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.

M&S Machinery to become New Holland ‘Harvester’ dealer
M&S Machinery to become New Holland ‘Harvester’ dealer

New Holland has just announced the appointment of M&S Machinery of Cashel, Co. Tipperary, as a ‘Harvester‘ dealer; it will...

Machinery highlights: On-site at this year’s National Ploughing Championships
Machinery highlights: On-site at this year’s National Ploughing Championships

Droves of visitors will flock to the National Ploughing Championships this week. The sprawling exhibition area is home to a...

National Ploughing Championships 2017: Tractor highlights on-site
National Ploughing Championships 2017: Tractor highlights on-site

Hoards of farmers, agricultural contractors and rural dwellers will flock to the National Ploughing Championships this week. With 40 rows of...

McConnel launches first ever self-propelled sprayer…at the ‘Ploughing’
McConnel launches first ever self-propelled sprayer…at the ‘Ploughing’

McConnel – best known here in Ireland for its hedgecutters – is to break into new territory with the launch...

New trailed spreader amidst brace of new kit from Amazone
New trailed spreader amidst brace of new kit from Amazone

Amazone has rolled out a brace of novel machines – including a new, high-tech trailed fertiliser spreader – in advance of...

Deere moves towards ‘intelligent’ machines, with company take-over
Deere moves towards ‘intelligent’ machines, with company take-over

Deere & Company has completed its acquisition of Blue River Technology. Earlier in September, Deere said it signed a definitive...

Punch and go: Samco unwraps latest seeder at the ‘Ploughing’
Punch and go: Samco unwraps latest seeder at the ‘Ploughing’

Samco will bring its new, aptly-named Punch Hole Film Layer and Seeder to next week’s National Ploughing Championships. This machine...

‘Driverless’ New Holland busy on the bogs of Ireland?
‘Driverless’ New Holland busy on the bogs of Ireland?

Autonomous, driverless tractors are actively being tested around the world – typically on vast farms in the likes of the...

Self-propelled round baler arrives: It’s a reality
Self-propelled round baler arrives: It’s a reality

North American machinery manufacturer Vermeer has just unveiled its new prototype self-propelled round baler. Unveiled at Husker Harvest Days, the ZR5 promises...

12t loader completes Japanese giant’s ‘Dash 8’ line-up
12t loader completes Japanese giant’s ‘Dash 8’ line-up

Komatsu has completed the roll-out of its EU Stage IV compliant ‘Dash 8‘ range of wheel loaders, with the arrival...

FTMTA update: 3 more dealerships join trade body’s ranks
FTMTA update: 3 more dealerships join trade body’s ranks

The September meeting of Ireland’s FTMTA (Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association) executive council admitted a further three companies to...

New, beefier TM420 joins JCB’s artic-steer telehandler line-up
New, beefier TM420 joins JCB’s artic-steer telehandler line-up

JCB will shortly launch a bigger-capacity telescopic, articulated (pivot-steer) loader. Building upon the existing 3.2t lift capacity of the TM320...

‘Perfect’ ins and outs: Does Kuhn have a ‘high-tech’ answer?
‘Perfect’ ins and outs: Does Kuhn have a ‘high-tech’ answer?

The number of furrows, and indeed the working width, of ploughs has increased steadily over the decades. However, reasons Kuhn, the...

100% electric tractor from Fendt runs for ‘5 continuous hours’
100% electric tractor from Fendt runs for ‘5 continuous hours’

The Fendt e100 Vario is the first practical, battery-powered tractor that can be used in most day-to-day yard operations without having...

First engine passes EU Stage V hurdle: Industry braces for new limits
First engine passes EU Stage V hurdle: Industry braces for new limits

Deutz is the world’s first engine manufacturer to be given an EU Stage V certificate. Its ‘Stage V ready’ engines,...

530hp, 4-row giant: Grimme wheels out its biggest potato harvester yet
530hp, 4-row giant: Grimme wheels out its biggest potato harvester yet

Grimme has launched what it describes as “its biggest ever self-propelled potato harvester” onto the market. With no less than...

Green light: Deere and Kramer get the ‘go-ahead’ for major deal
Green light: Deere and Kramer get the ‘go-ahead’ for major deal

John Deere announced back on July 6 that it planned to invest in German machinery manufacturer Kramer-Werke GmbH to create...

Updated: Fendt unveils ‘green’ Welger balers and Lely Tigo wagons
Updated: Fendt unveils ‘green’ Welger balers and Lely Tigo wagons

AGCO will shortly launch Lely (Welger) round balers and Lely self-loading silage wagons, among other products, in Fendt colours – as...