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 tractor sales get a July boost in the UK
New tractor sales get a July boost in the UK

The latest figures from the AEA (Agricultural Engineers Association) show that 1,347 new (agricultural) tractors were registered in the UK in July...

Owner of New Holland and Case IH is growing; but how and where?
Owner of New Holland and Case IH is growing; but how and where?

CNH Industrial (encompassing New Holland and Case IH among other brands) announced that revenues were up 15% in the second...

Walking on water: New meaning for ‘floatation’ tyres
Walking on water: New meaning for ‘floatation’ tyres

Tyre manufacturer Mitas is expected to stage a somewhat unusual demonstration at the upcoming Farm Progress Show in the US. The...

Epic lawn tractor journey is officially a world record
Epic lawn tractor journey is officially a world record

Prison officer Andy Maxfield’s journey from John O’Groats to Land’s End in Britain on an unmodified lawn tractor has been...

Sales are up at Manitou but legal action still looms
Sales are up at Manitou but legal action still looms

Net sales for the first half of the year at Manitou Group were up 17%, compared with the same period...

New Dutch ‘systems tractor’ has all the kit; will it sell?
New Dutch ‘systems tractor’ has all the kit; will it sell?

Specialist Dutch manufacturer Herder recently unveiled its new concept ‘systems tractor’. We previously brought you a ‘concept image’, prior to the machine’s...

Ploeger Oxbo ‘strengthened’ by sizeable investment
Ploeger Oxbo ‘strengthened’ by sizeable investment

Ploeger Oxbo has announced that it has been “strengthened” by an investment from NPM Capital. A spokesperson explained: “NPM Capital...

New world record set: 303 combine harvesters ‘rumble down the fields’
New world record set: 303 combine harvesters ‘rumble down the fields’

Harvest for Kids has set a new Guinness World Record for the most combine harvesters working together “in continuous use”....

Bigger sprayer factory set to ‘double production’
Bigger sprayer factory set to ‘double production’

UK sprayer manufacturer Househam has completed work on a “six-figure investment” on its new factory. The new facility in Lincolnshire...

Auctioneer at massive monthly machinery sale ‘moves up’
Auctioneer at massive monthly machinery sale ‘moves up’

Joe Page from Cheffins’ Cambridge Machinery Sales has been promoted. According to the company he is now an ‘Associate’. Joe (pictured...

Deere to acquire sprayer and planter manufacturer
Deere to acquire sprayer and planter manufacturer

Deere & Company has signed a “definitive agreement” to acquire PLA, a privately-held manufacturer of sprayers, planters and specialty products...

Flagship ‘IDEAL’ combine notches up awards, but will it sell?
Flagship ‘IDEAL’ combine notches up awards, but will it sell?

AGCO – in the guise of Massey Ferguson and Fendt on this occasion – has been presented with a ‘Red Dot:...

Landini partners with Topcon…to give its tractors a better ‘steer’
Landini partners with Topcon…to give its tractors a better ‘steer’

A choice of hands-free guidance solutions for Landini tractors – from a simple steering wheel drive-unit to a fully-integrated system...

‘World’s highest capacity combines’ get more clever
‘World’s highest capacity combines’ get more clever

New Holland’s new CR Revelation combine range apparently takes automation “to a new level”. It comes with an award-winning ‘IntelliSense’...

‘Management of vehicle paths is the key to reducing field damage’
‘Management of vehicle paths is the key to reducing field damage’

“Management of vehicle paths is the key to compaction reduction.” That was the message emanating from a recent Case IH...

‘Intelligent’ trailer brakes that protect your tractor: See New Holland’s answer…
‘Intelligent’ trailer brakes that protect your tractor: See New Holland’s answer…

New Holland has introduced a “patented” Intelligent Trailer Braking System for its T7 AutoCommand and T6 AutoCommand tractors. This innovation...

99 County tractors cluster together in one field
99 County tractors cluster together in one field

This year’s Silage Extravaganza (in Fethard, Co. Tipperary, Ireland) played host to a massive gathering of County tractors. 99 of...

Pics: John Deere’s new 9000 Series forager breaks cover
Pics: John Deere’s new 9000 Series forager breaks cover

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