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.

World’s largest skid-steer…from the Manitou family
World’s largest skid-steer…from the Manitou family

Designed for farming as well as construction tasks, Manitou – under both its Gehl and Mustang brands – recently launched...

First Pottinger round baler lands in Ireland
First Pottinger round baler lands in Ireland

Pottinger is aiming to ‘Impress’ farmers and contractors this year with the introduction to the Irish market of its new-generation...

New Canadian-built flagship is on ‘track’
New Canadian-built flagship is on ‘track’

One of the most striking tractors – but certainly not a familiar sight here in Ireland – at next week’s...

Never get another puncture: Is there a role for ‘airless’ tyres in farming?
Never get another puncture: Is there a role for ‘airless’ tyres in farming?

Michelin’s so-called ‘X Tweel SSL’ airless tyre and wheel combination will make its debut on this side of the world...

Auction report: ‘Red’ highlights from January’s Cambridge tractor sale
Auction report: ‘Red’ highlights from January’s Cambridge tractor sale

Monday of this week (January 8) saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale...

Who sold the most new tractors in Ireland in 2017?
Who sold the most new tractors in Ireland in 2017?

Yesterday (January 10) we published an article detailing how many new tractors were sold in the Republic of Ireland last...

New Holland’s ‘space-age’ kit gets ever-closer to Irish eyes
New Holland’s ‘space-age’ kit gets ever-closer to Irish eyes

LAMMA 2018 will be the first opportunity for many UK and Irish farmers to see New Holland’s next-generation, methane-powered tractor...

Irish Ford tractor owners stay busy…raising funds for charity
Irish Ford tractor owners stay busy…raising funds for charity

The closing days of 2017 saw the ‘South-East Ireland Ford 6-Cylinder’ club hold a charity fund-raising day – in conjunction...

No-frills tractor gets some ‘creature comforts’
No-frills tractor gets some ‘creature comforts’

A new cab option is available for the latest addition to the Landini tractor range – the basic-spec 4-D Series....

New tractor sales: How many and who topped the table?
New tractor sales: How many and who topped the table?

Registrations of new tractors in Ireland improved considerably as 2017 went on. That was the trend which was evident from...

Auction report: ‘Green’ highlights from January’s Cambridge tractor sale
Auction report: ‘Green’ highlights from January’s Cambridge tractor sale

Monday of this week (January 8) saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale...

‘S’ marks the spot for Massey Ferguson fanatics
‘S’ marks the spot for Massey Ferguson fanatics

Massey Ferguson has plenty to shout about at this year’s LAMMA farm machinery show in England. The brand – apparently...

‘Finished’ all-new pivot-steer handler ‘turns’ up
‘Finished’ all-new pivot-steer handler ‘turns’ up

Manitou’s new pivot-steer (articulated) telescopic handler – more anticipated at this point than the second coming of Jesus Christ (or...

Fancy a pint-sized ‘dump trailer’ – for your ATV?
Fancy a pint-sized ‘dump trailer’ – for your ATV?

Northern Irish firm Quad-X will showcase its miniature dump trailer (pictured above) at this month’s LAMMA show in England – an...

High-output handler is the ‘best of both worlds’
High-output handler is the ‘best of both worlds’

The 6t-capacity JCB Loadall 560-80 telescopic handler can now be had with the “added finesse” of hydrostatic drive; the AGRI...

Tracked tanker promises to keep you afloat
Tracked tanker promises to keep you afloat

German manufacturer Wienhoff showed this eye-catching tracked slurry tanker (pictured above) at the recent Agritechnica show. It’s a 16m³ tanker...

Preparations underway for second FTMTA auction
Preparations underway for second FTMTA auction

Preparations are already underway for the next Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) auction. In conjunction with the FTMTA’s...

2018 outlook is ‘strong’ for JCB
2018 outlook is ‘strong’ for JCB

JCB’s shop-floor employees have returned to work to a New Year pay rise of 3.9% and the “strongest order books”...