Trade Shows & Global News

The latest agricultural industry news in one place. Below, you will find an up-to-date overview of articles and news reports from the agricultural sector, sourced from reputable industry publishers. Stay informed about the latest trends and market developments.

Smart Spraying technology on Fendt Rogator

AGCO Corporation, together with Bosch BASF Smart Farming, will integrate and commercialize “Smart Spraying technology” on Fendt Rogator sprayers. Onwards, the companies will jointly develop additional, new features.

In May 2021, AGCO and Bosch BASF Smart Farming started the first trials of Bosch BASF Smart Farm...

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Friday, 7 April 2023

New Holland presents Straddle TE6 tractor

New Holland introduces the new Straddle Tractor TE6 Range – TE6.120N and TE6.150N – multifunction tractors. The Straddle is specifically designed for narrow vineyards that require machines with an extreme manoeuvrability and compact dimensions.  

The Straddle Tractor range’s design is inspired by the Straddl...

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Thursday, 6 April 2023

Foxconn produces first Monarch MK-V

Hon Hai Technology Group (“Foxconn”) started production of the Monarch MK-V, fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractors, in Ohio (USA) with the initial five units rolling off the production line for delivery to customers. In June 2022, Foxconn signed a contract manufacturing agreement with Monarch Tractor (Zimen...

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Thursday, 6 April 2023

Electric drivetrains at Systems & Components

Electromobility is not only increasingly important on the road but also in the off-highway sector. The leading technology suppliers are consistently driving electrification with integrated system solutions. The full potential of mobile machinery and commercial vehicles will be on display at Systems & Components, which is...

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Wednesday, 5 April 2023

Samart cane harvesters go to Mauritius

Samart Kaset Yon, the Thailand based cane harvester manufacturer has appointed CH Trade as their commercial agent serving the Republic of Mauritius. CH Trade Importacao e Exportacao is a Brazilian company with head offices in São Paulo.

CH Trade CEO Carlos Coimbra commented; “Through our current business contact...

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Wednesday, 5 April 2023

John Deere sets new standards

For model year 2024, John Deere will take its tractor series to the next level, integrating the new G5 CommandCenter displays into all 6, 7, 8 and 9 series, while further enhancing driving comfort.

The new G5Plus CommandCenter includes documentation, data sync, JDLink connectivity, variable rate application, sectio...

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Tuesday, 4 April 2023

New Holland wins biogas industry awards

New Holland with its T6.180 Methane Power tractor and Bennamann’s “Energy Independent Net Zero Farming Circular Solution”, have won the Net Zero Circular Solution Award in the 2023 AD and Biogas Industry Awards at the World Biogas Expo in Birmingham, UK.

The awards, organized by ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion and ...

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Tuesday, 4 April 2023

Kubota tractors in Europe

Quoting precise figures is difficult but to the best of our knowledge Kubota accounted for around 9,200 of the approx. 147,000 new tractors registered in Europe (excludes UK and Ireland) last year.Homing in on France, Germany and Italy, Kubota accounted for roughly 5,700 of the 85,418 new tractors registered in these thr...

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Tuesday, 4 April 2023

All change for Merlo in Yorkshire

Hardwick Agricultural Engineers is the new Merlo dealer in Yorkshire. The appointment follows the decision by Murton-based Yorkshire Handlers, a Merlo dealer for 27 years, to relinquish the franchise.Located in North Yorkshire at Brompton-By-Sawdon between Pickering and Scarborough, Hardwick Agricultural Engineers, a fam...

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Tuesday, 4 April 2023

Mahindra clocked highest ever annual sale

Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector sold 33,622 new tractors in India during March 2023. Against the March 2022 sales with 28,112 units, this comes down to an increase of 20 percent. Sales for the full year to date including exports, ended up at 407,545 units or a 15 percent increase. The company never realized this resul...

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Monday, 3 April 2023

200 New Holland tractors for Tanzania

New Holland Agriculture partnered with EFTA (Equity for Tanzania) for the acquisition of 200 tractors to assist the mechanization of smallholder farmers. A ground-breaking collaboration between the brand and the leasing company regulated by the Bank of Tanzania, with the mission of financing equipment without collateral ...

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Sunday, 2 April 2023

Mitas adds two Agriterra 02 sizes

The Mitas Agriterra range of radial tyres for modern agricultural trailers, now includes two new sizes, the 620/40R22.5 and 620/75R26,  with the Agriterra 02 tread pattern. These are primarily designed for special agricultural machines and not exclusively for trailers. The impetus for both these new tyres is the demand ...

