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Perkins Engines Have opened an on-line parts shop in the UK where customers can buy genuine Perkins spare parts quickly and easily.
Whether you are a machine owner, operate a rental business or a repair and engineering workshop, perkins.com/shop will give you quick and easy access to the most frequently ordered Perkins parts.
Having first broken cover at the Royal Highland Show, visitors will get the opportunity to see OVLAC’s Versadisc a product development from the Versatill, make it’s working debut at Tillage-Live this year.
Supported by Case IH tractors from main brand dealer G. Marshall Ltd., the Versadisc with a front row of hydraulic chopping discs, two rows of mixing tines, a row of v formation levelling tines and a rear consolidation roller will be put through its paces on the working plots.
Prison officer Andy Maxfield’s amazing journey from John O’Groats to Land’s End on an unmodified lawn tractor has been officially recognised as a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS®achievement. The story of Andy’s epic journey is featured in a new display at the Land’s End Visitor Centre in Cornwall, and also at the British Lawnmower Museum in Southport.
The 874-mile record attempt in July 2017 took Andy 5 days, 8 hours and 36 minutes, making it the fastest time for the journey on a ride-on lawnmower. Andy embarked on the challenge to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s Society after his father was diagnosed with the disease.
One of Denmark’s leading machinery suppliers, SAMSON AGRO A/S in Viborg, celebrated its 75th anniversary on 1 August.
In 1943, a small local smithy near Viborg was transformed into “Fabriken Samson” (The Samson Factory), which has since developed so significantly that, today, the company stands out as an international leader within environmental technologies for handling animal slurry and manure.
Alongside working plots with crop sprayers and a full technical trade static exhibition area, it’s the Tillage-Live working demonstration format that undoubtedly attracts some of the largest names in modern machinery manufacturing and this year is no exception.
Adam Burt Product Manager at Kverneland Group explained why the major international manufacturer is attending this year, “It’s one of the only events where the customer can see the machines working, so obviously it’s a very good shop window for us to take and show our machinery.”
A sustained dry period, changes in water licences and a shortage of labour are making smart irrigation systems more attractive to potato farmers, according to Andrew Howseman of Howseman Agriculture.
He will be speaking at the next Agri-Tech East Pollinator event, which is looking at smart irrigation, on 13th September 2018. “Even farmers that have never needed irrigation before are considering it after this June,” says Andrew. “We’ve got people who’ve been irrigating for at least 50-60 days non-stop, which is completely unheard of.
Joe Page from Cheffins Cambridge Machinery Sales has been promoted to Associate. Joe Page is an auctioneer and co-ordinator for the monthly sales held at Sutton and has been with the firm since May 2011. He also deals with a number of the overseas clients, handling the export of tractors, plant and machinery sales throughout the world.
The AEA have reported continuing growth in new registrations of agricultural tractors (over 50hp) in the UK. This year robust sales increases showed no sign of ending in July. The number of machines registered during the month was up 23% on July 2017, the highest percentage growth of the year to date.
This brought registrations for the year so far to 7,876 units, over 600 (9%) more than in the first seven months of last year. Furthermore, registrations over the 12 months ending in July were the highest for any 12-month period since October 2013 – September 2014.
Month: 1,347 Units +23.5% change (compared with July 2017)
Year to Date: 7,876 Units +8.9% change (compared with January-July 2017)
N.B. These data refer to ‘Agricultural’ tractors of a power exceeding 50hp.
The AEA is a trade association representing manufacturers and importers of agricultural machinery and outdoor power equipment (horticulture, professional and leisure grass care, and forestry).
RW Crawford has relocated to a purpose-built, state-of-the-art depot at Writtle, on the outskirts of Chelmsford, Essex, as the family-run agricultural machinery business looks to strengthen its commitment to customers and staff.
“We are a very service-oriented business and have built a reputation for delivering excellent customer service and support,” explained managing director Wes Crawford. “And while we have the staff, the skills and the knowledge, our former base at South Woodham Ferrers lacked space and facilities to move our business forward.”
Based near Boston in Lincolnshire, Alpego UK is the UK and Ireland distribution centre for Italian manufacturer, Alpego. Founded by the Pegoraro family, Alpego has solely specialized in the design and manufacture of agricultural implements for more than 25 years and now exports its products worldwide.
Last week saw the launch of the all new Alpego UK website featuring news, downloadable product details and other company information the website which can be found at www.alpego.co.uk
Louth Tractors have announced the appointment of a new General Manager Gary Rance, strengthening their customer service teams as harvest gets underway in earnest across Lincolnshire.
