Massey Ferguson marked the 50th anniversary of its inauguration at a celebratory event held at its European headquarters in France last week.

The highlight of the event, designed to relaunch the brand to its network of dealers and distributors, was the unveiling of a 365hp tractor (pictured) featuring a radical new design for the company.

The machine is due for official launch and release in early 2009.

A full story of the event will feature in the 6 June issue of Farmers Weekly.

A photo gallery of images from the event can be seen at the FWi gallery.