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.

Zetor forges ahead into new world markets; where to next?
Zetor forges ahead into new world markets; where to next?

Zetor is continuing on its drive to push into new markets around the world – as part of a project...

World’s third largest tractor maker swallows up IMT 
World’s third largest tractor maker swallows up IMT 

TAFE (Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd) – the world’s third largest tractor manufacturer (by volume) – has acquired Serbian tractor and...

Pics: ‘Red’ beast one of many classic show-stoppers in Co. Kerry
Pics: ‘Red’ beast one of many classic show-stoppers in Co. Kerry

While the country is plagued by weather woes – which are having a major impact on many aspects of farming...

Kramer and Deere ‘marriage’ is now a reality here in Ireland
Kramer and Deere ‘marriage’ is now a reality here in Ireland

John Deere and Kramer announced last year that compact, all-wheel-steer loaders and telescopic loaders under the Kramer brand will, where...

Case IH notches up ‘lowest specific fuel consumption on record’ for a 4-cylinder tractor
Case IH notches up ‘lowest specific fuel consumption on record’ for a 4-cylinder tractor

A Case IH Maxxum 145 Multicontroller, equipped with the company’s new 24-speed ActiveDrive 8 transmission, has reportedly achieved the lowest...

Case IH closes deal for $11 million of machinery to one European buyer
Case IH closes deal for $11 million of machinery to one European buyer

In what is believed to be one of the largest recent sales of tractors and agricultural equipment in the region,...

All aboard the ‘train’: Rake and bale your silage in a single pass
All aboard the ‘train’: Rake and bale your silage in a single pass

Below (see video) is the ‘Hay Train’. It’s a contraption that enables you to attach your rake (or grouper) to...

Big new family of Fendt silage gear destined for Grass & Muck
Big new family of Fendt silage gear destined for Grass & Muck

Fendt entered the grassland sector some five years ago; it looks set to tout an extensive range of silage machinery...

605hp New Holland is ‘world’s most powerful CVT tractor’
605hp New Holland is ‘world’s most powerful CVT tractor’

New Holland has revealed a CVT-equipped version of its giant flagship T9 tractor line-up. One such tractor – the only...

Auction report: Check out these ‘lots’ at this Portlaoise sale
Auction report: Check out these ‘lots’ at this Portlaoise sale

Hennessy Auctioneers’ most recent monthly machinery auction took place on Saturday (March 24) at Portlaoise Mart. There was reportedly a...

Is this the quick, handy way to transport bales?
Is this the quick, handy way to transport bales?

Belgian manufacturer Joskin – best known here in Ireland for its range of slurry tankers – is now equipping its...

SafeShaft hydraulic drive for slurry tankers now eligible for a grant
SafeShaft hydraulic drive for slurry tankers now eligible for a grant

Brothers Noel and Ger Hickey from Co. Waterford recently developed an alternative drive system for vacuum-type slurry tankers, instead of...

Auction report: High clearance rate for this mixed batch of machinery
Auction report: High clearance rate for this mixed batch of machinery

A noteworthy ‘on-site‘ machinery dispersal sale (auction) was held at Rickling Hall (Saffron Walden) yesterday (Tuesday, March 27). The auction...

Auction report: John Deere combine and tractors change hands at ‘on-site’ sale
Auction report: John Deere combine and tractors change hands at ‘on-site’ sale

A noteworthy ‘on-site‘ machinery dispersal sale (auction) was held at Rickling Hall (Saffron Walden) yesterday (Tuesday, March 27). The auction...

Check out these tractors, combines and foragers…from a growing Chinese giant
Check out these tractors, combines and foragers…from a growing Chinese giant

Zoomlion – or ‘Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co’ to refer to it by its full title – is...

ATV giant Can-Am ‘wheels’ into Kilkenny
ATV giant Can-Am ‘wheels’ into Kilkenny

Kilkenny Quads – an All-Terrain (ATV) and Side-by-Side Vehicle (SSV) dealership based in Kilkenny – is joining Bombardier Recreational Products’...

Pics: Valtra tractor tour lands here in Ireland
Pics: Valtra tractor tour lands here in Ireland

The so-called ‘Valtra SmartTour 2018‘ is currently (today; March 27) at the Virgina Show Centre – in Virgina, Co. Cavan....

More dealerships join Ireland’s agri machinery trade body
More dealerships join Ireland’s agri machinery trade body

The March meeting of the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) Executive Council welcomed several further firms into its...