Trade Shows & Global News

Massey Ferguson produced the 1,000,000th tractor in its factory in Beauvais, France. Another significant milestone as the brand is celebrating 175 years of history. The brand has been manufacturing tractors in Beauvais since November, 20th 1960.

At an event to mark this milestone, Thierry Lhotte, Vice-President & M...

Claas has increased its involvement with AgXeed, having participated in the Series A financing round of the Dutch startup. In addition, a first distribution and service cooperation has been initiated with Claas Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH (Claas Distribution) based in Herzebrock-Clarholz, Germany.

After the first suc...

The development of the self-propelled combine harvester has fundamentally changed agriculture. Today, John Deere combines harvest more than half of the world's grain. The success story of combines, from the Model 55 to the X-Series, is one of technical innovation.

In 1947, John Deere launched the Model 55, the firs...

The AGCO Board of Directors has appointed Damon Audia to succeed Andy Beck as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective July 1, 2022. Mr. Audia joins AGCO from Kennametal Inc., an industrial technology leader specializing in tooling and wear-resistant solutions, where he served as the CFO since Au...

Eicher Tractors, from the house of TAFE  (Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited), launches the Eicher Prima G3 Series, an all-new range of premium tractors for the new-age Indian farmer who demands style, substance and solidity. The Eicher Prima G3 is a new series of tractors in the 40 - 60 hp range, that offers premium s...

At the Kirschgartshausen experimental farm near Mannheim, Germany, this week the German Field Days (Feldtage) took place. Crop professionals from throughout the country, as well as from other European countries visited the outdoor event where they could experience modern crop growing and field demonstrations.

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Dewulf, a full-liner in agricultural machinery for potato and root crop cultivation, presents a couple of innovations for the Structural 4000 within its planting range. These include Smart-Float automatic depth control and portal steering system.

The 4-row Miedema Structural belt planter is now available as Smart-F...

Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT) offers tire solutions for farmers and contractors, such as the Alliance 372 VF. Results of a recent scientific study in Denmark as well as customer feedback, show positive aspects of VF technology.

"We highly value and appreciate scientific input from independent parties such as SE...

New Holland Agriculture announces changes in its management in South America. Paulo Máximo (left) is the new Commercial Marketing Director for the region, taking over the position of Gustavo Taniguchi, who leaves the company. New Holland Agriculture South America, will now be led by Flavio Mazetto.

"They are two v...

Motor Valley is synonymous with the excellence of automotive industrial production, in that corner of Emilia-Romagna where important companies in the sector are based. Argo Tractors celebrates its affiliation, further demonstrating its ability to combine technological power and the pursuit of perfection in terms of style...

Case IH has topped its range of variable chamber round balers in Europe with the new RB HD Pro. Designed for larger livestock farmers and contractors, the new machine produces higher density bales in a wide range of crops, from wet silage to dry straw. For top reliability and throughput, it has been fitted with heavy dut...

Reinhold Claas, a long-standing member of the Shareholders Committee and Supervisory Board of the Claas Group, passed away on 7 June 2022 at the age of 91. Reinhold Claas was the third child of company founder August Claas and wife Paula Claas. Together with his brother Helmut Claas, he played a sizeable role in building...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.'s Farm Equipment Sector (FES) reported its tractor sales numbers for May 2022. Domestic sales were at 34,153 units, as against 22,843 units during May 2021. Total tractor sales (Domestic + Exports) were at 35,722 units, as against 24,184 units for the same period last year. Exports also went up....

Apex.AI, a company developing safety-certified software for mobility and autonomous applications,  is adding new capabilities to the Fendt Xaver concept vehicle, an autonomous farming robot, by incorporating Apex.OS, an easy-to-use software development kit (SDK).

Apex.AI has enabled AGCO's engineering team to inte...

The Agritechnica Asia and concurrent event Horti Asia 2022 trade fairs in Bangkok, Thailand, successfully concluded, attracting 8,326 expert participants from 59 countries, including Vietnam, this year's partner country. Exhibitors welcomed the high international participation which underlined the trade fairs' leading ag...

New Holland Agriculture pays homage to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as she celebrates her 70 years on the British throne. The company have produced a T6.180 Methane Tractor sporting a special Platinum Jubilee livery.

The CNH Industrial plant based in Basildon, Essex has been manufacturing British made tractors fo...

On June 1st, Argo Tractors South Africa celebrated the opening of a brand-new and modern facility in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. Frome these new premises, all sales and service for both Landini and McCormick is taking place.

"The initial ground-breaking work commenced on June the 1st 2021 and today, one year later...

Crop.Zone, manufacturer of the herbicide-free volt.fuel Electrical Weeding System, has significantly strengthened its capital base for entering into serial production. Existing shareholders (incl. Nufarm Limited) and new financial investors (Demeter Investment Managers, Madaus Capital Partners) have increased the equity ...

A new narrow width track will enable the Axion Terra Trac high horsepower tractors from Claas to be used in a more versatile and soil-friendly manner.

Since the market launch of the Axion Terra Trac in 2019, the full-suspension half-track high horsepower tractors have appealed to more and more farmers and contracto...

Steyr now offers the Central Tire Inflation System (CTIS) for greater soil protection through variable tire pressures, enabling significant savings to be made in fuel consumption.

At the point the customer orders the tractor via their Steyr dealer, it can be specified ready from the factory for installation of the ...

Väderstad now brings a new micro granulate option for the Tempo L 12-24 to the market. The BioDrill 500 has pneumatic distribution for precision application of starter fertiliser, slug pellets or pesticide.

The BioDrill 500 has been displayed for farmers and dealers during the ongoing Väderstad Tour. The name com...

Kubota Industrial Equipment Corporation (KIE), a United States subsidiary of the Kubota Corporation, will build a new plant to manufacture work equipment to install on tractors to address the rapidly increasing demand in North America.

New Kubota tractors sold in North America are often equipped with front loaders ...

Mahindra Group has increased its stake in Carnot Technologies, an ag-tech start-up, to approximately 69%. The group has also affirmed its commitment to its vision of making Krish-e, the group's farming as a service vertical, India's largest ecosystem of digital products and solutions. As part of the round, an attractive ...

Eni, CNH Industrial and Iveco Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for potential joint social development initiatives in countries of common interest in the areas of agriculture, sustainable mobility and education, contributing in their respective industries.

Specifically, the parties will focus on...

With the integration of the Terranimo application in Cemos for tractors, Claas users now have another driving strategy available in addition to efficiency and productivity: soil protection. From summer 2022, Terranimo will be part of the standard range of Cemos functions for tractors.

The self-learning, interactive...