Trade Shows & Global News

The centre-block tread design on the FL 695 steel-belted radial trailer tyre from Indian multinational BKT is said to provide good stability in all summer and winter conditions.Also resulting in good self-cleaning properties both in the field and on the road, the FL 695 is currently available in four sizes: 600/55 R 26.5...

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Kuhn Farm Machinery has added a trio of wider models to its Prolander cultivator range; the 9000 (9.2m), 12000 (12.2m) and 14000 (14.2m). All three are suitable for controlled traffic systems.Aimed at users requiring a versatile and high output machine for a variety of soil conditions, like the smaller siblings in the ra...

Austrian tractor manufacturer Steyr is testing a hydrogen fuel cell-powered tractor based on an adapted version of a 4140 Expert CVT.A joint project between engineers at the CNH tractor plant in St. Valentin and the TU University in Vienna, the diesel block in the FCtrac, as it is called, has been swapped for a 14kWh hig...

With a working width of 13.34m and a power requirement of around 55hp, the 12-rotor C 1340 is the new top model in the Krone Vendro rotary tedder range.The working width of the 12 x 1.5m diameter OptiTurn rotors (each with six tine arms) is 24cm wider than the KWT 1300 model it succeeds, and the new Vendro flagship comes...

The growing popularity of wholecrop cereals for livestock and a food source for anaerobic digesters has led Claas to add a new auger-based merging system and introduce some other grouping options as it rejigs its Disco butterfly mower range.The Disco 9300 Direct Swather replaces the conditioner with an auger that can be ...

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Czech manufacturer SMS has added reversible ploughs to the portfolio. Called the Infinite, there are four models from 4-6 furrows. Recommended tractor power is from 190 to 215hp.Suitable for both sandy and clay soils, standard equipment includes a hydraulic cylinder with automated turning unit. The plough bodies are shea...

The Alpego Inversa stone-burier is said to be capable of creating a friable seedbed in even the stoniest soils.Based on the Italian manufacturer’s rotary tiller, or ‘rotovator’ range there are three versions of the Inversa. The 2.5-3.0m IG range for tractors from 90-170hp and 3.0-4.0m IZ variants rated for 140hp to...

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Pöttinger has unleashed a plethora of new grass kit ahead of next season including new non-conditioner triples and a front mower with a side-shift function to maximise the working width on straights and prevent leaving uncut strips in curves.This Opticurve steering feature is on the new Novacat F3100 front mower. An opt...

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The Jagoda Zusa 3 in row hoe dispenses with high-tech. To do this, it needs passengers to guide the hoeing elements in a row around the crops.Watch our test video to find out more (and don’t forget to click on the subtitles button on the bottom right hand of the video to read what we’re saying)…For more up-to-date ...

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While Güttler’s SuperMaxx might primarily have been designed as a spring-tine cultivator, importer Wox Agri has adapted it to work as a stand-alone seed-drill. With up to seven rows of tines, seed spacings of 12.5cm are possible without compromising trash flow even in damp stubbles blanketed by chopped straw, accordi...

Developed by Yorkshire farmer Philip Bramley, the Zone seed drill has been designed as a modular build to allow purchasers to configure their seeding set-up in a number of different ‘zones’.Effectively based around five box-section toolbars, users can go for a bank of straight cutting discs up front or dive straight ...

Best known for its bale unrollers and feed-out wagons, Hustler also builds a small line-up of mounted sprayers. Equipped with either 900- or 1,150litre tanks and 8.0m or 12m booms, they’re firmly targeted at the grassland market.The New Zealand manufacturer keeps things simple with a choice of only three- or five secti...

In its first ever foray down the crop establishment path, Grange Machinery unveiled its new Tine-Drill Toolbar at Cereals. Slightly more than the toolbar that the name suggests, it’s a complete drilling rig all bar the inclusion of a seed hopper – the Yorkshire-based company leaves customers to select their preferred...

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At Cereals this week, Chafer gave an update on the One Smart Spray project, in which it is a partner with Bosch, BASF Digital Farming and Rothamsted Research. The consortium is halfway through a three-year project that will develop the use of precision farming technology and artificial intelligence to help target blackgr...