AG Salons & Nouvelles de la mécanisation

Kubota AIs wins SITEVI award

Kubota’s integrated agricultural AIs system has been awarded the bronze medal in the SITEVI Innovation Awards. These were presented at the recently held SITEVI trade fair in Montpellier, France. Kubota’s AIs system is based on computer vision and Artificial Intelligence (AI) that enables viewing of crops with 3D came...

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Samedi 2 décembre 2023

SILOKING produces 3000th mixer

After choosing Volvo Penta as its engine partner in 2015, SILOKING has since celebrated the delivery of its 3000th SelfLine self-propelled feed mixer. Opening up a range of power options, the Volvo Penta D5 and D8 engines also enabled more streamlined machine production and emissions compliance. 

German feed mixer...

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Vendredi 1 décembre 2023

Retrofit precision for each make

Precision Planting manufactures retrofit solutions in the field of precision farming. The AGCO subsidiary from Tremont, Illinois, USA, helps to increase efficiency and productivity, while promoting sustainable practices. By using latest technologies, data analysis and machine learning, farmers are able to sow more precis...

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Jeudi 30 novembre 2023

Opico three-in-one He-Va straw harrow

Described as a fast and cost-effective implement to spread straw and chaff evenly across the field ahead of the drill, Opico says that the He-Va Top-Strigle also helps in the battle against slugs and problem grass weeds.Working with the five rows of harrow tines at a slight angle to the combine’s direction of travel at...

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Jeudi 30 novembre 2023

Next generation Deutz-Fahr 6 TTV

Deutz-Fahr introduces five new 6 TTV Series models with stepless TTV transmissions and 4 and 6 cylinder engines between 161 HP and 192 HP max power.  All models are equipped with continuously variable TTV transmission with 50 km/h option and available in 2 cab versions.

Well known DEUTZ TCD 6.1 and 4.1 engines are...

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Mercredi 29 novembre 2023

Carré cereal hoe from KRM

Keith Rennie Machinery has expanded its range of mechanical weeding solutions from French manufacturer Carré with an inter-row hoe to control weeds in cereals.Called the Klinea SGI, the function of the two rows of comb harrows at the rear of each parallel linkage mounted hoeing element is to leave weed roots exposed on ...

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Mercredi 29 novembre 2023

Grange develops 6.0m Strip-Till Preparator

East Yorkshire-based Grange Machinery has added a 6.0m mounted model to the top end of the Strip-Till Preparator range.Recommended for tractors above 300hp, the new model joins the existing 3.0m (rigid), and 4.0m and 4.5m folding versions. The main difference on the 6.0m width is extra hydraulic adjustment in both the ca...

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Mercredi 29 novembre 2023

New Holland straddle tractor is reality

New Holland introduces the new TE6, TE6.120N and TE6.150N straddle tractor range. These multi-function tractors have been designed specifically for narrow vineyards that require machines with an extreme maneuverability and compact dimensions. The straddle is not a concept model anymore, but market ready.

The new st...

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Mardi 28 novembre 2023

Trailed Oxbo merger suits CTF systems

Oxbo has made numerous changes to its second generation trailed merger. Previewed at Agritechnica, the 12.5m working width (1.0m wider than the previous model) is ideally suited to CTF systems.Claimed as the first ISObus merger in Europe, the most visible change on the CM240 is the new frame. Designed in North America, t...

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Mardi 28 novembre 2023

Great Plains expands program

Great Plains is expanding its global soil management solutions, including two new 3m narrow transport implements. Both the HT1110 Terra-Max, for versatility in the hybrid tillage space, and the VT1110 Turbo-Max, built upon the vertical tillage legacy of the original Turbo-Max. Both machines utilize a lengthened frame, 6....

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Lundi 27 novembre 2023

More power and 90cm option for Dewulf Enduro

The wrapped edition of the second generation Enduro was the main attraction on Dewulf’s Agritechnica stand. New options on the Gen 2 machine include a more powerful engine and the possibility to lift 4 x 90cm rows.Set to succeed the first version of the four-row self-propelled harvester launched at the end of 2020, the...

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Lundi 27 novembre 2023

Dieci shows latest Agri Pivot, electric handler and more……

The Italian manufacturer’s first electric telehandler was a highlight on Dieci’s Agritechnica stand. There were a couple of new diesel machines and a 50km/hr transmission.New diesel-powered handlers included the Stage V version of the revamped T80 Agri Pivot articulated handler. On show for the first time, main updat...

