Agritechnica

Further postponement of Agritechnica due to Covid-19 restrictions

Further postponement of Agritechnica due to Covid-19 restrictions

DLG (German agricultural society) has today (Monday December 13) announced that Agritechnica 2022 will not take place next spring as...

December 13, 2021
Agritechnica innovation awards favour automation and soil preservation

Agritechnica innovation awards favour automation and soil preservation

The DLG (German Agricultural Society) has just announced the winners of the 2021 Agritechnica Innovation Awards. Altogether there were 164...

December 7, 2021
Agritechnica takes to the virtual road with new UK event

Agritechnica takes to the virtual road with new UK event

The DLG (the German Agricultural Society), organisers of the world’s largest agricultural machinery exhibition – Agritechnica – has launched a...

November 22, 2021
Agritechnica postponed until March 2022

Agritechnica postponed until March 2022

The DLG (German Agricultural Society) has decided to postpone the Agritechnica exhibition until March 2022. The DLG said this morning...

March 29, 2021
‘Concept’ controls point to interior of next-generation farm machinery

‘Concept’ controls point to interior of next-generation farm machinery

Preh – a German company – showcased a concept of a new, “innovative” driver’s workstation (in-cab controls) at last month’s...

December 22, 2017
911hp on tap: New flagship forager from New Holland

911hp on tap: New flagship forager from New Holland

New Holland has pushed its ceiling with its latest self-propelled forager; the new FR920 has a 911hp, 20L FPT engine under the...

November 27, 2017
Deutz-Fahr muscles in…with new, ‘limited-edition’ monsters

Deutz-Fahr muscles in…with new, ‘limited-edition’ monsters

Since 2015, black-liveried ‘special-edition’ Warrior models have been part of Deutz-Fahr’s tractor line-up. At last week’s Agritechnica show, the manufacturer...

November 24, 2017
Revamped combine from Deutz-Fahr; is it a contender?

Revamped combine from Deutz-Fahr; is it a contender?

C9000 Series combine harvesters were launched more than four years ago. Now, Deutz-Fahr has revamped its five and six-walker machines;...

November 23, 2017
Foragers get ‘track’ treatment; but with a clever twist

Foragers get ‘track’ treatment; but with a clever twist

In equipping its Jaguar with Terra Trac, Claas says that it is the first manufacturer to offer a factory-fitted, integrated...

November 23, 2017
The ultimate ‘go-anywhere’ solution: A baler with ‘driven’ wheels

The ultimate ‘go-anywhere’ solution: A baler with ‘driven’ wheels

Austrian company Goweil, which has some machines working here in Ireland, launched an interesting wheel drive system for its round...

November 22, 2017
Vital stats: World’s biggest machinery showcase…in numbers

Vital stats: World’s biggest machinery showcase…in numbers

The figures have been totted up; the Agritechnica bean counters have been busy. The final tally shows that 2,803 exhibitors from...

November 22, 2017
Fancy a new, old-school ‘Steyr’…with a twist?

Fancy a new, old-school ‘Steyr’…with a twist?

Have you a hankering for an old-school, square-cut Steyr? If so, maybe a Turkish tractor maker – Basak – has...

November 22, 2017
Pics: Check out this new ‘Claas’ telehandler – courtesy of Liebherr

Pics: Check out this new ‘Claas’ telehandler – courtesy of Liebherr

Claas had plenty to shout about at last week’s Agritechnica show in Germany; it launched new telehandlers and loading shovels...

November 21, 2017
Here’s a shock: 100 cows on a single charge…of electricity

Here’s a shock: 100 cows on a single charge…of electricity

Among the more innovative diet feeders (mixer wagons) at last week’s giant Agritechnica show was an all-electric, self-propelled machine from...

November 21, 2017
Who said that articulated tractors are a thing of the past?

Who said that articulated tractors are a thing of the past?

Kirovets – a Russian brand of tractors – was among a plethora of ‘foreign’ manufacturers at the recent Agritechnica show. The...

November 20, 2017
JCB brings beefed-up, pivot-steer telehandler to Agritechnica

JCB brings beefed-up, pivot-steer telehandler to Agritechnica

There was plenty of news on the materials handling front at Agritechnica 2017, including the arrival of JCB’s TM420 (above)....

November 20, 2017
Prototype: Belarus unleashes a brute at Agritechnica 2017

Prototype: Belarus unleashes a brute at Agritechnica 2017

Belarus has wheeled out an imposing prototype tractor (above) at this year’s Agritechnica show. With 466hp under the hood –...

November 19, 2017
Deutz-Fahr’s beefy ‘4s’ reach up to 171hp at Agritechnica 2017

Deutz-Fahr’s beefy ‘4s’ reach up to 171hp at Agritechnica 2017

Deutz-Fahr took the wraps off three new four-cylinder tractors at Agritechnica 2017. These new models join the existing 6 Series, six-cylinder...

November 19, 2017