Trade Shows & Global News

Pöttinger has added the new Mergento VT 9220 belt-type rake to its grassland range.  With working widths of up to 9.20 metres for a central swath and 8.70 metres for a side swath, the machine is suitable for alfalfa, clover, and a wide variety of crops from permanent grassland to straw.

The Mergento collects the ...

Ag tractor and combine unit sales had their first decline since July 2021, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

U.S. total farm tractor sales fell 21.1 percent for the month of March compared to 2021, while U.S. self-propelled combine sales for the month dropped 10.2 p...

Kubota Holdings Europe B.V., the European Regional Headquarters of Kubota received the Deshima Netherlands Award 2021 from the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) and the Dutch & Japanese Trade Federation (DUJAT).

The Deshima Netherlands Awards are given to Japanese companies in the Netherlands that make a...

2022 is off to a good start for Robotti manufacturer Agrointelli from Denmark. The company has successfully broadened its distribution network around the world. Australia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Poland, Italy and Austria are the countries that have been added to the distributors' list as of late.

To ensure this ...

Kamal Hassan Mahmoud's new Axial Flow 4088 combine harvester was the star of the show at a Case IH demo day on 26 March. Sixty farmers from around the region attended the display on Mr Mahmoud's farm in New Halfa, in Kassala state in eastern Sudan.

The new combine performed in a wheat crop with a 2060 Series 20-foo...

Krone has given its ZX forage wagons a major update that optimises the pick-up and the passageway into the machine. The revision leads to an even greater cutting precision while ensuring gentle treatment of the crop and also reduces input power.

As tractors become ever more powerful and 400hp pto outputs nearly com...

Väderstad, specialist in tillage, seeding and planting technology, has a partnership with Emanuelssons Transport, who have painted and profiled their trucks in Väderstad colours. Emanuelssons accounts for about 65 percent of Väderstad's transports in Sweden.

Väderstad and Emanuelssons Transport have been partne...

Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE), manufacturer of Massey Ferguson tractors in India, launches the Magnatrak series. The brand new MF 8055 Magnatrak in the 50 hp range, is operating at low cost and is suited for heavy haulage operations.

Launching the Magnatrak series, Mallika Srinivasan, CMD - TAFE, said,...

Kubota Corporation established the Kubota Research & Development North America Corporation (KRDNA) research and development base in the United States as part of its efforts to globalize its research and development organization. This new R&D base will strengthen the research and development of products in line with local...

Total tractor sales numbers of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.'s Farm Equipment Sector (FES) for March 2022 were at 29,763 units, as against 30,970 units for the same period last year. Exports for the month stood at 1,651 units, a strong increase of 43%. Export growth over the full year March 2021 - 2022 even reached 65%!

Apollo Tyres has appointed Guido Boerkamp as the new director of its Off-Highway Tyres (OHT) division. He succeeds Ruud Nijland who is retiring after over a decade at the company in this position.

Boerkamp brings 27 years of OHT experience, having first joined the company (then known as Vredestein) in 1995 as a Pro...

Green Tech, division of Groupe JLD Laguë, is now the exclusive sales partner of Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH in Quebec, Ontario and the Canadian Maritime Provinces.

Canadian agricultural machinery dealer JLD-Laguë has been an active player in the agricultural machinery industry since 1951 and today, with around 400 e...

Aleix Espargaró, riding for the Aprilia Racing motorbike team at the Argentinian Grand Prix, hits key milestone with his first win in the competition.

Case IH is celebrating the victory of Aprilia Racing´s rider, Aleix Espargaró, at the Grand Prix of Argentina held at the Termas de Río Hondo International Circu...

CNH Industrial has launched a new online parts ecommerce, MyCNHIStore, which simplifies and speeds up the process of purchasing genuine parts for machine owners across its three agricultural equipment brands - Case IH, Steyr and New Holland Agriculture.

The new ecommerce platform is an additional option to visiting...

A strong growth in all business segments has led the Krone group to expand its executive board as of 1 April 2022. New member is CFO Ole Klose.

The decision was taken by the supervisory board and its chair Bernard Krone who says it will strengthen the viable group structures as the family business continues on its ...

The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has entered into a share purchase agreement with Swedish-based Trelleborg AB to acquire all outstanding shares of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Holding AB (hereafter, TWS), manufacturer of off-highway tires (OHT) for agricultural and industrial machinery.

The deal values EUR 2,100 Million on...

Lemken, specialist for professional arable farming, closed the past business year with a 22% jump in sales. The EUR446 million sales volume achieved represents a record for the family business, which has a 242-year history. The new year started equally well with a high number of orders on the books.

Incoming orders...

The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has entered into a share purchase agreement with Swedish-based Trelleborg AB to acquire all outstanding shares of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Holding AB (hereafter, TWS), manufacturer of off-highway tires (OHT) for agricultural and industrial machinery.

The deal values EUR 2,100 Million on...

In the category Product Design, the Steyr Terrus CVT, Massey Ferguson S5 and Valtra N, have won the well-respected German Red Dot 2022 design award.

"In search of good design" - the Red Dot Design Award is one of the world's largest design competitions. The Red Dot Label has become established internationally as on...

In the category Product Design, the Steyr Terrus CVT, Massey Ferguson S5 and Valtra N, have won the well-respected German Red Dot 2022 design award.

"In search of good design" - the Red Dot Design Award is one of the world's largest design competitions. The Red Dot Label has become established internationally as on...

Steyr has unveiled the latest stage in its 'Konzept' development, with the release of details concerning the Hybrid Drivetrain Konzept following on from the display of the original 'Konzept' tractor at Agritechnica 2019.

Christian Huber,  Vice  President Global Tractor  Product Management, explains that the Hybr...

After the successful launch with Kramp in Germany, Spain, France and Poland, John Deere has extended its collaboration agreement to Denmark, Sweden, and Romania.

Kramp continues to be one of the largest agricultural parts and accessories wholesalers in Europe. Deere has a strong reputation for customer and product ...

New Holland presents the world's first methane gas powered T6 tractor during the 23rd Sugarcane Production and Mechanization Seminar, to be held in Ribeirao Preto (SP) Brazil. Built in Basildon, UK, the T6 was  launched this year in Brazil and presented at the agricultural trade shows in the country.  It is available f...

Deere & Company has entered into a joint venture with SureFire Ag Systems and its subsidiary, SureFire Electronics, specialists in planter fertilizer and sprayer mixing systems based in Atwood, Kansas USA. The joint venture will operate under the brand names SurePoint Ag Systems and SurePoint Electronics.

SurePoint...

Agrointelli has signed an agreement with Farm-ING from Austria, for distribution of the Robotti farming robot. The new Austrian partner is expanding its portfolio with robotics, finding a good fit with Robotti that brings farming to the next level.

Farm-ING was founded in 2020 by Gregor Witzmann, who has more than ...