Daredevil farmer tackles steep Cornish hills with TAFE
On his family’s north Cornwall farm, Robert Hooper regularly ventures on to steep ground where most people find it hard to keep their footing and stand upright. Yet he drives a tractor backwards and forwards across the dramatic slopes, spraying weeds and spreading fertiliser to keep the grass productive for grazing sheep and cattle. He’s […]
Trelleborg announces agricultural tyre price increase
Trelleborg Wheel Systems announces a seven to ten percent price increase in Europe, effective June 1st, 2015. The price rise, which includes tyres for agricultural, forestry and light agricultural application, is driven by a macroeconomic pressure on the manufacturing footprint outside the European area. The strong appreciation of the USD against the Euro along with […]
Nokian Tyres and Valtra Set the New World Record for Tractors: 130.165 km/h!
The new world record for fastest tractor was achieved when Nokian Tyres and Valtra combined their northern expertise. The new amazing record was set on a snowy and icy road in Finnish Lapland. Multiple World Rally Champion Juha Kankkunen kept his head cool and drove the machine at a speed of 130.165 km/h (80.88mph). Breaking […]
Tong Peal celebrates 85 years of engineering excellence
Tong Peal Engineering, the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of grading and handling equipment for the vegetable industry is celebrating its 85th anniversary in 2015. The family run business, which has a turnover of around £13 million per year and exports to more than 20 countries worldwide, is entering 2015 with an upgraded model of […]
Kubota RTV X900 impresses
Ruggedly built and supremely capable, the new Kubota RTV X900 impressed at its first showing last month when it was introduced to a number of farming and outdoor media outlets, including FMN. Kubota’s new offering has certainly come a long way and has improved on just about every area when compared to the previous model. […]
Augusta produces 1 millionth John Deere tractor
Established in 1990, with the first tractor – a 55 Series model – coming off the line in 1991, the factory has specialised in the production of compact utility tractors and now supplies 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Series models from 26 to 115hp to a wide variety of customers and international markets. These […]
New Holland Agriculture T3F wins TOTY® 2015
After a long process that has seen the jury of this prestigious award involved for six months in analyzing and testing on fields all the contestants, New Holland’s new T3F tractor has won the title of Tractor of the Year® – Best of specialized for 2015. The news has been announced at EIMA, one the […]
Polaris Sportsman ACE named ‘Best of Best’
The Polaris Sportsman ACE™ has been awarded “Best of the Best” by the US publication Field & Stream magazine. This is the second year in a row a Polaris vehicle has won the prestigious award with the RANGER XP 900 winning last year. “This past January, Polaris defined an entirely new type of off-road vehicle […]
LammaXchange – a new way to buy and sell farm machinery
Want to buy or sell farm machinery and equipment? LammaXchange, the new easy-to-use and effective website from the team behind LAMMA Show, allows you to sell, search for and buy any sort of farm kit quickly, easily and cost-effectively. With leading UK machinery dealers already signed up, and a growing inventory every day, LammaXchange has […]
