• Electric tractor powered by cable

    John Deere has developed an electric cable powered tractor developing up to 400hp. The GridCON research project and tractor are part of the company’s continued efforts in the electrification of agricultural machinery, offering new opportunities for farms to supply and use their own energy. John Deere presented the first fully electric tractor, known as the
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    First Showing of Mirco Semi-Mounted Plough in the UK

    Following the successful launch of the Maschio UNICO mounted ploughs last summer, a new bigger and ‘beefed up’ semi-mounted Mirco plough will be on the Maschio stand for an exclusive showing at LAMMA [Hall 6, OPICO Stand 6.230].   Expecting to be on sale in the UK this autumn, the new plough is based on
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    Claydon’s new compact 6m trailed drill launched at LAMMA 2019

    Claydon Drills, European market leaders in Direct Strip Seeding technology, launched its new 6m OptiTill® T6c compact trailed drill at LAMMA 2019. The T6c is the latest development of the pioneering Claydon OptiTill® System which the company has perfected over the last 16 years to optimise crop establishment, development, performance and profitability; this latest model
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    Mzuri’s range of establishment equipment proven to cut costs on farm

    Mzuri, a British producer of specialist agricultural machinery, will have their innovative product range on display at LAMMA 2019 taking place over the 8th and 9th of January at the NEC Birmingham. Visitors to Mzuri’s stand 19.350 located in Hall 19 will be able to see the versatile Pro-Til 3T one pass drill along with
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    John Deere updates 5R Series tractors for 2019

    John Deere has announced several updates to its 5R Series tractors from 90 to 125hp, designed to increase their versatility and suitability for small and medium sized livestock and arable farms. To improve their connectivity for precision farming operations, from spring 2019 the tractors will be available AutoTrac and ISObus-ready. JDLink telematics will also be
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    New Holland award-winning innovations win ASABE AE50 Awards for 2019

    The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has elected the New Holland IntelliSense™ combine setting system and the Intelligent Trailer Brake System recipients of the 2019 AE50 Awards. The award, sponsored by ASABE’s Resource magazine, recognises the year’s most innovative designs in engineering products or systems for the food and agriculture industries. It is the
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    SUMO – as strong as ever.

    One of the leaders in their field, York-based arable machinery specialist, Sumo, is a an increasingly high-profile business with a global reach. Sumo supplied premium-quality cultivation and drilling machinery across a global market in 2018 and saw a record year in terms of sales. Sumo machines are aimed at Farmers who want to maximise profits
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    Optional extras enhance KUHN’s cultivators

    KUHN Farm Machinery has launched a variety of optional accessories to enhance its range of PROLANDER, CULTIMER AND OPTIMER cultivators. PROLANDER: new tine, toughened share and roller options The PROLANDER range of vibrating tine stubble cultivators receives a new tine which uses a single bolt to hold a hard-wearing, easy to change and reversible share
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    ZA-M Easy: easy and precise spreading at the touch of a button

    For the well-known ZA-M twin disc spreader series, Amazone has developed the EasySet on-board computer that offers simple operation of the spreader from the tractor cab. Via this operator terminal, the shutter slides can be actuated electronically meaning that, on the headland, each aperture can be closed or opened at the press of a button.
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