Real Agriculture

JULY 29, 2024

Kubota’s new M8 Series tractors are the most powerful machines the manufacturer has ever produced, giving farmers the choice of 180 or 200 horsepower. Read More Kubota’s new M8 Series tractors are the most powerful machines the manufacturer has ever produced, giving farmers the choice of 180 or 200 horsepower.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 20, 2024

Massey Ferguson plans to deliver the most powerful tractor it has ever produced for fall 2024. The tractor drew plenty of eyeballs at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany. Beyond the power boost, the manufacturer also says it’s the most straightforward tractor. Read More

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

With the launch of its T4 Electric Power tractor, New Holland says the industry’s first all-electric utility tractor with autonomous features can “completely match the outputs of power from its diesel equivalent tractor.” ” The T4 Electric Power tractor was unveiled last month at the Farm.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 24, 2024

Farmers can look for more horsepower, more efficiency, and simplified precision technology from 2025 model year Magnum tractors. Case IH rolled out the new tractors for public viewing at the Commodity Classic in Houston, Texas. Case IH rolled out the new tractors for public viewing at the Commodity Classic in Houston, Texas.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Farmers Weekly Tractor-mad nine-year-old Buddy Antcliff has been bitten by the vintage tractor bug, having just completed a full restoration of a 1947 David Brown Cropmaster. His granddad […] The post Tractor-mad nine-year-old restores vintage tractor appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 1, 2023

John Deere continues its push to bring fully autonomous tractors and tillage to farmers around the globe. At Agritechnica 23, the farm machinery maker’s 8RX 410 tractor with an autonomy kit attracted plenty of attention from farmers visiting the agriculture innovation showcase held in Hanover, Germany.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

When it arrives on-farm, Fendt is telling farmers they can start work with its electric e107 V Vario tractor in the morning, plug it in over lunch, and then continue working for the rest of the day. The German machinery manufacturer showed off its 2024 ‘Sustainable Tractor of the Year’ award winner at the latest.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Just as farms tend to stay in families for generations, so too does the farm tractor brand. Tractors, especially some of the early models, are connected to legacy, to the memories of grandparents and great-grandparents, and to the history. Some farms are fiercely loyal to green, red, or their chosen colour and for good reason.

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Real Agriculture

MAY 7, 2024

New Holland is touting a leap forward in performance, comfort and peace of mind for operators when its 2025 T9 SmartTrax tractors debut next year. Read More New Holland is touting a leap forward in performance, comfort and peace of mind for operators when its 2025 T9 SmartTrax tractors debut next year. Read More

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

AGCO is looking to strike a balance between power and versatility as it brings its Fendt 600 Vario tractors to North America. Farmers on this continent got their first glance at the new tractor last week at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. Four models are available — the 614, 616, 618 and 620. Read More

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 14, 2023

It’s taken 100 years but the Farmall tractor brand now boasts an electric model. In this report from Agritechnica 23, CNH product specialist Florian Gessner shares some of the features of the new tractor after. Read More It’s taken 100 years but the Farmall tractor brand now boasts an electric model. Read More

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Farmers Weekly The NFU council last night agreed to launch two wide-ranging reviews into Red Tractor, following weeks of angry reaction from members to the scheme’s controversial green module, the Greener Farming Commitment (GFC).

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Farmers Weekly Farm assurance body Red Tractor has put its controversial plans for a new Greener Farms Commitment (GFC) on hold, pending an NFU-commissioned review of the organisation’s governance.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Farmers Weekly A tractor driver who killed a woman cyclist and seriously injured her teenage son was using his mobile phone in the moments before the crash, a court was told. Jonathan Sumner, of Davenport Lane, Arclid, Cheshire, was jailed for eight years and six months at Chester Crown Court on Friday 10 November.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

John Deere has unveiled a lineup of new machines and technology at Commodity Classic in Houston, Texas, this week, including the anticipated 830 horsepower 9RX series tractors, as well as S7 Series combines and C-Series air carts.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The company that employs around 800 people building Versatile tractors and Farm King equipment announced in July that it had hired Toronto-based Origin Merchant Partners to find an investor who is committed to “preserving the legacy of the iconic.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Farmers Weekly Fendt has raised the bar on how much power can be squeezed out of a four-cylinder tractor engine by cranking its new 600 Vario up to more than 200hp. The move comes after the German brand beefed up its popular 700 series tractors, creating a yawning gulf between it and the smaller 500s.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Good old Red Tractor (RT) sells us short to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). To have our union and our […] The post Farmer Focus: Does Red Tractor shambles reveal personal agendas?

