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.

Deutz-Fahr muscles in…with new, ‘limited-edition’ monsters
Deutz-Fahr muscles in…with new, ‘limited-edition’ monsters

Since 2015, black-liveried ‘special-edition’ Warrior models have been part of Deutz-Fahr’s tractor line-up. At last week’s Agritechnica show, the manufacturer...

Auction report: On-site sale sees big prices for ‘original’ working classics
Auction report: On-site sale sees big prices for ‘original’ working classics

A major ‘on-site‘ machinery dispersal sale (auction) was held on behalf of A E Carter, Rectory Farm, Dry Drayton on...

Revamped combine from Deutz-Fahr; is it a contender?
Revamped combine from Deutz-Fahr; is it a contender?

C9000 Series combine harvesters were launched more than four years ago. Now, Deutz-Fahr has revamped its five and six-walker machines;...

Foragers get ‘track’ treatment; but with a clever twist
Foragers get ‘track’ treatment; but with a clever twist

In equipping its Jaguar with Terra Trac, Claas says that it is the first manufacturer to offer a factory-fitted, integrated...

The ultimate ‘go-anywhere’ solution: A baler with ‘driven’ wheels
The ultimate ‘go-anywhere’ solution: A baler with ‘driven’ wheels

Austrian company Goweil, which has some machines working here in Ireland, launched an interesting wheel drive system for its round...

Vital stats: World’s biggest machinery showcase…in numbers
Vital stats: World’s biggest machinery showcase…in numbers

The figures have been totted up; the Agritechnica bean counters have been busy. The final tally shows that 2,803 exhibitors from...

Fancy a new, old-school ‘Steyr’…with a twist?
Fancy a new, old-school ‘Steyr’…with a twist?

Have you a hankering for an old-school, square-cut Steyr? If so, maybe a Turkish tractor maker – Basak – has...

Auction report: Fit to see ‘red’ at this monster tractor sale?
Auction report: Fit to see ‘red’ at this monster tractor sale?

The most recent monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction took place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton, Cambridge (England) on...

No looking back: Irish tractor sales show promise
No looking back: Irish tractor sales show promise

The latest tractor registration figures compiled by the FTMTA (Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association) show a continuing, steady improvement...

Pics: Check out this new ‘Claas’ telehandler – courtesy of Liebherr
Pics: Check out this new ‘Claas’ telehandler – courtesy of Liebherr

Claas had plenty to shout about at last week’s Agritechnica show in Germany; it launched new telehandlers and loading shovels...

Here’s a shock: 100 cows on a single charge…of electricity
Here’s a shock: 100 cows on a single charge…of electricity

Among the more innovative diet feeders (mixer wagons) at last week’s giant Agritechnica show was an all-electric, self-propelled machine from...

Fresh look for updated Krone round balers
Fresh look for updated Krone round balers

Krone is celebrating 40 years of round baler production by upgrading its range of Comprima machines. A “modern, fresh look”...

Who said that articulated tractors are a thing of the past?
Who said that articulated tractors are a thing of the past?

Kirovets – a Russian brand of tractors – was among a plethora of ‘foreign’ manufacturers at the recent Agritechnica show. The...

JCB brings beefed-up, pivot-steer telehandler to Agritechnica
JCB brings beefed-up, pivot-steer telehandler to Agritechnica

There was plenty of news on the materials handling front at Agritechnica 2017, including the arrival of JCB’s TM420 (above)....

Prototype: Belarus unleashes a brute at Agritechnica 2017
Prototype: Belarus unleashes a brute at Agritechnica 2017

Belarus has wheeled out an imposing prototype tractor (above) at this year’s Agritechnica show. With 466hp under the hood –...

Deutz-Fahr’s beefy ‘4s’ reach up to 171hp at Agritechnica 2017
Deutz-Fahr’s beefy ‘4s’ reach up to 171hp at Agritechnica 2017

Deutz-Fahr took the wraps off three new four-cylinder tractors at Agritechnica 2017. These new models join the existing 6 Series, six-cylinder...

Agritechnica 2017: The weird and the wonderful…and the downright impressive
Agritechnica 2017: The weird and the wonderful…and the downright impressive

Agritechnica 2017 was on this week; this agricultural machinery showcase is the biggest of its kind in the world. Manufacturers...

Lovol tractors: Edging into Europe, but what about Ireland?
Lovol tractors: Edging into Europe, but what about Ireland?

Lovol tractors were among the more noteworthy sights at Agritechnica 2017. Largely unknown here in Ireland, these Chinese-built machines are...