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New AEA Scholarship Launches for Agricultural Engineering Students

“The scholarship is a fantastic opportunity for an agricultural engineering student of any background to help promote and support the industry as it looks to find new talent and attract others who may wish to look to agricultural engineering as a profession” A new scholarship for final year BEng/MEng Agricultural Engineering students at Harper Adams University has launched today. ...

Feb. 15, 2021

By Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA)

UK Agricultural Tractor Registrations

Month : 1,222 Units +21.2% change (compared with May 2017) Year to Date :5,343 Units+4.7% change (compared with January-May 2017) The brief slowdown in UK agricultural tractor (over 50hp) registrations recorded in February and March seems to be well and truly over. Registrations in May were over 20% up on the same month last year and the highest May figures since 2014. The 1,222 machines ...

Jun. 8, 2018

By Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA)

Stuart McClimont joins the AEA as Technical and Standards Engineer

The Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) are pleased to announce the appointment of Stuart McClimont who has joined the organisation as a Technical and Standards Engineer. Stuart’s vast wealth of knowledge and experience in both the agricultural and outdoor power engineering sectors will enable him to get involved in the AEA’s critical work on technical standards and legislation ...

Aug. 13, 2019

By Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA)

Tractor-driven and versatile

A mobile chipper that can be powered by a good-sized agricultural tractor lowers the bar for becoming a supplier of wood chips. The machine is called the Bruks 605 and was presented at the World Bioenergy trade fair in Jönköping, Sweden. “It’s a professional chipper developed for smaller-scale operators,” explained Ola Galfvensjö of Bruks. With the power from a ...

Oct. 21, 2010

By Elmia AB

Going for a Spin at the 2013 Sunbelt Expo

Rather than just slam doors and kick tires, visitors to the 36th Sunbelt Expo will be able to slip into the front seat and get an up close and personal driving experience during test rides on specially designed tracks both inside the exhibit grounds and in the field demo area. Visitors can put pickups, ATVs, and tires through different Ride & Drive courses for performance testing. Company ...

Sep. 5, 2013

By Sunbelt Ag Expo

Foundation Scholarships Available

Since the establishment of WEDA, the Board of Directors has made a commitment to focus on education and training of our dealership employees as one of our key objectives. One of our long-term goals is to “raise the bar” in terms of skills and abilities of our dealership employees, while at the same time assisting you in a variety of ways in the investment that you have made in your ...

Dec. 19, 2016

By Western Equipment Dealers Association (WEDA)

South American and Caribbean countries agree on hunger and poverty eradication plan

A group of South American and Caribbean countries have adopted a common plan of action to eradicate hunger and poverty, designed with FAO support. The agreement was announced during the Second Extraordinary Summit of the Petrocaribe oil bloc and the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America - Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), which concluded here yesterday. The plan aims to ...

Dec. 19, 2013

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Heavy rain celebrated at Canada’s Farm Progress Show to wrap up another successful year

The 2019 edition of Canada’s Farm Progress Show, presented by Viterra, wrapped up on Friday, marking another successful year, perhaps with the rain to thank. “We’re absolutely thrilled that it rained during the show,” said Tim Reid, Regina Exhibition Association Limited President & CEO. “Our hard-working farmers finally got the moisture they were looking for. ...

Jun. 24, 2019

By Canada`s Farm Show

MagFan comes out on top in comprehensive fan efficiency report!

AgriFutures Australia has recently completed an independent report on the importance and advantages of using Variable Speed Fans for Intensive Animal Farming. MagFan comes out on top in comprehensive fan efficiency report! AgriFutures Australia: "Studies have shown that one of the biggest on-farm expenses for chicken meat farmers is the power consumed by the exhaust fans. Energy prices are ...

Jan. 25, 2019

By DACS A/S

Valtra wins ´Machine of the Year 2016´ award at Agritechnica

The brand new Valtra N Series has won the prestigious ´Machine of the Year 2016´ award in the category of lower mid-range tractors at the Agritechnica Show 2015. The selection was made by independent agricultural journalists from sixteen European trade magazines. Valtra launched the 4-cylinder N Series in October. With deliveries starting already from September, the tractor range has ...

