Machinery News

While drones have been used for crop monitoring for quite a while, there’s some new and exciting potential for other uses. Rachel Hicks reports.

Former military armed forces and NHS paramedic Andrew Gibson from Chipping Sodbury near Bristol embarks on a 500-mile tractor road trip following his stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis. 

Kuhn Farm Machinery has just announced that its mid-range Olympic plough points have been redesigned to offer a 30% increase in longevity. The company said that it will help users running genuine Kuhn parts to increase the service life from their wearing metal.  

Ed Sheeran has shared a video of himself driving round a Suffolk farm in a New Holland tractor, as it’s announced that he has bought a minority stake in Ipswich Town Football Club.

Family-run machinery dealership Vincent Tractors has announced the death of co-founder Esme Vincent. 

Machinery dealer Malpas Tractors announced the death of its managing director, Paul Reeves. 

This Wednesday, the unique tartan-wrapped JCB Fastrac, known to many as Doddie the iCON, will lead the march at Sandy Duffus’ Tractor Run. 

A 500kW biogas plant at Coston Hall Farm in Norfolk recently benefitted from an engine and control panel update from CHP support specialist Gen-C.

The Newark Vintage Tractor and Heritage Show, which will be a celebration of the many milestones for feats of engineering, including the 60th anniversary of Massey Ferguson’s 100 series, returns with an exciting world record attempt. 

German manufacturer, Claas, unveiled its latest forage technology to the farming press at its factory in Bad Saulgau, southern Germany, at the end of June. Machinery editor Neale Byart reports.

After serving the community for nearly 40 years, a machinery specialist, MKM Agriculture Limited, has announced the closure of one of its branches. 

The new flagship New Holland CR11 combine, previewed at Agritechnica 2023, was present at the official harvest 2024 launch of the new design.