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.

130hp Chinese-built Lovol edges into Europe
130hp Chinese-built Lovol edges into Europe

This Chinese-built, 130hp tractor (pictured above) is the Lovol 1304. It’s not the first time we’ve reported on this ‘new’...

Auction report: ‘Best of the rest’ from golden-oldie sale
Auction report: ‘Best of the rest’ from golden-oldie sale

Saturday, August 18, saw the latest Cheffins Harrogate Vintage Sale (auction) take place at Great Yorkshire Showground. The tractors on...

Mahindra tops Indian tractor back-up service poll, beating John Deere
Mahindra tops Indian tractor back-up service poll, beating John Deere

Mahindra notched up 831 points in the JD Power 2018 ‘India Tractor’ CSI (Customer Service Index). That’s according to a report...

Auction report: See what these ‘old-school’ Fords sold for
Auction report: See what these ‘old-school’ Fords sold for

Saturday, August 18, saw the latest Cheffins Harrogate Vintage Sale (auction) take place at Great Yorkshire Showground. The tractors on...

John Deere’s new 9000 Series foragers: The full details…
John Deere’s new 9000 Series foragers: The full details…

Building on the existing 8000 Series machines, John Deere has launched four new self-propelled forage harvester models – from 625...

In the mix: What’s new about Lemken’s latest high-speed harrow?
In the mix: What’s new about Lemken’s latest high-speed harrow?

Lemken has been busy promoting the “mixing efficiency and high forward speed” of its compact disc harrows since 2001. The...

Lemken buys specialist Dutch company to combat ‘reduced acceptance of chemicals’
Lemken buys specialist Dutch company to combat ‘reduced acceptance of chemicals’

Lemken has acquired Dutch company Machinefabriek Steketee BV in a bid to expand its crop-care product portfolio. The deal will...

Who needs a chaser bin? Just ‘carry’ a truck trailer into the field
Who needs a chaser bin? Just ‘carry’ a truck trailer into the field

For large-scale tillage farmers, growing vast acreages, the chaser bin is seen as the proven method for shunting the crop...

Fendt ‘on track’ to build 20,000 tractors per year by 2020
Fendt ‘on track’ to build 20,000 tractors per year by 2020

“We are on course to meet the strategic goal of selling around 20,000 Fendt tractors by 2020.” That was the...

New flagship Deere forager has a 970hp V12 engine…from Liebherr
New flagship Deere forager has a 970hp V12 engine…from Liebherr

Since early July, we’ve been bringing you details (as they’ve leaked out) of John Deere’s much-talked-about 9000 Series self-propelled forage...

Was this Russia’s answer to the JCB Fastrac?
Was this Russia’s answer to the JCB Fastrac?

The RT-M-160 was an agricultural tractor that was manufactured by Uralvagonzavod – a mysterious Russian entity. It was designed for...

Divine inspiration? This tractor has a trick up its sleeve…
Divine inspiration? This tractor has a trick up its sleeve…

Tyre manufacturer Mitas has followed through on its promise; it staged an unusual, eye-catching demonstration in the run-up to this...

New trailed, centre-pivot mowers…from Fendt
New trailed, centre-pivot mowers…from Fendt

New trailed, centre-pivot mowers from Fendt (one of which is pictured above) can be had in two working widths –...

Auction report: ‘Classic’ Fords fire up the punters
Auction report: ‘Classic’ Fords fire up the punters

Saturday, August 18, saw the latest Cheffins Harrogate Vintage Sale (auction) take place at Great Yorkshire Showground. The tractors on...

Auction report: Hammer falls on mothballed and mint MFs
Auction report: Hammer falls on mothballed and mint MFs

Saturday, August 18, saw the latest Cheffins Harrogate Vintage Sale (auction) take place at Great Yorkshire Showground. The tractors on...

Pics: New-look 171hp Zetor Crystal breaks cover
Pics: New-look 171hp Zetor Crystal breaks cover

Back on August 15, we brought you news that Zetor would shortly unveil its latest Crystal model – half a...

Canadian Claas dealer delivers 7 giant Xerion tractors in one deal
Canadian Claas dealer delivers 7 giant Xerion tractors in one deal

In a particularly noteworthy deal, Canadian Claas dealer Bosse & Frere (based in Quebec) has delivered a fleet of seven...

More details: John Deere’s new 9000 Series foragers edge closer
More details: John Deere’s new 9000 Series foragers edge closer

Back on July 10, we brought you news of the imminent arrival of John Deere’s new 9000 Series self-propelled forage harvesters....