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.

New 181hp tractor breaks cover at major shows
New 181hp tractor breaks cover at major shows

The latest tractor from Russian manufacturer Agromash is now doing the rounds at agricultural trade fairs and shows. The new...

Major tractor row between John Deere and Mahindra; but over what?
Major tractor row between John Deere and Mahindra; but over what?

Following a complaint by John Deere, it has been recommended that Mahindra modify its ‘#1 Selling Tractor’ and ‘Over [2.1]...

Video: Check out this farmer-sized, gas-powered tractor
Video: Check out this farmer-sized, gas-powered tractor

Russian manufacturer Agromash is busy promoting one of its more recent developments – an 85hp tractor that runs on methane...

Kubota’s annual revenue has grown to almost €15 billion
Kubota’s annual revenue has grown to almost €15 billion

Kubota Corporation notched up revenues of ¥1,850 billion (€14.7 billion) in 2018. This was up by 5.7% compared with 2017....

Carraro: Tractor sales fall but transmission/axle business grows
Carraro: Tractor sales fall but transmission/axle business grows

Carraro Group, which manufactures transmission systems/components and specialist tractors, notched up a turnover of €624 million last year. That was up...

Landini ‘narrows the gap between a tractor and a normal road vehicle’
Landini ‘narrows the gap between a tractor and a normal road vehicle’

The Landini Rex 4 tractor has won a “prestigious award” in Spain, specifically for its Advanced Driving System. This follows...

Manufacturer/dealer contracts are ‘unbalanced’, but why?
Manufacturer/dealer contracts are ‘unbalanced’, but why?

Contracts between farm machinery manufacturers (suppliers) and their dealers are “unbalanced and drafted too unilaterally”. That’s the message from CLIMMAR...

Deutz (engines) logs ‘record growth’ in 2018
Deutz (engines) logs ‘record growth’ in 2018

Deutz (engines) notched up revenues of almost €1.8 billion in 2018. This was over 20% higher than the figure achieved...

CNH to create more ‘differences’ between its tractor brands
CNH to create more ‘differences’ between its tractor brands

Dutch publication Mechaman.nl reports that CNH Industrial, the parent company of Case IH and New Holland, intends to make its tractor brands more...

Versatile Nemesis: Further details and future plans…
Versatile Nemesis: Further details and future plans…

Earlier today (Friday, March 15), we brought you news that Kubota Corporation has entered into an agreement with Buhler Industries (a...

Buhler (Versatile) to build bigger tractors for Kubota
Buhler (Versatile) to build bigger tractors for Kubota

Kubota Corporation has entered into an agreement with Buhler Industries (a manufacturer that trades under the Versatile and Farm King brands)...

Volvo uses 5G mobile network to test remote-controlled loaders
Volvo uses 5G mobile network to test remote-controlled loaders

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) says that it will become one of the first in the world to use 5G...

‘Next-generation’ combine promises to be the new ‘beast from the east’
‘Next-generation’ combine promises to be the new ‘beast from the east’

Gomselmash, headquartered in the Republic of Belarus, is said to be close to launching a significantly new combine harvester. The machine pictured...

New Holland is stretching to deliver the coveted ‘full line’
New Holland is stretching to deliver the coveted ‘full line’

New Holland has extended its implement range (which comes from the Kongskilde family of machines). Some of these machines were...

New 4-pot McCormick tractors switch engines – from Perkins to Deutz
New 4-pot McCormick tractors switch engines – from Perkins to Deutz

A new generation of McCormick X5 Series tractors is now available from dealers. These tractors come with more transmission options...

Graph: What horsepower are tractor buyers choosing?
Graph: What horsepower are tractor buyers choosing?

Last week (Friday, February 8) we brought you figures from CEMA – the European association that represents the agricultural machinery...

Sales of new tractors suffer major slump in February…in the UK
Sales of new tractors suffer major slump in February…in the UK

For the second month in a row, registrations of new agricultural tractors (over 50hp) in the UK were down sharply...

Update: Over 100 John Deere 6R/M Series tractors to go to auction this week
Update: Over 100 John Deere 6R/M Series tractors to go to auction this week

We’ve previously brought you news that Euro Auctions has been appointed to “dispose of” the assets of the UK-based Hawk...