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 28, 2023

North American farmers will get their first look at New Holland’s new all-electric utility tractor with autonomous features when they visit the Farm Progress show this week held at Decatur, Illinois. The company. Read More

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Farmers Weekly Plenty of pre-show hype preceded the launch of the six 9S tractors that now head Massey Ferguson’s tractor range. The 8700 S replacements share their engine, transmission and pretty much everything else with Valtra’s S-series unveiled in late September.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Farmers Weekly Choosing whether to splash out on swish new tractors or save cash by running higher-hour machines has long been a quandary for agricultural contractors. Lower risk of breakdowns, access to the latest tech and the reassurance of a warranty are all ticks for the buy-it-new fraternity.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 4, 2023

Farmers Weekly A tractor driver is in intensive care in hospital following a road traffic accident in Suffolk. The driver, a man aged in his 30s, was driving a New Holland T7.230 tractor that was involved in a collision with an articulated lorry at the A140/A1120 junction at Little Stonham on Thursday (3 August).

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Farmers Weekly Stoll reckons it has overcome the one shortcoming of tractor-mounted loaders – a lack of reach. In theory, this should allow […] The post Agritechnica 2023: Stoll develops telescopic boom for tractor loaders appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 16, 2023

Farmers Weekly British e-weeding firm RootWave has launched its first tractor-powered machine for orchards and vineyards, with several machines already reserved by growers across the UK.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

No need to worry about creating a fancy cab with neatly laid-out controls, air conditioning, lots […] The post Driverless tractors: Which manufacturer is leading the race? Choose a powertrain suited to the vehicle’s intended applications, decide between tracks and wheels, and build a chassis to accommodate it all.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Farmers Weekly Budget Indian maker Solis is hoping to ruffle some feathers among the established players with the arrival of its highest horsepower tractor yet – the 90hp S90 XL. However, the arrival of more powerful conventional […] The post Low-cost Solis 90hp loader tractor comes in at £32K appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

North American farmers who want to go “over the top” can ride in style in a Lamborghini tractor in 2024. Read More North American farmers who want to go “over the top” can ride in style in a Lamborghini tractor in 2024. Read More

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 31, 2023

Farmers Weekly The “Axos” name is returning to the Claas tractor range with the introduction of a pair of 92hp and 103hp machines destined for loader, field and general yard work on stock farms and for commercial horticulture. Powered by a 3.6-litre

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Farmers Weekly Few farmers look forward to their Red Tractor inspection, and many bemoan the bureaucracy surrounding it – especially when it is one of several audits carried out annually to comply with one set of standards or another. But if it must be done, better that it goes well.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Farmers Weekly Kuhn has hopped aboard the driverless bandwagon with its own take on a cab-free tractor. See also: Driverless tractors: Which manufacturer is leading the race? The curiously named Karl is similar in size and shape to that of AgXeed, in which rival implement maker Amazone is invested.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Farmers Weekly NFU Council representatives have passed a motion calling for an independent review of governance at Red Tractor after it launched a “bolt-on” environmental module to its existing farm assurance schemes.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 11, 2023

Farmers Weekly With the school summer holidays in full swing, parents of farm and tractor-mad children have appealed on social media to find local farmers and contractors at work in the fields, in the hope of catching some of the action for their little ones to observe safely from afar.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The union’s council members agreed a motion calling for the pause and a wider review of the assurance body’s governance at a “passionate” meeting […] The post NFU call to pause Red Tractor ‘green’ module ignored appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Farmers Weekly Our photo of the week is this timely picture displaying a Remembrance poppy on a vintage Fordson tractor. Central heating at […] The post Photo of the Week: Fordson tractor displays memorial poppy appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

When he’s not busy farming, Oliver, 30, competes in the GB Porsche Carrera Cup, […] The post ‘Britain’s fastest farmer’ swaps tractor for Porsche appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 25, 2023

See also: Tractor tuning perks and pitfalls: Is it worth the risk? Business facts Cliftoncote Farm, Yetholm Farm 2,400ha across seven sites – a mix […] The post WIYS revisited: Tractor mapping off the menu for contractor appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 12, 2023

When agriculture is ready for hydrogen-powered tractors, TAFE says they’ll be ready to roll. Last month at Agritechnica 23, the India-based tractor manufacturer displayed a prototype hydrogen tractor with a 55 hp Simpson combustion engine.

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