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Vendredi 24 novembre 2023

MF shifting up to 9S Series

Massey Ferguson launches the new MF 9S Series, including six models with powers from 285hp to 425hp. All feature the Protec-U design and bring more power, comfort, control and automation. The new large frame MF 9S are all equipped with Dyna-VT transmission as standard and come with host of new features.

The flagshi...

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Jeudi 23 novembre 2023

Wider Kverneland Qualidisc and first hoes

The 12.25m semi-mounted model is a new width in the Qualidisc Pro compact disc harrow range. Another big surprise on the Kverneland stand at last week’s Agritechnica was the 12m Acardia 20120F tined finger weeder.The Qualidisc is currently available in mounted and semi-mounted widths from 2.0m to 7.0m. Designed to oper...

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Jeudi 23 novembre 2023

New Holland’s new flagship

New Holland Agriculture previews the new CR11 combine harvester. It incorporates new technologies that will help drive down the total cost of harvesting for large grain farmers, and increase their bottom-line profitability. The CR11 won a gold medal at the recently held Agritechnica international trade fair.

Thanks...

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Mardi 21 novembre 2023

Dual wheels to take pressure off

Dutch firm Gruva was showing its new front dual wheel design that is said to put less strain on the front axle when carrying heavy loads.Sales manager, Toni Dierings points out that on tractors with a castor angle for the steered front wheels can cause extra pressure on the dual wheels so Gruva has developed a system tha...

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Lundi 20 novembre 2023

Smarter loaders from Hydrac

Kitting its implements out with the option of ISObus controls is the big news from Hydrac at Agritechnica 2023. This includes the firm’s snow ploughs, gritters and the product we were most interested in, its new Smartline front loader.The benefit of utilising ISObus is that the loader controls can be better integrated ...

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Lundi 20 novembre 2023

John Deere launches compact sprayers

The compact dimensions of the two-model John Deere 300M series launched at Agritechnica are said to be perfect for farms with narrow access roads.Deere acquired Italian sprayer manufacturer Mazzotti summer 2017, and the new green and yellow sprayers, which are made in Ravenna, share some of their technology, including th...

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Lundi 20 novembre 2023

KARL cultivates autonomously

The KUHN KARL carries out work without human intervention. Once the plot has been delimited, the operator creates a work mission, places KARL in the plot, adjusts the work parameters and starts the mission which then runs automatically.

Ultimately, the result is a successful cultivation operation within an optimal ...

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Samedi 18 novembre 2023

Massey woos Agritechnica crowd with 9S

The 425hp flagship in the new six-model range of 9S tractors is on the Massey Ferguson stand at Agritechnica. The 9S.425 is the most powerful tractor ever made at the French plant in Beauvais.We were not far off the mark with our report earlier in October (see link at bottom), because the new range shares much of its mec...

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Vendredi 17 novembre 2023

Stoll shows telescopic tractor loader boom

Stoll is overwhelmed by the interest in its X-Tra Lift telescopic tractor loader on display at Agritechnica. The concept extends the lift height by 1.45m.The project to develop the new boom started two years ago and with good reason too. Tractors in the 120-150hp bracket are the most popular for adding a loader and this ...

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Jeudi 16 novembre 2023

Merlo returns with compact TurboFarmer

Merlo is using this week’s Agritechnica to announce its return to the compact telehandler market with a 2.0m-wide and high machine that packs a powerful punch lifting 3.0t to 7.0m.The long-awaited successor to the P32.6, which disappeared from the radar nearly eight years ago, the new TF30.7 will be welcomed on mixed/l...

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Mercredi 15 novembre 2023

Elho updates Cobra chopper

Elho has drafted a new pick-up to its Cobra trailed forager for the coming season which is said to require less power and provide a more balanced crop flow. The initial machine used a tine conditioner/wuffler type rotor to pass the forage onto an auger and then on to the feed rollers.The new version has a camless pick-up...

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Mercredi 15 novembre 2023

Biggest ever Case IH combine

The New Holland CR11 is the star combine attraction at Agritechnica this week. Not wanting to be forgotten, Case IH has just revealed that it is also close to launching its biggest ever Axial-Flow.Described as a completely different animal, and a new range to sit above the latest AF260 series, the details are scarce but ...

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Mardi 14 novembre 2023

Agri Robo KVT goes autonomous

Kubota introduces the MR 1000A Agri Robo KVT. Hence, the Japanese manufacturer is meeting the demand for greater efficiency and safety on increasingly large farms that are facing greater labour shortages and striving for profitability in the domestic market. The Agri Robo KVT model can be controlled manually or remotely ...

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Mardi 14 novembre 2023