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.

Northern firm bites into shear-grab market, with ‘maintenance-free’ tines
Northern firm bites into shear-grab market, with ‘maintenance-free’ tines

A new range of shear-grabs, fitted with special Hardox tines that are apparently “maintenance-free”, has been launched by SlurryKat in...

New ‘swing-around’ post driver hammers home the message
New ‘swing-around’ post driver hammers home the message

The latest innovation from specialist fence-post driver manufacturer – Vector Powerdrive from Co. Kilkenny – is its Model-4 Agri 120º...

Case IH forging ahead with ‘Farming 4.0’…but what is it?
Case IH forging ahead with ‘Farming 4.0’…but what is it?

Case IH has publicly committed to aiding the development of digital agriculture by working with others in the industry to...

Auction report: Betting on ‘blue’ at this month’s big Cambridge tractor sale
Auction report: Betting on ‘blue’ at this month’s big Cambridge tractor sale

Monday of this week (December 4) saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale...

Is this the ultimate spreader?
Is this the ultimate spreader?

Though of little practical relevance to us here in Ireland, the GVM T380 Prowler certainly does have presence. This self-propelled spreader...

Less spillage and smarter sensing: Deere’s latest foragers get the gadgets
Less spillage and smarter sensing: Deere’s latest foragers get the gadgets

John Deere’s stand (G19) at the upcoming LAMMA ’18 show in the UK will feature the company’s latest 8000 Series...

Auction report: Focus on ‘reds’ and ‘yellows’ at huge tractor sale
Auction report: Focus on ‘reds’ and ‘yellows’ at huge tractor sale

Monday of this week (December 4) saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale...

Dewulf partners with ‘world’s biggest tractor maker – by volume’
Dewulf partners with ‘world’s biggest tractor maker – by volume’

Dewulf – a full-liner in potato and root-crop machinery – has announced a licencing agreement with Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M...

500,000 and counting…as major engine milestone reached
500,000 and counting…as major engine milestone reached

JCB is celebrating the production of half a million engines – enough to stretch from London to Paris. Four-cylinder diesel...

Irish dealer gets major award from Claas…but which one?
Irish dealer gets major award from Claas…but which one?

For the second year running, an Irish Claas dealer has been presented with the company’s Tractor Sales Performance Award. Alan...

Auction report: ‘Green’ highlights from December’s monster tractor sale
Auction report: ‘Green’ highlights from December’s monster tractor sale

Monday of this week (December 4) saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale...

Bigger, contractor-spec Torro wagons from Pottinger are ‘fully-loaded’
Bigger, contractor-spec Torro wagons from Pottinger are ‘fully-loaded’

Pottinger’s Torro COMBILINE series now includes two larger models – the Torro 7010 and 8010. These are new models. The...

Puma line-up from Case IH expands…with new ‘basic’ models
Puma line-up from Case IH expands…with new ‘basic’ models

Case IH Puma 140, 150 and 165 X tractors are now available with a new base specification. It is designed...

Can this electric ‘wheel assist’ get you an extra two furrows?
Can this electric ‘wheel assist’ get you an extra two furrows?

ZF – widely known in the agricultural machinery sector as a supplier of transmissions and axles – has created something...

More machinery companies join Irish trade association’s ranks
More machinery companies join Irish trade association’s ranks

The November meeting of the Farm Tractor and Machinery Association (FTMTA) Executive Council admitted a number of additional firms to...

New Holland’s 8-speed, double-clutch gearbox wins big
New Holland’s 8-speed, double-clutch gearbox wins big

The New Holland T6.175 Dynamic Command tractor was crowned ‘Machine of the Year 2018‘ in the ‘Mid Class Tractor‘ category...

Irish abroad: Trakjak ‘rolled’ into town
Irish abroad: Trakjak ‘rolled’ into town

One of the most interesting Irish exhibitors at the recent Agritechnica machinery show was Trakjak – the brainchild of Pauric Fay from Cootehill, Co....

Self-propelled round baler moves on…to maize stalks
Self-propelled round baler moves on…to maize stalks

North American machinery manufacturer Vermeer recently unveiled its new prototype self-propelled round baler – namely the ZR5. AgriLand published details...