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Kubota Corporation, which is headquartered in Japan, is establishing new ‘Innovation Centres’ – one in Japan and another in Europe. These will encompass…
North American entity Solectrac is on a mission to garner support for its electric tractor. The so-called ‘eUtility‘ model costs about $40,000. The company…
Grimme has announced a 50:50 joint venture to develop and sell potato (and other root crop) machinery in India. Grimme will partner with Shaktiman…
Massey Ferguson is launching three new 3700 AL Series tractors. With 75hp, 85hp or 95hp, these models are designed for “working on hilly…
The ‘general business index’ across the farm machinery industry in Europe has “deteriorated significantly for the first time since the autumn”. That’s according…
580hp is the approximate average horsepower of a new self-propelled forage harvester (of all makes/brands, excluding Rostselmash and Gomselmash) sold around the globe. That’s…
Krone is now building approximately 320 BiG X self-propelled forage harvesters each year at its factory in Spelle, Germany. The total global market…
The new Chafer Defender self-propelled sprayer (pictured above), which offers “all the benefits of its larger cousin – the Interceptor – but with…
A report by German publisher/outlet Top Agrar suggests that the energy density of current-generation batteries is not suitable for use in higher-powered (electric) tractors.…
Sales of new (agricultural) tractors have recovered in the UK, after a troubled start to the year. Data from the UK-based AEA (Agricultural Engineers…
Mazzotti self-propelled sprayers will make their UK show debut under the John Deere banner at Cereals 2019 in Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire, in June.…
Outlet/publisher TechDirt reports that Minnesota may be the first US state to pass a so-called ‘right to repair’ law. According to the outlet, such legislation “takes…
The UK-based AEA (Agricultural Engineers Association) has elected a new president – namely Adrian Winnett (pictured above), managing director of Argo Tractors’ operations in the UK…
A 1968 Doe 130 (pictured above) sold for £71,000 (plus 5% commission; no VAT) at an auction on Saturday (April 27). The tractor…
Laois-based machinery dealership Bailey Machinery Sales (BMS) has just launched the Grizzly WrapMaster onto the Irish market – ahead of this year’s silage…
Last month (March) saw “mostly positive” numbers for sales of new agricultural tractors and combine harvesters in the US. However, total retail sales…
Cheffins, which claims to conduct the “largest monthly sale of second-hand tractors and agricultural machinery in the world”, has reported sales of over…
CEMA, the association of European (agricultural) machinery manufacturers, has said that the general business index across the industry is “positive, despite a slight…
