Agriculture Vehicles News
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CNH Industrial brand launches the world`s first accessible agricultural tractor
New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, has commercially launched the world's first accessible farm tractor. The TL5 vAcessivel' (Accessible in Brazilian Portuguese), produced at the Brand's plant in Curitiba (PR), has been designed for people with lower limb disabilities, enabling them to work in fields independently. According to the 2019 National Health Survey, published by the ...
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Top 10 Horse Farming Tools You Can’t Live Without
Routine maintenance around the farm can be incredibly hard work - it can sometimes feel like you simply do not have enough time in the day. Continue reading for the top 10 horse farming tools that you can’t live without. 10 Horse Trailer Transporting horses - whether it be to a show, in the case of an emergency, or moving stables - is an important aspect of horse ownership. It is ...
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Mowing with Major in Ede and Wageningen
Sportservice Ede adds a second Major rotary mower system to its fleet. Sports fields are mowed with a cylinder mower. That was the view of Jaap Dirksen, outdoor sports operator at Sportservice Ede, for many years. When he saw a Major rotary mower in action, he decided to deviate from his principle. And with success: Sportservice Ede now has two Major rotary mowers in use for mowing all fields in ...
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AEM Ag Tractor Combine Report Shows Positive Growth in 2019
December 2019 saw a return to positive overall results in U.S. sales of tractors and self-propelled combines, marking an upward end to a year that saw overall growth in the tractor and combine space. Total U.S. farm tractor sales for calendar 2019 grew 3.6 percent to 244,637 units, while self-propelled combines notched down 0.7 percent to 4,807, a decline of 32 units for the year. December ...
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Schiller Grounds Care makes the cut with Pennypack Trust
Schiller Grounds Care, a Southampton, PA manufacturer of lawn and garden equipment has announced a new partnership with the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust of Huntingdon Valley. In addition to encouraging staff to volunteer at the Pennypack Trust, Schiller will be donating equipment to help the Trust maintain its extensive grounds, starting with a BOB-CAT 52” AirFX™ mower. As ...
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Combining Tradition and Innovation - A Mind for Change
Petra Skarja, author and entrepreneur, has visited the place where tradition is intertwined with the most advanced technology. Antique buildings and cutting-edge measuring instruments. Simplicity, homeliness, and at the same time high-level entrepreneurship. An industrial workshop with heavy machinery on the top of a mountain. Boštjan Petek is a farmer and workshop manager, who combines ...
By DEWESoft
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Major Swift offers more than just beautiful cutting results
Purists swear by cylinder mowers because they give the best look, but this group is quickly dwindling. The management of sports fields and public green spaces are now the domain of managers and pragmatists who go by the numbers. With the MAJOR Swift rollermower, Major Equipment manages to find a good balance. “One of the reasons why I like the finish of a cylinder mower is because it uses ...
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Steiner Introduces New Model of Flagship 450 Tractor
Highlights: The Steiner 450DX is one of four distinct models, giving end users more options to fit their needs. Its new 25-horsepower, air-cooled engine delivers efficient power for dozens of residential or commercial tasks. The Steiner 450 tractors feature excellent performance and control—especially on slopes—and offer a wide variety of attachments for year-round applications. ...
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RYAN Improves Equipment Rental Experience with “Text to Video” Operating Instructions
In order to improve the user experience for customers renting products, RYAN® has announced that it will begin offering on-demand operator tutorials via “Text to Video” technology. RYAN will be introducing “Text to Video” on five products at the 2018 American Rental Association’s annual convention and trade show—The Rental Show®—in New Orleans, ...
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Farm Tech named new UK distributor for the Mateng range of Compact Tractor Attachments
The new Mateng range of compact tractor mounting mowers will be launched at Farm Tech Supplies’ (FTS) popular Spring Demo Day this Good Friday 10am – 2pm at their estate near Petersfield. The Demo Day is a superb opportunity to take your time and see a full range of Mateng’s impressive compact tractor machinery working in open fields – including the new Flail and ...
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Sustainable mechanization has much to offer in sub-Saharan Africa
Feeding the burgeoning world population will require significant improvements in agricultural productivity, above all in Africa, and mechanization and appropriate mechanization strategies have a large role to play, according to a new report from FAO. The opportunity must be guided in a way that meets smallholder farmers' needs and that does not require a Green-Revolution type of approach with ...
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Tractor mounted mower of the year
As seen at BTME this year, the Wessex ProLine CRX MultiCut mower has won What Kit? tractor mounted mower of the year award. Here's what they said: The CRX MultiCut concept offers a roller mower with full-width rollers front and rear, a finishing mower with four fully castoring wheels or a combination of the two - all in one machine. It can be frontor rear-mounted, with sideor rear-discharge, ...
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Michelin introduces four new farm tires
MICHELIN® Agricultural tires is launching four new tires for tractors, sprayers, harvesting equipment and large implements in North America, as well as an industry-first satisfaction guarantee on the well-known Ultraflex line and a new mobile app that calculates the proper air pressure for tractor tires. Also on display during the Farm Progress show in Decatur, Ill. will be an example of ...
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Fall Harvest Requires Increased Focus on Safety
Working long hours without an adequate amount of sleep is just one example of how farmers can increase their risk of injury during harvest, a safety expert with Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences said. Knowing some simple safety precautions to take during harvesting is critical for farmers to reduce the potential for injuries, said Andy Bauer, ...
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Tractor of the Year® 2015: A new challenge begins.
Following the success of last year’s event, the widely anticipated “Tractor of the Year 2015: Let the challenge begin” will take place at Terre Blanche Resort, in Tourrettes, located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France on May 6 to 7. The kick-off to the Tractor of the Year® awards will be attended by representatives from 15 leading tractor manufacturers, along with ...
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Red tractors 1958-2013: an authoritative guide to international harvester & Case IH farm tractors in the modern era
This brand new publication offers an unparalleled look at the International Harvester story and the next chapter that became the Case IH of today and the continuing legacy of successful agricultural equipment. “This book is a showcase of how far Case IH has come in the past 55 years,” says Jim Walker, Vice President, Case IH NAFTA. “We’re proud of our equipment’s ...
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Bridgestone Americas Breaking Ground on New Biorubber Process Research Center
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSA) today announced the groundbreaking of its Biorubber Process Research Center, a research and development project in Mesa, Ariz., to investigate the use of the Guayule plant as an alternative natural rubber source. The invitation-only groundbreaking ceremony will take place on May 16 and will feature key leaders from Bridgestone and the local community, including ...
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Lack of science means jatropha biofuel `could fail poor`
Mass planting of jatropha as a biofuel crop could benefit poor areas as well as combating global warming, but only if a number of scientific and production issues are properly addressed, a review has warned. Growing jatropha for biofuel on degraded land unsuitable for food and cash crops could help improve the earnings of small farmers and counter poverty, reports the Food and Agriculture ...
By SciDev.Net
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