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.

First look: Finnish firm revamps its combine harvesters
First look: Finnish firm revamps its combine harvesters

Sampo Rosenlew, the specialist manufacturer from Finland, has updated its range of combine harvesters. The latest models will be on...

New man joins Landini and McCormick team
New man joins Landini and McCormick team

An after-sales service specialist, with previous manufacturer and dealer experience, has joined the team at AgriArgo UK Ltd – the...

October sales of new tractors in UK below last year’s level
October sales of new tractors in UK below last year’s level

The latest figures from the AEA (Agricultural Engineers Association) show that registrations of new agricultural tractors in the UK during...

A ‘world’s first’ from Strautmann: A diet feeder that needs no driver
A ‘world’s first’ from Strautmann: A diet feeder that needs no driver

Strautmann will unveil what it describes as a “world’s first” in the world of diet feeders at next week’s massive Agritechnica...

Heavy-duty, front-mounted filler boosts slurry throughput
Heavy-duty, front-mounted filler boosts slurry throughput

Danish manufacturer Samson Agro will unveil a tractor-mounted filling arm – for slurry tankers – at Agritechnica. It will be...

First look: Kubota expected to roll out new, updated ‘big’ tractors
First look: Kubota expected to roll out new, updated ‘big’ tractors

Yesterday (November 2) we brought you news of Kubota’s so-called KIP (Kubota Insight Program) events in Ireland – in which engineers from the factories...

Fancy a Chinese ‘Fendt’ look-alike?
Fancy a Chinese ‘Fendt’ look-alike?

This tractor (main picture) was spotted recently at an overseas trade fair – the Chinese ‘International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition’. It...

Pics: Kubota brings the ‘factory’ to farmers…here in Ireland
Pics: Kubota brings the ‘factory’ to farmers…here in Ireland

Manufacturers often bring small groups of customers – farmers and agricultural contractors – as well as dealers to their factories....

Fully-electric demo ‘tractor’ breaks cover this month
Fully-electric demo ‘tractor’ breaks cover this month

German specialist company STW (Sensor-Technik Wiedemann) will show off its new ‘SymonE’ agricultural test vehicle at this month’s Agritechnica show....

Volvo CE grows its share in key international markets
Volvo CE grows its share in key international markets

Gains in market share in many countries have contributed to a “strong performance” for Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) in the...

Latest Liebherr telehandlers to get a ‘Claas’ makeover?
Latest Liebherr telehandlers to get a ‘Claas’ makeover?

Liebherr will shortly unveil a new range of telehandlers for next year. It is expected that these machines will also...

Why not personalise your tractor tyre – with your own name or logo?
Why not personalise your tractor tyre – with your own name or logo?

Tyre giant Trelleborg is set to unveil a new online service – namely YourTire – at Agritechnica 2017. This will...

A first for chainsaws: Rev up with electronic fuel injection
A first for chainsaws: Rev up with electronic fuel injection

Just in case you thought power tools and the like were immune from the technical wizardry that’s commonplace on modern...

Zetor set to unveil new smaller, basic-spec tractors – up to 70hp
Zetor set to unveil new smaller, basic-spec tractors – up to 70hp

Zetor will unveil two new tractor line-ups at Agritechnica later this month. The new Utilix and Hortus ranges will compete in...

It’s all in a name – machinery specialist sets out its vision
It’s all in a name – machinery specialist sets out its vision

Dewulf-Miedema – full-liner in potato and root crop machinery – has chosen Dewulf as its new official company name. This...

Video: Is this the best way to load and carry wrapped bales?
Video: Is this the best way to load and carry wrapped bales?

Andersons Group  – from Quebec, Canada – will shortly launch what it describes as a “unique bale collecting trailer”. It...

McHale Plant Sales opens overseas depot in England
McHale Plant Sales opens overseas depot in England

Machinery distributor, McHale Plant Sales, has opened a UK logistics centre near Leeds in West Yorkshire (England). It will be...

New, affordable GPS tractor guidance system points the way
New, affordable GPS tractor guidance system points the way

A new, simple GPS tractor guidance system is to make its European debut at Agritechnica next month. The system –...