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Saturday, 1 April 2023

Who wants to buy an ugly vehicle?

For many years, the automotive industry has used lighting to strengthen brand recognition. They know that design matters. But how do you produce lighting that is tailored to your vehicle"

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TYRI has over 40 years of experience in the design and production of lighting. In recent years, the company ha...

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Friday, 31 March 2023

Krish-e Smart Kit improves fleet performance

The Krish-e Smart Kit (KSK) is an after-market smart device that provides farm equipment owners with detailed insights of their tractors and farm equipment. It works through GPS enabled time tracking and remote monitoring of various parameters from the comfort of a smart phone.

The Krish-e Smart Kit was developed b...

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Friday, 31 March 2023

Big three tractor markets down

The total number of new tractors registered in Europe last year (includes UK) fell by 9.6% to around 161,000 (178,000+ in 2021). The three main markets of France, Germany and Italy were all affected.In the largest market of France, the drop in the number of registrations was limited to -1.4% (34,857 units in 2022/35,357 ...

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Friday, 31 March 2023

Easy to use spreader terminal

Amazone says that the new AmaSpread 2 terminal provides users with simple menu navigation of the ZA-V Profis Control weigh cell fertiliser spreader.All spreading information is shown constantly on the 4.3-inch colour display, and all important functions, such as application rate and the position of the border spreading d...

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Thursday, 30 March 2023

Jan-Hendrik Mohr new CEO at Claas

The Claas Group shareholders’ committee has appointed Jan-Hendrik Mohr as the new CEO with effect from 1 April 2023. Incumbent CEO Thomas Böck decided to step down as CEO and to pursue new endeavors. Shareholders and the Group Executive Board have acknowledged this decision with deep regret. They were able to find an ...

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Thursday, 30 March 2023

Precision Planting wins Davidson Prize

AGCO brand “Precision Planting” won the Davidson Prize for its Radicle Agronomics solution for innovation and impact in agricultural systems. Radicle Agronomics provides professional growers with a fully automated soil laboratory and tools to make soil nutrient management more precise, effective, and efficient.

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Thursday, 30 March 2023

CNH Industrial to acquire Hemisphere

CNH Industrial has entered into an agreement to purchase Hemisphere GNSS (Hemisphere), a global leader in high-performance satellite positioning technology, currently owned by Unistrong, a company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China. Combined with the Raven brand’s capabilities, this development gives CNHi...

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Thursday, 30 March 2023

New Fendt dealer in Wales

Arwel’s Agri Services has taken on the Fendt franchise in south west Wales. The new dealer will primarily cover Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, and Pembrokeshire.Based near Lampeter in mid-Wales, the family run business also sells Krone, MDE, TSG slurry equipment, Cross slurry tankers, and Stewart trailers in a traditiona...

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Wednesday, 29 March 2023

Klaas Jan Bijker leads Zuidberg

Zuidberg Group of Companies has appointed Klaas Jan Bijker as its new Managing Director, effective from 20 February 2023. He succeeds Jeroen Zuidberg, who has decided to concentrate on Zuidberg’s long-term projects as a strategic advisor.

Jeroen Zuidberg: “Klaas Jan Bijker has held the position of Commercial Di...

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Wednesday, 29 March 2023

Global machine market to grow substantially

With the world’s population expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, there will be a greater demand for food, which will drive the need for agriculture machinery. According to a study of Transparency Market Research (TMR), the global ag machinery market stood at US$ 132.3 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach US$ 219...

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Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Titan Machinery reports positive results

Titan Machinery Inc., a major network of full-service Case-IH and New Holland agricultural and construction equipment stores, reported satisfying financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended January 31, 2023. Both revenues and profit increased significantly in the US, as well as on the internationa...

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Monday, 27 March 2023

New owner for Bredal

The Erhvervsinvest Group, which bought Bogballe in 2017, has now also acquired Bredal. The two well-known Danish fertiliser spreader manufacturers are to be merged.Bredal CEO Anders Bull Jensen and COO Torben Sørensen will become shareholders in the merged business and will continue in their current roles. The two men ...

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Monday, 27 March 2023

Faresin reveals high capacity mixer

Faresin Industries presents its new PF3 Leader 3-auger mixer wagon. The machine has been designed for large livestock farms from 1000 head upwards. A 3 vertical auger system with a unique mixing geometry, guarantees good feed structure.

Faresin has designed the machine with mixing tub volumes of 30 and 36 m3, from ...

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Friday, 24 March 2023