Jim Breen

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Jim Breen is from a farming background. He studied Engineering in University College Dublin. He worked for agricultural media outlets and, most recently, was the mechanisation advisor for DAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs) and engineering programme manager at CAFRE (College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise). He now lives in Offaly.

New ‘Customer Centre’ and revamped production lines at Same
New ‘Customer Centre’ and revamped production lines at Same

Same – the Italian tractor brand – has officially inaugurated a new ‘Customer Centre’ in Treviglio. Earlier this month, it...

French-based Pichon goes into receivership
French-based Pichon goes into receivership

Pichon – the French-based machinery manufacturer – has been put into receivership. The development happened at the Commercial Court of Rennes....

Auction report: Wheeled and tracked tractors change hands at dispersal sale
Auction report: Wheeled and tracked tractors change hands at dispersal sale

An on-site auction was held on Thursday, November 1, on behalf of Rainthorpe Farms. It took place ‘on-site’ – at West...

Latest Same tractor equipped with 4-wheel-steering
Latest Same tractor equipped with 4-wheel-steering

Same has wheeled out its new Frutteto CVT ActiveSteer tractor – notable for having four-wheel-steering. The tractor is intended for...

‘Fiat-themed’ tractors hark back to iconic 1918 and 1980s models
‘Fiat-themed’ tractors hark back to iconic 1918 and 1980s models

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Fiat tractor, New Holland has created ‘Fiat Centenario Limited Edition’ versions of...

Case IH gets ‘Tractor of the Year’ award; but for which model?
Case IH gets ‘Tractor of the Year’ award; but for which model?

The Case IH Maxxum 145 Multicontroller has been awarded the title of Tractor of the Year 2019 and Best Design...

MF 6713 nominated for big accolade…in European tractor awards
MF 6713 nominated for big accolade…in European tractor awards

Massey Ferguson has received a ‘Finalist Award’ for its 6713 tractor in the ‘Best Utility’ category (Tractor of the Year...

Unveiled: Fiat ‘concept’ tractor brings the 90 Series back to life…
Unveiled: Fiat ‘concept’ tractor brings the 90 Series back to life…

Following on from a previous AgriLand article, New Holland has now unveiled a ‘concept’ that embodies what a Fiat tractor would look like...

Production tops 600 tractors; but who or what is Agrico?
Production tops 600 tractors; but who or what is Agrico?

The Agrico 4+ series (one of which is pictured above) is the only tractor line-up that is designed and built in...

Auction report: Trio of tractors and 3-year-old Lexion go under the hammer
Auction report: Trio of tractors and 3-year-old Lexion go under the hammer

An on-site auction was held on Friday, October 26 at Wrydelands Estates – close to Thorney, Peterborough. The sale was...

Auction report: Ploughs, harrows and drills change hands at dispersal sale
Auction report: Ploughs, harrows and drills change hands at dispersal sale

An on-site auction was held on Friday, October 26 at Wrydelands Estates – close to Thorney, Peterborough. The sale was...

MF to scale back on ‘traditional machinery shows’ in favour of ‘new strategy’
MF to scale back on ‘traditional machinery shows’ in favour of ‘new strategy’

Massey Ferguson has announced a new strategy, whereby it will “progressively move away from traditional farm machinery shows”. Instead, it...

FPT engines, from CNH Industrial, destined for Ukranian-built tractors
FPT engines, from CNH Industrial, destined for Ukranian-built tractors

FPT (part of the CNH Industrial family) is now supplying engines to Ukrainian tractor manufacturer XTZ – also known as Kharkiv Tractor Plant....

Giant, 6-wheel-drive Vredo swaps tanker for beet body
Giant, 6-wheel-drive Vredo swaps tanker for beet body

Working in conjunction with Hawe, Vredo has developed a ‘Beet Transport Box’ for its self-propelled machines. It can even be...

Apprentice training scheme at Claas reaches major milestone
Apprentice training scheme at Claas reaches major milestone

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Claas UK working with SRUC Barony to offer apprenticeship courses for students from...

Romanian manufacturer to unveil no-nonsense, ‘own-design’ tractor
Romanian manufacturer to unveil no-nonsense, ‘own-design’ tractor

Romanian manufacturer Irum is about to launch a new agricultural tractor – namely the Tagro 95 (pictured above). The intention is...

Which tractor brands are ranked the best and worst…in 2018?
Which tractor brands are ranked the best and worst…in 2018?

A ‘European dealer satisfaction survey‘ for 2018 has turned up some interesting findings; in which major tractor manufacturers (brands) have...

New Holland’s ‘blue’ ploughs break ground across Europe
New Holland’s ‘blue’ ploughs break ground across Europe

New Holland had its own-brand ploughs out in force at last month’s Innov-Agri show in France. The PX and PXV reversible...