AG Salons & Nouvelles de la mécanisation

A new mounting kit allows a Stocks Ag Turbo Jet to be integrated with a trailed Sky EasyDrill. This allows Avadex granules to be directly applied to the seed bed through an additional set of outlets behind the drill’s press wheel.Designed to meet the needs of EasyDrill owners that are looking for an applicator that wil...

Alpine terrain demands the best from technology. Steep slopes, uneven terrain and huge differences in elevation are the operating conditions that Pöttinger from mountainous Austria knows very well. The new Boss 2000 Alpin range of loader wagons has been adapted to meet these demands even better.

With the Boss 2000...

Designed and developed at sister company Kverneland Group’s baler competence centre in Ravenna, Italy, Kubota’s FB1000 non-stop fixed chamber round baler wrapper combination uses two bale chambers arranged in series.Operating as a pre-chamber, the front half of the machine produces two-thirds of the bale. As the pre-...

Electrical and hydrogen powertrains are just a few of the alternative drive systems finding their place in modern farming. One important reason for the increased interest in alternative drives and fuels is the push to significantly reduce greenhouse gases. To achieve the goals of the Paris climate agreement, CO2 emission...

The CL W Pro is a new narrow frame fertiliser spreader in the Exacta twin disc line-up. Replacing the single weigh-cell CL EW, the newcomer slots into the range below the CL GeoSpread.Kverneland says that the Pro specification on the new model, which uses four 2.5t capacity load cells in combination with a reference sens...

Tradition and haymaking in the Alps, two concepts that have shaped Pöttinger’s history. In 1960, its legendary conveyor rake revolutionized haymaking in the mountains. Today, Pöttinger introduces another concept in steep terrain mechanization with the Mergento F 4010 Alpin. With a DIN working width of 4.00 metres, th...

Alliance, a Yokohama (YOHT) brand, recently released new sizes of the Agriflex+ 372 radial tire for tractors and harvesters, including a size that makes it the largest tire ever produced by Alliance. Size VF750/75R46 has been developed for the largest tractors and machines.

VF tires are recognized as leaders in the...

Twin row-crop wheels have been introduced for the Vervaet Quad 550 self-propelled slurry applicator by UK importer J Riley.First used on the continent last year, the dual row-crop wheels are configured with a 75cm spacing which allows spreading to be carried out post-drilling and through young maize. This allows an addit...

To help farmers maintain productivity and efficiency from planting to harvesting, Case IH launched the Pro-Plantio campaign in Brazil. It offers up to 50% discounts on more than 800 types of replacement parts for tractors, planters, sprayers and harvesters.

The campaign is supported by more than 160 dealerships thr...

Danish Agro Group has obtained the distribution rights of AgXeed from the Netherlands. Under this agreement, the Danish Agro Machinery Division and affiliated companies in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway will sell and distribute AgXeed autonomous robots.

The management and support of related digital services will be fa...

Ropa from Germany has developed a machine for manually planting pre-sprouted potatoes. The planter, named Gecko, combines gentle planting potatoes without breaking the sprouts. It offers high effectiveness and good working conditions for the personnel. The Gecko was developed in close cooperation with the company farmsup...

Designed specifically for those running mid-sized tractors, the new 2.45m He-Va model has four deep soil-loosening legs – rather than the five employed on 2.75m versions. Opico says that these changes put the horsepower requirement for the smallest model at just 155hp.“With more and more growers looking towards less ...

Titan will, together with Big Equipment Company, bring the new 2023 model Big Bud 700 to the Titan booth #933 at Farm Progress 2023 in Decatur, Illinois, USA. Additionally, Titan will be showcasing the latest tire technologies, raising funds for Indiana/Illinois FFA, and hosting meet-and-greets with influential farming p...

Pöttinger is well positioned internationally. The company uses its resources in a targeted manner to achieve the greatest possible efficiency and customer proximity. Trade fairs and exhibitions play a major role to accomplish this goal. However, international trade fairs taking place at nearly the same time, create chal...

Apollo Tyres has added another six sizes to its Vredestein Traxion Optimall VF range, making the tyre available for tractors from 160 hp and above. The benefits of the Traxion Optimall series in terms of self-cleaning properties, grip, comfort and a long tyre life, are now also on offer in six more sizes.

The Vrede...

Photos of Malone’s front mower conditioner have popped up on social media recently. The manufacturer has made no secret of wanting to increase its mower range, in fact there was a prototype front mower in the factory’s car park when we visited them in 2020 to see the Procut 3000 MP rear mower for a profi driving impr...

Sprayer operators looking for extra capacity from a mounted set-up have a new high-spec. option on the table from Berthoud. Tagged the Heracles Evo, the 1,500-litre front and 2,000-litre rear tank combination provides close to self-propelled capacity and has the potential to be a much more nimble arrangement than a trail...

Steyr is adding a new flagship to its entry-level Kompakt S tractor range, giving customers seeking a 75-80 hp model more options in terms of specification to suit different agricultural and municipal needs.

The Kompakt S range currently comprises the 55 hp 4055 Kompakt S and 65 hp 4065 Kompakt S models, above whic...

The VX-R Tractor tyre range from Bridgestone is said to have wide-tread traction, long wear life, and excellent driver comfort.The tread-width is at least as wide as the nominal tyre width. This provides more contact between the tyre and the soil, maximising traction. The VX-R Tractor has the same tread compound as the V...

With a new ISOBUS user interface and thanks to innovative visualisation and overview of control elements, Krone is offering even more comfort for machine operation. The machines are now dynamically represented on the terminal by means of animations and 3D graphics.

The new interface allows the driver to follow the ...

HiSpec Engineering’s latest dump trailer uses the push-off headboard system for unloading which was originally designed for the Kompactor range of push-off trailers.The Push-off PD20 Dump Trailer has a heaped load volume of 14.5m3, giving it a carrying capacity of around 20 tonnes, depending on material.Unlike conventi...

Samart Kasat Yon, manufacturer of sugar cane harvesters from Thailand, forecasts positive business during the current year 2023 and an even better 2024. To a large extent this is thanks to the good sugar price, which drives the business climate not just in Thailand. Also the export market is doing well.  

“Post ...

Dewulf has announced the second generation of its 4-row top lifting harvester, the ZKIV(SE). This updated carrot harvester has improved cleaning, a new elevator with hydraulic extension, and the ability to harvest narrow rows – closer than 400mm apart.The cutter set has also been upgraded and is said to combine unparal...

A bespoke strawberry spraying system has been designed and built by Martin Lishman.Traditional booms are impractical due to the height and shape of the plants, and achieving complete chemical coverage is a struggle. The Martin Lishman boom is in two sections and specifically shaped to fit around two rows of strawberry pl...

On the demo plots at Cereals Mzuri was showcasing a wider version of its mounted Pro-Til strip-till drill. While previously the company offered only a 3.0m mounted machine, a 4.8m folding version has now been developed to cater for those growers who require extra output but don’t want to move to a trailed format.Stayin...