Jim Breen

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.

Machinery

‘Dealer stocks at high levels across machinery markets’

CEMA, the association of European (agricultural) machinery manufacturers, has said that the general business index across the industry is “positive,...

April 18, 2019

Machinery

Doe 130 expected to fetch £65,000 at major vintage/classic auction

What are being described as some of the “world’s most unusual classic and vintage tractors, cars, commerical vehicles and motorbikes”...

April 18, 2019

Machinery

Europe-wide award for ‘high-tech slurry application system’

John Deere’s manure (slurry) sensing system has now been recognised by the European Land and Soil Management Award jury as...

April 18, 2019

Machinery

Case unveils its ‘loader of the future’

Case Construction has unveiled a new methane-powered wheel loader ‘concept’ (pictured above); it was shown at this month’s Bauma exhibition...

April 17, 2019

Machinery

Big change afoot for SIMA machinery show, but not all are happy

The organisers of the well-known (French-based) SIMA show have announced that the next such event will be held during November...

April 17, 2019

Machinery

Historic JCB bought by ‘Fastrac enthusiast’ from Northern Ireland

On Wednesday, March 27, we brought you news that a prototype (pre-production) JCB Fastrac was sold at auction for £15,000 (plus...

April 17, 2019

Machinery

New tractor sales slump continues in the UK, but why?

New agricultural tractor registrations (over 50hp) in the UK in March were down (on a year-on-year basis) for the sixth...

April 5, 2019

Machinery

‘World’s biggest manufacturer [by volume]’ sold 330,000 tractors last year

The company that claims to be the world’s biggest tractor manufacturer (in terms of unit numbers) reports that it sold...

April 3, 2019

Machinery

What makes the money in a modern machinery dealership?

CLIMMAR – a network of farm machinery dealer organisations across much of Europe – compiles fascinating data, accruing from surveys...

April 3, 2019

Machinery

US manufacturers meet Trump administration to combat China’s ‘unfair trade practices’

In the US, high-profile figures from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) have paid a visit to the White House,...

April 3, 2019

Machinery

New Claas test facility to ‘speed up harvester and tractor development’

Claas has opened a new test (evaluation) centre at its headquarters in Harsewinkel (Germany). The facility will play a pivotal...

April 2, 2019

Machinery

Can this tractor camera make road junctions safer?

Steyr’s Q-KMS camera system has been awarded a special accolade. The system is designed to eliminate blind-spots at road junctions...

April 1, 2019

Machinery

ZF signs deal to acquire WABCO

ZF (ZF Friedrichshafen AG) – the well-known manufacturer of driveline components and transmissions – has entered into an agreement to...

April 1, 2019

Machinery

Claas has built 150,000 tractors, since Renault Agriculture takeover

Claas has manufactured over 150,000 tractors, since the takeover of French-based Renault Agriculture (Renault’s tractor division) in 2003. To celebrate...

April 1, 2019