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.

Big ‘Kats’ destined for the National Ploughing Championships
Big ‘Kats’ destined for the National Ploughing Championships

Slurry equipment manufacturer SlurryKat will attend this year’s National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly on September 19, 20...

Irish team ‘shines’ at European ploughing championships
Irish team ‘shines’ at European ploughing championships

Jer Coakley from Cork and Dan Donnelly from Wexford did their country proud at the European Ploughing Federation (EPF) championship...

Pics: Eye-catching classic tractors turn the sod at Cooley ploughing festival
Pics: Eye-catching classic tractors turn the sod at Cooley ploughing festival

The 2017 Convoy to Cooley Peninsula Ploughing Festival took place this weekend; the event was hosted in Riverstown. The festival included...

Landini and McCormick tractors back at the Ploughing – with new faces
Landini and McCormick tractors back at the Ploughing – with new faces

Landini and McCormick tractors will be back at the National Ploughing Championships this year as new distributor AgriArgo UK “underlines...

‘Machine Sync’: Letting the combine driver ‘control’ the tractor and trailer
‘Machine Sync’: Letting the combine driver ‘control’ the tractor and trailer

Winner of a DLG Silver Medal at Agritechnica 2011, John Deere’s ‘Machine Sync’ machine-to-machine communication system has been in operation...

Machinery trade association to hold AGM next month
Machinery trade association to hold AGM next month

The 2017 annual general meeting (AGM) of the Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) will take place at 12...

MF’s French tractor factory set to grow
MF’s French tractor factory set to grow

AGCO – the parent company of Massey Ferguson, Fendt, Valtra and other brands – is set to expand its factory in...

Pics: New round balers from machinery giant John Deere
Pics: New round balers from machinery giant John Deere

Variable-chamber balers have long-since been less popular than their fixed-chamber (roller-type) counterparts here in Ireland. Such machines do sell well...

It’s a wrap: Claas joins the ‘film instead of net’ movement
It’s a wrap: Claas joins the ‘film instead of net’ movement

Claas says that its latest Rollant 455 UNIWRAP can, instead of the usual net wrapping process, apply film to initially...

On-the-move bale weighing for Claas Quadrant
On-the-move bale weighing for Claas Quadrant

A week ago (August 10), AgriLand brought you news of updates to Lexion 700 series hybrid (rotary/straw-walker) and 600 series straw-walker combines...

Pics: First combine in the world to run on natural gas
Pics: First combine in the world to run on natural gas

Gomselmash – a major manufacturer of combine and forage harvesters from Belarus – is testing the first large-scale combine harvester...

Pics: ‘Unusual’ forage harvester from the ‘east’ struts its stuff
Pics: ‘Unusual’ forage harvester from the ‘east’ struts its stuff

AgriLand recently profiled Russian harvester manufacturer Rostselmash – a company most readily associated with combine harvesters and self-propelled forage harvesters....

Irish ploughing team departs for Europe-wide competition
Irish ploughing team departs for Europe-wide competition

Two members of the Irish ploughing team – Jer Coakley from Cork and Dan Donnelly from Wexford – departed for...

Auction report: Tractor pics and prices from the ‘monster’ Cambridge sale
Auction report: Tractor pics and prices from the ‘monster’ Cambridge sale

Last week (Monday, August 7) saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at the Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale...

Pics: Classic and vintage tractors draw the punters at Moynalty festival
Pics: Classic and vintage tractors draw the punters at Moynalty festival

The Moynalty Steam Threshing Festival took place yesterday (Sunday, August 13). The event attracted visitors not just from Co. Meath...

New owner for fertiliser spreader manufacturer Bogballe
New owner for fertiliser spreader manufacturer Bogballe

Danish fertiliser spreader manufacturer Bogballe is now owned by Erhvervsinvest – an investment company that is also headquartered in Denmark. The...

Pics: Tullamore Show enjoys clear skies and a bustling crowd
Pics: Tullamore Show enjoys clear skies and a bustling crowd

The 2017 Tullamore Show and AIB National Livestock Show took place today (Sunday, August 13) on the grounds of the...

NC issues ‘warning’ to users of Power Tilt dump trailers
NC issues ‘warning’ to users of Power Tilt dump trailers

NC Engineering (Hamiltonsbawn) Ltd has issued an urgent warning to owners and operators of NC 300 Series Power Tilt dump trailers...