Nov. 11, 2015

By Valtra Inc. - part of AGCO Corporation

XPRT Media launches XPRT Sourcing, a tool that matches buyers’ project requirements with the right suppliers

XPRT Media, publisher of online marketplaces Environmental Expert and Agriculture XPRT, announces the launch of XPRT Sourcing, a tool that matches industrial buyers’ project requirements to the right suppliers. One of the most common issues facing industrial buyers is the time it takes to source the right suppliers for their projects. XPRT Media aims to reduce this time spending for buyers ...

Feb. 4, 2014

By XPRT Media

LE-TEC Announce New Website Launch

The Landbased Training and Education Committee (LE-TEC Ltd), the industry collaborative that aims to promote training and education for people working within agricultural, horticultural and forestry machinery dealerships, manufacturers, and associated businesses, is proud to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website at www.landbasedengineering.com. Featuring a modern design and ...

May 29, 2020

By Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA)

Agricultural production: drought and other abiotic stresses

The 65% of productive losses in main crops such as corn, wheat or barley are caused by abiotic stresses related to climatic variations (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants, Buchanan, Gruissem, Jones, American Society of Plant Physiologists, 2000). Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants, Buchanan, Gruissem, Jones, American Society of Plant Physiologists, 2000. Plant ...

Feb. 8, 2019

By Iden Biotechnology

Tapping into the Power of Methane – Greenholm Farms

An article in The Western Producer on CBA member Greenholm Farms features the farm’s sustainability and digesters. The reuse of material is a key tenet of sustainability in agriculture, and Greenholm Farms, in Embro, Ont., just northwest of Woodstock, has taken that to heart. The owners, Gord and Laura Green, along with their son and business partner, Dave, have discovered that producing ...

Dec. 26, 2019

By Candadian Biogas Association

From genetically modified eucalyptus trees to water powered cars, The Katerva challenge to shine spotlight on sustainability innovation

The Global Challenge Institute today announced that the Katerva Challenge has begun identifying the most ingenious sustainability initiatives worldwide for its annual award, with the goal of shining a spotlight on those innovative processes by which we make the world sustainable by 2050. Companies being identified include one organization that works to design mile wide turbines capable of ...

Sep. 30, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

New solar-powered tractor to reduce agricultural emissions

Modern agriculture is heavily dependent on fossil fuels. A recent study suggests a solar-powered, agricultural electric vehicle, the 'Multi-purpose Solar Tractor', could avert 23.3 tonnes of greenhouse gases every year, compared to a conventional vehicle. The vehicles will be particularly suitable for Mediterranean countries where sunlight is plentiful. Tractors are typically diesel-powered, ...

Jun. 8, 2009

By European Commission, Environment DG

Experience Eaton’s Solutions that Power Construction and Agriculture at bauma China 2014

Power management company Eaton will showcase the latest solutions that are improving equipment quality, reliability, sustainability, productivity and safety in the construction and agriculture industries at bauma China 2014. The international trade fair for construction machinery is being held November 25-28 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai. Eaton’s booth, # 340, ...

Oct. 31, 2014

By Eaton Corporation

Helping Rural Families and More on Milk

Enduramaxx is proud to supply rainwater tanks, fertiliser tanks and all other vertical and horizontal tanks to the wider agricultural industry. With Christmas approaching, we like to hear about issues affecting the agricultural sector. We were warmed to learn of an initiative that’s helping less well-off farming families enjoy a plentiful Christmas. Rural Support, the country’s ...

Dec. 23, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

232 Tariff Announcement Lauded by TFI

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) President & CEO Chris Jahn today lauded Friday’s announcement by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on the removal of section 232 tariffs imposed on imports of steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico, saying the news is welcomed by the country’s agricultural sector as the deal will also eliminate retaliatory ...

May 20, 2019

By The Fertilizer Institute (TFI)

On horizon 2050 - billions needed for agriculture

Net investments of $83 billion a year must be made in agriculture in developing countries if there is to be enough food to feed 9.1 billion people in 2050, according to an FAO discussion paper published today. Agricultural investment thus needs to increase by about 50 percent, according to the paper prepared for the High Level Experts’ Forum on How to Feed the World in 2050, Rome 12-13 October ...

Oct. 9, 2009

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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