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.

How much did this Ford 7000 – in fine fettle – fetch at auction?
How much did this Ford 7000 – in fine fettle – fetch at auction?

This Ford 7000 – which dates from 1975 – was one of a collection of 38 blue-liveried tractors that went...

Eye-catching equipment arrives…for this week’s Grass & Muck
Eye-catching equipment arrives…for this week’s Grass & Muck

A contractor-spec (Liebherr-based) Claas loading shovel (pictured above) has arrived in Ireland; it’s currently at Gurteen College being prepped for...

‘Uncut strips’: See Kverneland’s answer at Grass & Muck
‘Uncut strips’: See Kverneland’s answer at Grass & Muck

Kverneland will bring its GEOMOW-equipped 53100 MT Vario mower-conditioner to Thursday’s (May 17) Grass & Muck event at Gurteen College. GEOMOW is...

Over £35,000 for a Ford 7810, albeit a very ‘special’ one
Over £35,000 for a Ford 7810, albeit a very ‘special’ one

A much-talked-about auction took place on Saturday (May 12) in England, in which tractor enthusiast Paul Cable put his 38-strong...

First one in Ireland: But what is it and where is it?
First one in Ireland: But what is it and where is it?

The first in a ‘new-look’ line-up of Fendt silage wagons has landed in Ireland. The inaugural machine was spotted at...

See the 16-year-old John Deere 7710 that sold for almost £50,000
See the 16-year-old John Deere 7710 that sold for almost £50,000

On Friday, we reported from a noteworthy on-site (farm machinery) auction in Spalding, England. Though not the biggest or most...

Auction report: Tidy, used machinery changes hands at ‘on-site’ sale
Auction report: Tidy, used machinery changes hands at ‘on-site’ sale

Major ‘on-site’ machinery dispersal sale (auction) events come up just a handful of times in any given year here in...

A handy, pint-sized stone picker…for your ATV
A handy, pint-sized stone picker…for your ATV

This novel Danish designed and built contraption is a stone picker/collector for your ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) or quad bike....

New Landini to make its Irish debut at Grass & Muck
New Landini to make its Irish debut at Grass & Muck

A new addition to the Landini tractor range will make its debut here in Ireland at FTMTA (Farm Tractor and...

Auction report: Classic and modern John Deeres go under the hammer
Auction report: Classic and modern John Deeres go under the hammer

Major ‘on-site’ machinery dispersal sale (auction) events come up just a handful of times in any given year here in...

See what’s on its way to next week’s Grass & Muck
See what’s on its way to next week’s Grass & Muck

Kuhn is one of many manufacturers that is now transporting machines to Gurteen College in Co. Tipperary – for next...

Here’s the machine that kept a college fed…ahead of Grass & Muck
Here’s the machine that kept a college fed…ahead of Grass & Muck

The much-talked-about FTMTA (Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association) Grass & Muck event is close at hand (May 17). The...

‘5 times stronger than steel’: Big Deere to debut at ‘Cereals’
‘5 times stronger than steel’: Big Deere to debut at ‘Cereals’

Featuring the new ‘PowrSpray’ solution system, a larger 5,000L tank and an “ultra-lightweight but extremely strong” carbon fibre boom, the...

Why didn’t this ‘systems tractor’ take off?
Why didn’t this ‘systems tractor’ take off?

This curious tractor (pictured above) is a Mali Li-Trac 300. It is believed that only five of these machines were...

Machinery rolls into Gurteen College to prep for ‘Grass & Muck’
Machinery rolls into Gurteen College to prep for ‘Grass & Muck’

Pottinger is not only bringing its wares to Grass & Muck 2018 next week; its equipment is also busy prepping...

911hp flagship from New Holland prepped for Grass & Muck 2018
911hp flagship from New Holland prepped for Grass & Muck 2018

Visitors to Grass & Muck 2018 next week (Thursday, May 17, at Gurteen College) will see New Holland wheel out...

New face joins Kilkenny-based IAM’s national sales team
New face joins Kilkenny-based IAM’s national sales team

IAM – the well-known agricultural machinery distributor in Kilkenny – has recruited a new area sales manager. Niall Lavery (pictured above)...

Fendt ride-and-drive event to follow ‘Grass & Muck 2018’
Fendt ride-and-drive event to follow ‘Grass & Muck 2018’

Fendt, like many other manufacturers, is readying its wares for ‘Grass & Muck 2018’. However, the company – via midlands dealer...