at McCormick’s big guns…new and old

McCormick recently rolled out a package of upgrades for its X7.6 family of tractors, including the addition of a X7.690 model....