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.

Bredal is building a new spreader test centre
Bredal is building a new spreader test centre

Danish company Bredal – best known for its high-capacity, trailed fertiliser spreaders – has started work on a new ‘test...

Auction report: Rooting for a bargain at this on-site sale
Auction report: Rooting for a bargain at this on-site sale

An on-site auction was held on behalf of WS & D Parker (having sold the farm to Harmer Farms, after...

Auction report: A ‘load’ of bargains at this dispersal sale?
Auction report: A ‘load’ of bargains at this dispersal sale?

An on-site auction was held on behalf of WS & D Parker (having sold the farm to Harmer Farms, after...

Auction report: Case IH, Fendt and John Deere tractors go under the hammer
Auction report: Case IH, Fendt and John Deere tractors go under the hammer

An on-site auction was held on behalf of WS & D Parker at Fulmodeston, Norfolk on September 18 after the...

New tractor sales in the UK ease off following earlier surge
New tractor sales in the UK ease off following earlier surge

Following a period of growth, new tractor sales in the UK slowed somewhat in August of this year, compared with...

Why not go self-propelled…with your yard scraper?
Why not go self-propelled…with your yard scraper?

This interesting machine (pictured above) is from US-based company Mensch Manufacturing. It’s known as the ‘Manure Vacuum’. Essentially, it’s a...

New 6-cylinder tractor is ‘no longer’ than its 4-cylinder equivalent
New 6-cylinder tractor is ‘no longer’ than its 4-cylinder equivalent

A new, compactly-designed six-cylinder, 150hp tractor with a continuously-variable transmission has been launched by Case IH. The new 145hp Maxxum...

Auction report: Modern MF and John Deere tractors change hands
Auction report: Modern MF and John Deere tractors change hands

Major ‘on-site’ machinery dispersal sale (auction) events are a relatively regular occurrence in the UK – thanks to the availability...

A ‘straight-forward’ trailed wrapper…from Massey Ferguson
A ‘straight-forward’ trailed wrapper…from Massey Ferguson

The Massey Ferguson (MF) TW 130 trailed wrapper is a new addition to the company’s forage machinery line-up. Described as...

New ‘draper’ header from John Deere…for European conditions
New ‘draper’ header from John Deere…for European conditions

John Deere is phasing in several combine harvester updates for 2019. Among these updates was the recent launch of second-generation versions...

Sink or swim? New tracked Claas Jaguar is put to the test…
Sink or swim? New tracked Claas Jaguar is put to the test…

The new Claas Jaguar 960 Terra Trac was first seen at Agritechnica in Germany – late last year. Claas claims...

Auction report: All aboard…on the ‘trail’ of a bargain?
Auction report: All aboard…on the ‘trail’ of a bargain?

Major ‘on-site’ machinery dispersal sale (auction) events are a relatively regular occurrence in the UK – thanks to the availability...

Auction report: Ploughs, presses and drills go under the hammer
Auction report: Ploughs, presses and drills go under the hammer

Major ‘on-site’ machinery dispersal sale (auction) events are a relatively regular occurrence in the UK – thanks to the availability...

Auction report: Combines and handlers go under the hammer
Auction report: Combines and handlers go under the hammer

Major ‘on-site’ machinery dispersal sale (auction) events are a relatively regular occurrence in the UK – thanks to the availability...

34ft-wide Tanco silage mower spotted during field-tests
34ft-wide Tanco silage mower spotted during field-tests

A new 34ft-wide mowing rig – comprising twin Tanco mowers at the rear and a fully-mounted unit up front –...

Auction report: Collection of classic MFs changes hands
Auction report: Collection of classic MFs changes hands

An auction involving a very noteworthy collection of classic/vintage tractors was held in Campsea Ashe, Suffolk, (England) on Saturday, September...

Trailed post driver that makes do with a ‘small or elderly tractor’
Trailed post driver that makes do with a ‘small or elderly tractor’

The latest innovation in fencing equipment from Scottish company Bryce Suma is a post driver that can be operated by...

Auction report: Collectors bid briskly for classic icons
Auction report: Collectors bid briskly for classic icons

An auction involving a very noteworthy collection of classic/vintage tractors was held in Campsea Ashe, Suffolk, (England) on Saturday, September...