Trade Shows & Global News

Czech company Rozmital had an array of grassland kit on its stand at LAMMA this week. Perhaps the most striking was this unusual-looking trailed single rotor rake. With a working width of 4.9m, it has apparently been designed for smaller tractors that might not have the lift capacity to handle a machine such size or the ...

8,791 new 50hp+ agricultural tractors were registered in the UK in 2025 – 14% fewer than in 2024, and the lowest figure since AEA began monitoring registrations in the 1960s.Almost all power bands saw a decline in registrations but the biggest falls were at the top end of the power range. The number of 240hp+ tractors ...

After three years of sharp decline, the Italian tractor, telehandler and trailer markets showed signs of a recovery last year.FederUnacoma figures show that the tractor market grew by 13.7% to 17,573 units, a sizeable increase on the all-time low of 15,450 units in 2024. Registrations were sluggish in the first six month...

Russells has expanded its Manitou area with responsibility for the former Farmstar Marr and Brigg territory.The newly acquired patch extends from North Sheffield eastwards through South Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire to Grimsby, covering key agricultural centres including Barnsley, Doncaster, Gainsborough and Brigg,...

Following its acquisition of WRAG post-drivers in March last year, Kidd Farm Machinery has added the Bushpig wire unroller to its portfolio at LAMMA today.As a front linkage mounted machine it can carry up to 1000m of standard stocknet or 400m of deer fence. Every imaginable function is controlled hydraulically from wire...

Brough-based South Cave Tractors is the first Mercedes-Benz Trucks Unimog dealer in the UK to be awarded official Unimog partner status, a prestigious accolade held by only a handful of dealers worldwide.The rigorous accreditation process includes an on-site audit to assess showroom and workshop facilities, plus technica...

GB Tyres now distributes the full Alliance agricultural and forestry tyre portfolio across the UK via its agricultural brand, Nordic Tyres.The result of a distribution agreement between the two companies, Graham Hutchison, commercial director at GB Tyres, says that this partnership represents a major step forward for Nor...

The new AS3000 Series from Agrispread is designed to deliver wider spreading widths, higher application rates per hectare and faster working speeds.Its rear twin hydraulic folding conveyor feed twin disc spreader can achieve increased spread widths of up to 48m for urea, over 52m for mineral granular fertilisers and up t...

Visitors to the Abbey Machinery stand at next week’s LAMMA will be able to learn more about the company’s expanding industrial range.This includes bespoke engineering solutions for waste handling, bioenergy, and municipal applications — showcasing the company’s growing expertise and innovation beyond the agricult...

Latest technologies on the Alvan Blanch stand at LAMMA include a DF dryer which can be supplied in mobile format for transporting between stores.The company will also show a vertical dust extraction system to allow for ease of installation within existing buildings. There will be a live demonstration of th...

The King Cobra from Storth Machinery is a high-performance chopper slurry pump built for the toughest conditions.Its galvanised heavy-duty frame and powerful chopping mechanism are designed to handle thick, fibrous slurries with ease, reducing blockages and improving efficiency. Paired with the Jetter, it forms a hydraul...

Spread-a-Bale’s first ever dual function machine heading to LAMMA has a new head which combines feeding forage and straw spreading.Called the Combi-Bale, the system’s side mounted design is based on Spread-a-Bale’s HR straw spreading machine which features a head with one single horizontal rotor and the addition of...

Merlo UK has made significant changes to its agricultural dealer network to strengthen its presence across large parts of the East, Southeast and Midlands.The changes see Farmstar and Ernest Doe take on the Merlo ag franchise and Turney Group has been given a larger area. All three new appointments officially commence on...

Set to make its UK debut at LAMMA, the CowToilet offers a practical way for dairy farmers to reduce ammonia emissions by up to a third.Developed by Dutch company Hanskamp, it collects urine directly from under the cow’s tail before it mixes with solid manure. Integrating into a free-access out-of-parlour feeding statio...

A couple of the numerous innovations planned by Knight Farm Machinery at LAMMA next week include revised trailed and self-propelled sprayer ranges.The company will also show new technology for dealing with residual chemical remaining in a sprayer once work is complete, to minimise risk to crops, operators and the public....

Two of Merlo’s most popular compact telehandlers – the TF27.6 and TF30.7 – will take centre stage at LAMMA 2026. There will also be a TF35.7 CS 140 in a bespoke livery, and the SM30, the first Merlo telehandler, will be on the stand.With a 3.5t lift capacity and 7m lift height, the bespoke TF35.7 CS 140 is powered ...

Dutch manufacturer Trioliet has started New Year with the opening of a new parts distribution centre in Birmingham.Brought about by the continued growth of the company’s business in the UK and the increasing demand for spare parts, Carousel now handles the storage, packaging and dispatch of machine parts orders to Trio...

Shelbourne Reynolds will launch the 4000 Series trimmer range at LAMMA in January.Built on the company’s previous 400 Series, it has a new control system and new four-point stabiliser system designed to make the machine easier to mount on the tractor and to use. A new fully electronic proportional joysti...

Weichai Lovol reckons to account for 30% of the approx. 370,000 new tractors sold in China in 2025. Now it is pinning its hopes on new Stage V tractor ranges to grow its European business.The second generation 240hp P7240 on the stand at Agritechnica is nearly finished. Previewed as a prototype at the same German show in...

The Indian tractor manufacturer used Agritechnica to outline ambitious plans to become the global leader in sub-100hp tractors.Most of the tractor talk at Agritechnica was about new high-HP models from the major players. At the opposite end of the power scale, TAFE (Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd) was keener to focus on...

After an absence of 10 years, Chinese manufacturer Zoomlion returned to this year’s edition of Agritechnica with lots of innovative technology and big plans for Europe.The Chinese company had the same big plans a decade ago at Agritechnica 2015, although present day management concedes is was simply not ready for the b...

McHale has added a range-topping model to its centre delivery rake offering, the R80-90, which has a working width of 8.0m to 9.0m.It offers rotor height adjustment, tine arm cam adjustment, hydraulic width control and individual rotor lift as standard for clean gathering of crop to the swath. The pivoting headstock coup...

A hydraulic axle and electric steering in place of forced hydraulics are two new options for Hi-Spec Engineering’s tandem and tridem axle Kompactor trailers and slurry tankers.The hydraulic axle helps ensure that the trailer or tanker weight is more evenly spread across all the axles, helping to minimise soil compactio...

The SF18HS Super Suffolk silage trailer on the Richard Western stand at LAMMA next month will feature a new double flip sheet development, for full chopped material retention.The hydraulically-operated two-piece design uses a double-acting supply to swiftly operate a pair of robust steel framework structures supporting s...

While primarily designed for establishing and reseeding grassland, the Smart 400 (4m) universal pneumatic seed drill from SMS Agro can also sow most common crops.Aimed at small and medium-sized farms seeking a compact and versatile drill, the Smart is said to provide reliable operation even in challenging conditions on h...