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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.

Kubota North America new R&D unit up and running

Kubota Corporation has begun research and development to make autonomous agricultural robots and other future farming technologies a reality at the North America Research & Development Unit (Office: Grapevine, Texas, USA) established in January this year as a new research group in the United States.

The North Ameri...

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Monday, 31 January 2022

Fendt official tractor supplier at Herning2022

Fendt will be the official tractor supplier for the ECCO FEI World Championships Herning in Denmark and take an essential part in the preparation of the footing at the championships.

The World Championships will be held in 3 different arenas. Stutteri Ask Stadium is the main arena hosting the championships in Dress...

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Sunday, 30 January 2022

Landini 6RS Robo-Six touring Europe

From Lamma in Birmingham to FIMA in Zaragoza, passing through Fieragricola in Verona: these will be some of the main events that will set the stage, in the first half of 2022, for Landini's new tractors, among which the 6RS Robo-Six Series.

The new 6RS Robo-Six Stage V Series has been designed for customers looking...

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Saturday, 29 January 2022

John Deere receives eight AE50 Awards

Recently, John Deere received eight 2022 AE50 Awards for innovations that improve production agriculture. Each year the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) recognizes the 50 most innovative product-engineering designs in the food and agriculture industry with AE50 Awards, as chosen by intern...

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Friday, 28 January 2022

Claydon introduces Evolution M-mounted direct strip drill

The new Claydon Evolution M-mounted drill range takes direct strip seeding to the next level. It builds on the company's experience of this technology, featuring the tine technique, and combines it with new operational functionality.

With nine new models covering working widths of 3m, 4m, 4.5m, 4.8m, 5m and 6m, hop...

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Thursday, 27 January 2022

Take off for Lemken and Vogelsang combination

From this coming March, the Lemken Heliodor compact disc harrow will be available with a preparation set for attaching a Vogelsang DosiMat DMX precision slurry spreader. The resulting powerful combination of two proven implements is ideal for the precise low-loss spreading and incorporation of liquid organic fertilisers ...

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Wednesday, 26 January 2022

New Holland official sponsor Giro d'Italia 2022

New Holland Agriculture will be official sponsor of the Giro d'Italia 2022. The brand will accompany the world's best cyclists on the roads around and beyond Italy as they tackle the 21 stages of the first Grand Tour of the year.

"We are very excited about this sponsorship. New Holland is known for its widespread n...

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Tuesday, 25 January 2022

Krone EasyCut TC Connect doubles mowing capacity

Krone introduces the special EasyCut TC Connect implement coupling frame for Australian and American farmers who use it to couple two trailed mowers to the same tractor.

The new EasyCut TC Connect coupling frame was developed for the Trailed Center EasyCut TC 400 and EasyCut TC 500 mower models. The EasyCut TC 500 ...

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Monday, 24 January 2022

Precision Planting steps into sprayer market

Precision Planting revealed projects focused on improving the operation and data collection of sprayers. As a player in planting technologies, this announcement marks the company's first move into sprayer technology. 

"With the sprayer announcement, Precision Planting expands its focus of challenging the status qu...

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Sunday, 23 January 2022

Volker Claas passes away

Volker Claas, a long-standing member of the CLAAS Group Shareholders' Committee, has passed away following a serious illness at the age of 57.

Volker Claas, son of Reinhold Claas, is the grandson of the company founder August Claas. He served on the Supervisory Board from 2000 to 2005 and on the Shareholders' Commi...

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Friday, 21 January 2022

John Deere to interact with promising startup companies

Deere & Company has added seven companies to its 2022 Startup Collaborator program. John Deere launched the program in 2019 to enhance and deepen its interaction with startup companies whose technology could add value for customers.

The Startup Collaborator is a year-long program providing flexibility for John Deer...

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Thursday, 20 January 2022

Rostselmash setting up new production plant

Rostselmash increases production of agricultural machines and breaks new ground. Another facility will start operation in the city of Taganrog at the site of the former automotive factory.

Rostselmash is going to produce forage harvesting -, tillage - and other equipment in this new facility. Currently these machin...

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Wednesday, 19 January 2022

"Agricultural robots" today at Agritechnica digital

"Agricultural robots" is the first topic in new webinar series on startup technologies, presented in Agritechnica digital. Free-to-attend 'AgTech' events explore topics shaping startup innovation scene: robotics, digitalization, circular economy and soil health.

