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VIDEO: Massey Ferguson enter the tractor 'super league'
Massey Ferguson's much-heralded flagship MF8690 tractor was launched at the Innov-Agri event in France this week, ahead of a roll-out of four further models in Italy later this year.
05 September 2008
Farm incomes to benefit from sterling's weakness
Prospects for UK farm incomes are looking more positive, despite the immediate problems of rising input costs, lower commodity prices and a soggy harvest.
03 September 2008
New Holland introduces ground speed management on its T8000 tractors
For page (29aug p71/72) and web (26 aug) Topics: ag mach - tractors Regions: UK New Holland ...
31 August 2008
WRECKERS YARD: Keenan goes up in smoke
Keenan feeder catches fire during morning feeding
27 August 2008
Tractor sales rose compared to last year and may have 'reached their peak'
Tractor registrations in July rose 16.2% compared to July last year, with 11,451 registrations so far this year. But this could mark the end of the boom period, according Chris Evans of the Agricultural Engineers Association.
26 August 2008
Diesel row breaks out over agricultural show workers
Northumberland farmers are angry after being told by the taxman their assistance at a historic agricultural show was breaking the law.
23 August 2008
Claas replaces Celtis tractors with new Axos range
Claas has replaced its sub-100hp Celtis tractors with the new Axos models.
20 August 2008
Farm input costs rise faster than inflation
Farm input costs rise faster than expected Farm input costs have soared by 35.53% in the past year, according to the latest figures from the agricultural...
18 August 2008
Baffled by tractor techno-speak? We explain what it all means
Finally thinking of investing in a new tractor after a long period of patching up and making do? Baffled by the salesman's techno-speak, though? Andrew Pearce explains what some of this grand-sounding terminology actually means.
14 August 2008
WRECKERS YARD: Sprayer hits wet spot
Although dessicating wheat might help to dry out the crop it can't combat the wet sticky holes that are developing in fields across the country as the rain continues to come down.
On the 4th August Farmers Weekly's West Midlands Barometer farmer Andrew Blenkiron went out to spray off Soissons milling wheat with glyphoaste at 2-litres/ha. Unfortunately the 24m Cleanacres sprayer dropped into a wet hole tipping over on a precarious angle.
A JCB telehandler was required to gently lift the axle as the New Holland TL90 crept forward.
It's not been a good year
13 August 2008
Landini 6544 large compact tractor launched
Landini 6544 "large compact" tractor claims to have features and a base specification more often seen on higher horsepower models and is aimed at light farm work and hobby farming duties. The 2.5-litre Mitsubishi four-cylinder engine develops 57hp and drives through a 32x16 synchro-shuttle transmission with creep ratios included as standard. There's a three-speed pto system and 1750kg of implement lift available. The tractor comes as standard with an air-conditioned cab.
03 August 2008
