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.

Auction report: MFs go under the hammer at busy October sale
Auction report: MFs go under the hammer at busy October sale

Monday, October 1, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

Auction report: Ford / New Holland highlights from big October sale
Auction report: Ford / New Holland highlights from big October sale

Monday, October 1, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

Tribine: A combine harvester story with a ‘twist’
Tribine: A combine harvester story with a ‘twist’

A man who previously worked with Caterpillar, CNH (Case New Holland) and AGCO has joined Tribine Harvester as its chief...

John Deere ranked among world’s top 90 brands; but what’s a name worth?
John Deere ranked among world’s top 90 brands; but what’s a name worth?

John Deere has again earned a spot among the world’s most valuable brands in an annual ranking completed by Interbrand...

Video: 100% electric diet feeder in action; is this the future?
Video: 100% electric diet feeder in action; is this the future?

In the aftermath of the last Agritechnica show in Germany, we brought you details of an all-electric, self-propelled feeder wagon (diet...

90 years and rolling since Europe’s first pneumatic tractor tyre
90 years and rolling since Europe’s first pneumatic tractor tyre

Continental claims to have launched the first pneumatic tractor tyre in Europe – back in 1928. As a result, it’s...

Tractor and combine sales remain ‘solid’ in the US, but Canada fares worse
Tractor and combine sales remain ‘solid’ in the US, but Canada fares worse

September brought yet another “solid month” in terms of US (new) tractor and combine harvester sales. That’s according to the...

Concerns mount over ‘protectionism’ in Russian machinery market
Concerns mount over ‘protectionism’ in Russian machinery market

The VDMA – a German-based organisation representing the mechanical engineering industry – is reportedly concerned about protectionism in the Russian...

Major accolade for Massey Ferguson’s French tractor factory
Major accolade for Massey Ferguson’s French tractor factory

Martin Richenhagen (pictured below), chairman, president and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of AGCO Corporation, has been named a Chevalier (Knight)...

Bale-shredding machine chops ‘5 times faster than a diet feeder’
Bale-shredding machine chops ‘5 times faster than a diet feeder’

According to Blaney, its Bale Shredder has been designed to save time and money when feeding and bedding livestock –...

Auction report: Thirsty for a ’30’ at this sprawling sale?
Auction report: Thirsty for a ’30’ at this sprawling sale?

Monday, October 1, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

Auction report: Bargain or bust…on John Deere’s 20 Series?
Auction report: Bargain or bust…on John Deere’s 20 Series?

Monday, October 1, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

Auction report: ‘Hedging’ your bets at this machinery sale
Auction report: ‘Hedging’ your bets at this machinery sale

An on-site auction was held at Bulldog Bridge Farm, Littleport, Cambridgeshire, on September 27. The sale was notable for an...

Auction report: R Series specimens go under the hammer
Auction report: R Series specimens go under the hammer

Monday, October 1, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

Auction report: Digging deep for value at this ‘on-site’ sale
Auction report: Digging deep for value at this ‘on-site’ sale

An on-site auction was held at Bulldog Bridge Farm, Littleport, Cambridgeshire on September 27. The sale was notable for an...

Baling and wrapping: So good they chopped it twice…
Baling and wrapping: So good they chopped it twice…

Czech outlet Agroportal24h reports that a Dutch contractor – Ronald Bos BV – is using an additional (front-mounted) chopping system when making silage...

20,000th loader rolls off the line at Tobroco-Giant
20,000th loader rolls off the line at Tobroco-Giant

Tobroco-Giant has produced the 20,000th machine at its factory in Oisterwijk (the Netherlands). The machine in question is a D337T...

Kuhn to take over French sprayer manufacturer Artec
Kuhn to take over French sprayer manufacturer Artec

Kuhn has announced that it has “signed an agreement to purchase all of the outstanding shares” of Artec – a...