AGCO to acquire Lely
AGCO announced that it has reached agreement in principle to acquire the forage division of Lely Group. Source: AFDJ eNews Lely’s forage division is a leading manufacturer of balers and loader wagons in Europe. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017. Furthermore, the process for employee consultation will now […]
EU AG vehicle accidents priority actions
Compared with accidents with other vehicles, the number of on-road accidents with agricultural vehicles in the EU is low. Source: AFDJ eNews The risk of being involved in an on-road accident is lower (-82%) per hour worked for new tractors (<13 yrs. old) than for old ones. With 56% of all road accidents with tractors […]
John Deere partners King Agro for carbonfibre parts
John Deere’s exclusive partner King Agro has opened a new facility at Picassent, near Valencia in Spain. Source: AFDJ eNews This is dedicated to the production of the revolutionary carbonfibre spray boom introduced last year on the new R4050i self-propelled sprayer. Representing an investment of over €8 million by the company, the new plant will work alongside an existing factory at Campana in Argentina […]
MF 8700 Series advanced tech series
Massey Ferguson has introduced a new control terminal and more advanced technology to 8700 Series high horsepower tractors. Source: AFDJ eNews The advancements in technology include Massey Ferguson’s new Datatronic 5 terminal, AGCO’s common electronic architecture and full integration of on-board precision technologies. This combination provides producers with the tools and flexibility they need to improve the accuracy […]
Fake farm machinery scam
Farmers have been warned of a fake farm machinery website claiming to be based in Ireland and trading in farm equipment. Source: FarmIreland The company which lists an address in Limerick has already ripped off a Lithuanian farmer for as much as €19,000 when she tried to purchase a tractor off the website. The woman said she had […]
Amazone C-Mix-Clip
Amazone now has the new C-Mix-Clip quick change system for the Cenius mulch cultivator series to enable an even more comfortable share change. Source: AFDJ eNews In this way, the simple, very quick and, above all, time saving change over from, for instance, a deep loosening with narrow shares to stubble work with goose foot […]
World record sprayed by Condor Endurance
Two new world records were set on 2 March 2017 at the farm of Karolyn, Tony and Brendan Mason, 35 km east of Perenjori in Western Australia. Source: AFDJ eNews The Condor Endurance completed 2638 ha (6,515.86 acres) of summer spraying in nonstop 24 hours. That’s an average of almost 110 ha per hour. There […]
Sales top $1b for Australian ag equipment
Sales of agricultural equipment in Australia are now comfortably topping $1billion a year and February saw the continuation of what promises to be another landmark according to Gary Northover Tractor & Machinery Association of Australia executive director. Source: The Weekly Times Tractor sales for February fell just short of the 1000 unit mark in what […]
Gehl loads up for Australia and New Zealand
Answering the market demand for larger wheel loaders, Gehl developed the 750 Articulated Loader for the Australian and New Zealand markets. Source: AFDJ eNews The 750 Articulated Loader represents an expansion into the 60-80 horsepower size class, with a larger engine and higher horsepower than the competition. This model has Tier IV-certified engine emissions technology, […]
New tough mobile generators from JCB
JCB Construction Equipment Australia’s (CEA) new mobile generators are built to last in even the harshest environments, with nine models from the QS Series coming to Australia. Source: AFDJ eNews According to Dave Moselen, JCB CEA National Product Manager for JCB Power Products, the new QS series generators are fitted with JCB engines to provide power […]