Gary brings with him 17 years’ experience working for one of Louth’s largest employers, Coveris, where he’d been part of the management team since 2014. In his new role he’ll be leading the teams at Louth and Limber branches, as well as overseeing our exciting future growth plans.
STIHL will be exhibiting its latest developments in professional chainsaws and forestry equipment at this year’s APF Exhibition, the UK’s largest forestry, woodland and arboricultural show, is being held at the Ragley Estate in Warwickshire on 20th – 22nd September. Visitors will have the chance to see STIHL’s products in action at the manufacturers demo area situated on the woodland demo circuit.
In addition to its own demo area, STIHL will have a large range of high performance tools for professionals on display within the main arena on the static circuit, including the latest MSA 161 T cordless top-handled chainsaw and the lightweight MS 462 C-M petrol chainsaw. STIHL will also be giving visitors a look at the new MS 500i – the world’s first lightweight petrol chainsaw with electronically controlled fuel injection.
OPICO Ltd have announced the appointment of G Richardson Agri Engineering to their Strautmann dealer network.
G Richardson Agri Engineering is a family run business specialising in the supply of new and used agricultural machinery. Based in Sandbach, Cheshire and originally an agricultural engineering and servicing outfit, the company began selling agricultural machinery in 1998. They are ideally located to grow the Strautmann forage and feeding franchise in the Cheshire and surrounding area.
Following the success of last year’s show, STIHL will be returning to Glee, the Garden and outdoor living trade Show which is held at the NEC Birmingham on the 10th– 12thSeptember to showcase its range of cordless garden tools. (Stand 7H83)
As the popularity of battery-powered products continues to rise amongst keen gardeners, STIHL’s Lithium-Ion powered cordless range is designed to meet the needs of domestic users. Delivering high performance, the affordable tools are supplied with either built in or interchangeable Lithium-Ion batteries, making garden tasks even easier to complete.
A choice of hands-free guidance solutions for Landini tractors – from a simple steering wheel drive unit to fully-integrated system – is available with top-level advice and back-up from Topcon Agriculture, one of the World’s leading precision farming technology suppliers.
Solutions such as the Topcon AES-35 electric steering wheel drive unit enable farmers and contractors to cost-effectively equip an existing or new 70-140hp Landini tractor for more accurate bout matching with spreaders and sprayers on grassland or arable crops.
COLEG CAMBRIA is ploughing a furrow as one of the UK’s number one centres for agriculture after joining forces with a global leader in farm machinery.
The northeast Wales institution has teamed up with AGCO, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, to train the next generation of farm and machine workers.
Apprentices joining AGCO in the UK will be placed on the Technical Advanced Extended Diploma in Agriculture at Coleg Llysfasi – part of Cambria – and trained to use the companies top-of-the-range farm equipment brands including Fendt, Massey Ferguson and Valtra.
Sulky-Burel UK has appointed Johnsons of Cheadle and G Richardson Agri Engineering in Cheshire, as new distributors for its range of soil preparation, drilling and fertiliser application equipment.
Johnsons will also be handling equipment and parts for Gregoire Besson UK, with whom Sulky-Burel UK co-operates.
This brings the number of distributors for Sulky-Burel UK to approximately 30 throughout the UK
Ground breaking design sees IDEAL combine harvester from Massey Ferguson receive Red Dot Award at ceremony in Germany, prestigious ‘Best of the Best’ prize officially handed over at Essen.
Massey Ferguson, a worldwide brand of AGCO (NYSE:AGCO), was honoured to accept the prize of ‘Red Dot: Best of the Best’in the commercial vehicles category of Red Dot Design Award: Product Design 2018. The coveted award was presented at a ceremony at Essen’s Aalto Theatre in Germany on 9 July.
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The National Centre for Precision Farming (NCPF) at Harper Adams University and XAG, one of the world’s largest drone and robot companies recently formed a strategic academic and research partnership.
XAG, a Chinese company founded in 2007, focuses on agricultural automation and research and development of unmanned devices. XAG is one of the world’s largest agricultural drone manufactures with a large-scale manufacturing and operational centre in China.
Over a period of 12 months XAG crop-spraying drones have flown 1.7 million times in total, served more than 700,000 Chinese farmers covering two million hectares of land.
Justin Gong, Co-Founder and Vice President of XAG, said: “As the strategic partnership has been officially established, I am sincerely looking forward to the collaborations between XAG and Harper Adams University to develop localised done and robotic solutions which suit the UK and European farmers.
