Trade Shows & Global News

The Rumex range of spot sprayers with artificial intelligence is going to be available in the UK from Opico. There are currently two mounted models, the RXF600 and RXF900 which will be launched at Cereals 2026 next week.The brainchild of Bavarian farmers, Michael Thier and Thomas Ulrich who needed a way to more precisely...

Crop mapping drone and satellite technology from Cultiwise has attracted the attention of Amazone. The two firms have announced a collaboration that will make it simpler for maps and data created using Cultiwise for crop protection, fertilising and sowing to be transferred to Amazone machines.Cultiwise contributes satell...

German sprayer maker Herbert Dammann has filed for insolvency and the Tostedt District Court has appointed a trustee. Based in Buxtehude, Lower Saxony the Dammann family business is primarily known for producing crop sprayers, especially large capacity trailed and self-propelled machines as well as airport equipment.The...

Krone is throwing its hat into the belt merger market for the first time with the Swativo T1040 Pro. The forage machinery maker points out that while rotary rakes excel particularly with grass and straw from cereal crops, mergers offer clear advantages with leafy and herbaceous crops such as alfalfa or clover.With a work...

Weaving Machinery’s new 12m Sabre tine drill is in the final assembly phase prior to its launch at the Cereals Event, taking place at Diddly Squat Farm, Oxfordshire from 10-11th June.Two years in development, the Sabre is the company’s first 12m drill and follows the principles of the company’s existing Sabre range...

Help me, help you… a line from the movie Jerry Maguire, is just as applicable to Kramp’s latest move to shake up the parts business. The firm has created an online parts shop for end users, but the sale is still carried out through your selected participating dealer.For the end user, this means that parts can be easi...

The snappily named UForce EVU6 Commercial is the latest battery powered UTV from CFMoto. The £14,999 electric side-by-side is powered by a permanent magnet synchronous motor helping the EVU6 produce instant torque and responsive acceleration.The vehicle features selectable two and four-wheel drive modes selected using t...

The Series 5 is a completely new for Zetor with three models; the 5100 (10hp), 5110 (113hp) and 5120 (122hp). As it continues to revamp and modernise it product range, the Czech firm is turning to the expertise of Turkish tractor maker Hattat for a replacement for the Proxima which ceased production two years ago.A proto...

Believed to be the biggest deal ever made at the Zweibrücken plant: 20 John Deere F9 500 forage harvesters went directly to German contractign business Köhl Harvest.It’s not every day you see a sight like this: John Deere sold 20 F9 500 forage harvesters directly from the factory to Köhl Harvest in Bavaria. Accordi...

The AT5 L is a new long wheelbase ATV from Segway Powersports. It is largely identical to the standard AT5 with its 39hp, 499cc DOHC fuel-injected engine and CVTech auto-transmission with selectable four-wheel drive and diff locks but measures 15cm longer. It also features electric power steering and is T3b compliant to ...

AllPro is the latest generation battery to come from Stihl for its range of professional tool range. Compatible with its existing AP battery system, for more than 80 tools ranging from chainsaws, con-saws and leaf blowers to name but a few.New battery technology allows improved power delivery, longer run times and extend...

At last week’s Balmoral Show, Quad-X launched a new sprayer for applying liquid fertiliser. Suitable for using with ATVs and UTVs it has a capacity of 700-litres and boom options of 4.0m, 6.0m, 8.0m and 10m fitted with suitable liquid fert nozzles.It has a galvanised chassis with flotation tyres on a tandem axle. The Q...

The GA7631 P is the latest twin rotor rake from Kuhn, but unlike the other models this is fully mounted. By making the 1,500kg machine mounted, Kuhn has been able to remove the axle and some of the cost of the 4.0m long machine.The working width of the new addition is 7.40m and has hydraulic width adjustment for creating...

Registration figures for April show the UK tractor market is still improving. The latest stats from the AEA show 1,105 tractors over 50hp were registered last month bringing the total for the first four months of 2026 to 4,097 units. This is an increase of 27.5% on the same period in 2025. This is almost 800 more tractor...

Manitou’s MLT 841 and 1041 models can now be equipped with an optional Smart Weigh System (SWS), that has been developed in-house by the French maker. Using a combination of six pressure sensors – there are two each in the main lift ram, compensation ram and headstock ram – it affords static and dynamic weighing th...

New Holland and Case IH are culling some of the low-volume selling T6 and Maxxum models later this month. There are a pair of four-cylinder models being dropped from the blue and red brands – the T6.165/Maxxum 135 and the T6.175/Maxxum 145.This rationalising of the range is due to low volume sales of the four models ac...

Quicke is introuding its next generation of on-board weighing with the the launch of Q-Companion 2.0. One of the biggest changes in is that it no longer needs implement calibration – attach the bucket or fork, tare the system and start weighing straight away. The live weight readings are procuded at any loader position...

Lined up on a former World War Two airfield in Lincolnshire was the machinery fleet of Aitken and Merry which was going under the hammer of auctioneer Brown & Co. Here is our pick of the lots which were on offer.Falling into the working classic camp was this John Deere 8400. The year 2000 tractor had clocked 7,970 hours ...

Six new extra large tyre sizes have been added to the VT-Tractor range for 38 to massive 46-inch diameter rims, expanding Bridgestone’s premium tyre offering. “Today, farmers operate larger, more powerful tractors and need tyres that can keep up – doing more and going further in demanding conditions,” said Andre...

Given the increases in fuel prices along with increasing machinery prices and other costs it was almost inevitable that contractor charges would increase for the 2026 season. The latest survey results from the British contractor association, the NAAC show just how much those increases have been, albeit based on a diesel ...

Shropshire based Hughes Agri Oswestry is the latest dealer to join the Kubota agricultural and ground care dealer network as it looks to strenghten its presence throughout the north of the county, and the north/mid-Wales border region.“We are pleased to welcome Hughes Agri into the Kubota dealer network as we continue ...

John Deere appears to be developing a new version of its popular Mannheim-built 6R range.Our German colleagues were able to source this prototype spy picture which suggests a new cab and bonnet design as well as integrated tyre pressure control system are in the works. Rumour has it that Deere is looking t...

Significant volumes of telehandlers were behind the 12.5% increase in Manitou European revenues in the first three months of this year to €553 million.“The excellent momentum observed is driven by our European markets, particularly with rental companies,” comments Michel Denis, president and CEO. Tot...

SMT GB has completed the acquisition of Kioti UK, bringing the distribution and technical support for the compact tractor and UTV brand onto British soil.Previously a subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Pols Group, Kioti UK will now leverage SMT GB’s domestic resources in a move designed to streamline the supply chain ...

Italian manufacturer Maschio Gaspardo turnover increased 12% last year to €390 million with a net profit of €11.2 million.“Delivering double-digit growth in a year when the entire sector contracted is the result of a long-term vision and the trust that our customers and partners place in the Maschio Gaspardo brand,...