Today, 18 January 2022, Agritechnica digital - the di...

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Tuesday, 18 January 2022

Krone sales revenues grow to EUR2.2 billion

Despite the corona pandemic, revenues of the Krone Group increased significantly in the past financial year (01/08/2020 - 31/07/2021). Overall turnover for both the Commercial Vehicle -, as well as the Agricultural Machinery division, grew up to EUR 2.2 billion.  

Supporting the efforts in the fight of the Corona ...

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Tuesday, 18 January 2022

BKT tires challenge muddy soil

Traction, grip, resistance and safety are just some of the many challenges that arise when driving on muddy and wet terrain. BKT has developed a range of tires that "bite" the mud.

A tire must suit to every situation, also muddy terrain. This is why BKT tires face the challenge of mud which have been specifically d...

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Monday, 17 January 2022

Väderstad surpasses EUR 400 million in turnover

Väderstad, major global company in tillage, seeding and planting, reached a record turnover of EUR 420 million during the financial year of 2021. It was another record year in sales for Väderstad.

The increase in turnover was strong compared to the previous year, when Väderstad reached EUR 340 million.

"We...

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Sunday, 16 January 2022

Steyr Hybrid Drivetrain concept shortlisted for DLG award

Steyr is set to reveal the next step in the development of its concept tractor, the "Hybrid Drivetrain Konzept", following its shortlisting by the DLG in its  "Agrifuture Concept" awards.

From this shortlist, five concepts will be selected in a second round by the DLG-appointed jury of independent international ex...

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Saturday, 15 January 2022

North American tractor, combine sales 2021 finish up double digits

Nearly 360,000 total tractors and combines left dealer lots in 2021 in North America. U.S. and Canadian sales of tractors and combines finished 2021 with gains of more than ten percent in nearly every segment in both countries according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

U.S. ...

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Friday, 14 January 2022

Third expansion for TIZ testing centre in Austria

The Technology and Innovation Centre (TIZ) in Grieskirchen, Austria, is a state of art facility. On 11 January, 2022, Markus Achleitner, Regional Minister for Economy, together with the three stakeholders among which Pöttinger and the Managing Director of the centre, attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the third ex...

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Thursday, 13 January 2022

Ag equipment market to reach USD 253.28 Billion by 2028

The global Agriculture Equipment Market size is anticipated to reach USD 253.28 billion by 2028 and exhibit a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.0% during the forecast period. This was analyzed and estimated by market research agency Fortune Business Insights from India.

Increasing favorable government initiat...

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Wednesday, 12 January 2022

Deep depot fertilisation with Rauch DeePot

The Rauch DeePot 25.1 for deep depot fertilisation, opens up new solutions in environmentally relevant fertilisation for corn and vegetable farms. It is the world's first deep depot fertiliser applicator with single row metering for precise fertiliser placement in the soil, reducing ammonia, nitrous oxide emissions and n...

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Tuesday, 11 January 2022

Mahindra exports strongly on the uprise

Mahindra's Farm Equipment Sector (FES) sold 18,269 tractors (Domestic + Exports) during December 2021, against 22,417 units for the same period last year. Domestic sales dropped considerably, while exports strongly went up by 77 percent for the full year 2021.   

Commenting on the performance, Hemant Sikka, Presi...

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Monday, 10 January 2022

Rostselmash produces 30,000th Acros combine harvester

A machine numbered 30,000 from the ?cros lineup of combine harvesters, recently rolled off the Rostselmash's main assembly line. It will undergo a series of tests and will then be shipped to a company's dealer centre.

The anniversary combine harvester came just in time for the 15th anniversary of the start of produ...

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Saturday, 8 January 2022

John Deere reveals fully autonomous tractor

John Deere reveals the 8R, a fully autonomous tractor that's ready for large-scale production. The machine combines Deere's 8R tractor, TruSet-enabled chisel plow, GPS guidance system and new advanced technologies.

The autonomous tractor serves a specific purpose: feeding the world. Global population is expected to...

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Thursday, 6 January 2022

Respiro belt rake for tractors with reverse drive

It looks like a self-propelled rake with your own tractor. And indeed it is! The Reiter Respiro R6/R7 pick-up belt rake,  attached to a tractor with reverse drive, guarantees forage quality at its best, the best overview, maximum manoeuvrability and safe and fast road transport.

This is how the new Respiro reverse...

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Wednesday, 5 January 2022