“We hope our technology can equally serve UK and European farmers, to help them improve productivity using sensors mounted on the drones to monitor the condition of the crop and subsequently only applying the chemical precisely on area requiring treatment.
“In addition, we would like to devote more on researching about AI technologies and ground-based robots to free farmers’ hands, also to accelerate the popularisation of drone application. With HAU’s research strengths on agriculture and sustainable farming, I believe we can make the most of our potentials.”
Parmjit Chima, Head of Engineering at Harper Adams, said: “It’s great to see the university being recognised as a leader in agricultural drone and robotics technology by XAG in this mutually beneficial collaboration to develop new agri-tech solutions for farmers both at a national and international level.”
Harper Adams Research Support and Project Lead, Debbie Heeks said: “At present, UK legislation does not permit the use of drones for crop spraying. However, Harper is working closely with the relevant authorities, such as CAA and others to enable trials involving drones for the first time in the country.
“At the recent Agricultural Innovation Conference and Exhibition, XAG donated a high specification agricultural spraying drone to Harper. The P20 2018 Plant Protection UAS, named Barbara, is a fully autonomous system. It was presented to us by Justin Gong, Bridge Liu and Walter Chen.
“It’s a very clever system and it’s very exciting that we have the opportunity to work with it and XAG. We hope that our work with the system will help strengthen the case for using crop spraying drones in the UK.”
Deere & Co. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PLA, a privately held manufacturer of sprayers, planters, and specialty products for agriculture. PLA is based in Argentina, with manufacturing facilities in Las Rosas, Argentina, and Canoas, Brazil.
“The PLA acquisition enhances John Deere’s commitment to customers as we continue to provide innovative, cost-effective equipment, technology, and services to improve their productivity,” said John May, president, Agricultural Solutions & Chief Information Officer at Deere.
Founded in 1975, PLA was the first company to manufacture self-propelled sprayers in Latin America and has brought innovative solutions to its customers ever since. The company has approximately 450 employees and currently markets products on four continents.
The first Zetor Major tractor tractors featuring a new design have come off the assembly line at the companies Brno manufacturing base. First seen at Agritechnica and Techagro Exhibitions, mass production started on July 16.
Two versions, the CL and HS are available, both equipped with four-cylinder 75 hp DEUTZ engines. The CL version is a simple mechanical tractor with 12/12 transmission whereas the HS version offers more comfort to the operator due to 24/12 transmission and maximum speed of 40 kph.
Kubota UK has joined forces with PACCAR Scout Camp, a charity funded organisation dedicated to helping young people achieve their physical, intellectual and social potential.
PACCAR Scout Camp, located in Buckinghamshire, provides a fun and exciting camping experience for youth organisations, including Scouts, Guides and school groups. Visitors have the opportunity to experience an assortment of activities, from abseiling and archery, to climbing, high ropes and bushcraft.
The Japanese manufacturer is working in partnership with PACCAR Scout Camp as part of its on-going initiative to support charities that are focused not only on improving the prosperous life of humans, but also protecting the environment.
Volvo Construction Equipment will be among the first in the world to trial 5G mobile technologies as part of a unique collaboration with mobile operator Telia Company.
The Telia Journey to 5G Partnership Program represents a new era of digital innovation and aims to provide a select group of industry partners with an innovative platform to develop their own technologies. For Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), this means pushing the boundaries for autonomous machines and developing site solutions that increase safety, productivity and uptime.
Primarily, Volvo CE will test 5G technology it its remote-controlled machines and automation equipment at the company’s research and development facilities in Eskilstuna, Sweden.
Greely, Colorado, July 2018 – With the DISCO 1100 RC conditioner mower unit, CLAAS has set a new world record for the amount mowed in eight hours. During this time frame, the machine mowed a total of 141.1 hectares of alfalfa with a roller conditioner and an average yield of 5.24 tonnes of dry mass per hectare, surpassing the previous World Record by more than 40 hectares.
Record from the USA
On 1 July 2018, just after midday, Tate Mesbergen from Mesbergen Farms set about creating a new world record with a combination of AXION 800 and DISCO 1100 RC machines. Exactly eight hours later, he climbed out of the cabin of his tractor as a new world record holder. A support team and impartial witnesses can confirm that Tate mowed a total of 141.1 hectares in four different fields, thus exceeding the previous world record by more than 40.5 hectares.
A total of 54 young service technicians are being trained in this year’s John Deere Ag Tech, Parts Tech and Turf Tech advanced apprenticeship programmes, run in partnership with national training provider ProVQ – an increase of just over 60 per cent on the previous year’s intake.
John Deere has also been listed for the second consecutive time in 2018 as one of the best 100 employers for school leavers in the UK, the only agricultural and turf machinery company to be so recognised.
The AllAboutSchoolLeavers.co.uk’s Top 100 Employers for School & College Leavers rankings are based entirely on the opinions of apprentices and school leaver trainees from hundreds of UK organisations.
Same Deutz Fahr has appointed Graham Barnwell as its new UK and Ireland country manager.
Mr Barnwell has spent most of his career working with the after sales side of the SLH Group and subsequently with the SDF Group since its inception in 1997. Until 2003 he held the position of service manager with the company.
Various product and marketing roles followed within the organisation, until he was promoted to Group UK marketing manager in 2010, which was a position he held until sales management responsibilities were added in January 2018.
The popularity of round balers and forage wagons in Fendt and Massey Ferguson colours within the European market has prompted AGCO’s strategic decision that production of Lely branded green harvest machinery will come to an end in March 2020, in the German factories Wolfenbüttel and Waldstetten.
The new AGCO production sites for round balers in Wolfenbüttel and for loader wagons in Waldstetten are currently operating at full stretch for the present brand Lely and for the AGCO full line brands Fendt and Massey Ferguson (MF).
After showcasing the new round baler and loader wagon range at Agritechnica in November 2017, AGCO say orders for Fendt and MF machinery were faster than initially expected.
After discontinuing the production of mowers, tedders and hay rakes from Lely, AGCO will also stop the production of Lely branded round balers and loader wagons in March 2020.
“We are very pleased to see, that the AGCO full line strategy with the major brands Fendt and MF takes effect. With the decision to end the production of green harvest machinery from Lely, we provide clarity on the market in good time”, explains Dr. Rob Smith, Senior Vice President and General Manager for the AGCO Region Europe and Middle East (EME).
Furthermore Dr. Smith announced substantial investments in the product development and expansion of the production sites in Feucht, Waldstetten and Wolfenbüttel.
Leading landscape supplier Green-tech has recently welcomed two new starters, taking their number of new recruits in this financial year to a record-breaking 16.
Green-tech predicted record growth at the start of their financial year in October 2017 and have recently announced that they are on track to achieve this, smashing many of their previous highs. They have experienced significant growth, hitting their sales targets every month to achieve their highest turnover in the company’s 24-year trading history. The sharp increase in the number of employees was planned for, with two new positions currently being advertised.
ATS Euromaster in Dundee has secured Michelin’s agricultural seal of approval – earning its place as an accredited Exelagri dealer within a pan-European network of 800 carefully selected farm tyre specialists.
The Michelin Certified Centre (MCC) has been operating in Dundee since 1971 and has built a strong customer base within the surrounding farming community, offering quality services and expert advice to local farmers and contractors.
Grant Henderson, Centre Operations Manager at ATS Euromaster in Dundee, says: “We’re on the doorstep to some of Scotland’s major agricultural heartlands and we already support a lot of local farmers. Being right next to the A90 means our mobile teams can deliver a fast and reliable service, which is critical at busy times such as harvest.
“Previously there wasn’t a Michelin Exelagri dealer in the local area, but it’s something we know carries weight in the industry. Farmers like the reassurance they’re dealing with a true agricultural tyre expert – and we’re confident our new accreditation will help us grow too.”
To obtain the Michelin Exelagri accreditation, the centre had to meet a strict set of specifications and was assessed through a 48-point quality audit carried out by an independent certification organisation, which looks at key aspects of the business, including the cleanliness of the workshop and the standard of equipment used, levels of staff training and the quality of advice given to its customers. Members must also offer an extensive range of Michelin agricultural tyres and services, including wheel alignment checks, quality tyre repairs and 24/7 breakdown support.
The Michelin Exelagri dealer network was formed in 2004 and includes 50 locations across the UK and Republic of Ireland. As part of the programme, Michelin pledges to support its members with specialist tools and added-value services such as City & Guilds accredited training courses.
The Dundee centre, based in Clepington Road, offers services for all vehicle types including cars, 4x4s, vans, trucks, industrial plant and agricultural machinery. It joins other ATS Euromaster centres in Ashford, Salisbury and Norwich as being accredited Exelagri dealers.
