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BPI has announced the launch of four new agricultural equipment auctions, now live and closing on 14th May 2025. The auctions feature an extensive range of high-quality machinery and equipment from a prominent New Holland dealership, offered due to fleet renewal. The auctions include: With a combined total of over £1.8 million worth of equipment,…

Prees, Shropshire-based fencing and hedge cutting contractor Rich Edwards is on his second pair of Kubota M-series tractors, having enjoyed low running costs and faultless reliability with his first two Battlefield Machinery-supplied tractors. “I wasn’t looking swap this year, given that I’d bought with extended warranties, but the figures told me a different story,” explains…

The new Case IH Quadtrac 715, Optum 340 CVXDrive, Puma 260 CVXDrive, Farmall 75C Electric and Axial-Flow 160 series have been shortlisted in the nominations for the farm machine 2024 award at Agritechnica. The Farm Machine 2024 award spotlights products from across the industry shining a light on those that bring the most potential productivity…

New Holland has expanded the T7 Long Wheelbase range with a new Power Command full powershift transmission option available on models up to the T7.260 LWB. This transmission offers customers an alternative choice of technology to the Auto Command transmission featured in the T7.300 Long Wheelbase model launched in 2022. The Power Command transmission model…

The 2024 Case IH Farmlift telescopic handlers all now feature the 6F/3R PowerDrive powershift already established on some Farmlifts, and new decals on the revised bonnet design that enhances vision to the right, a lower sight line aiding safe operation and manoeuvring. Greater handling capacity While the Farmlift 633 (maximum lift capacity/lift height 3.3t/6m), 737…

Case IH has kicked off global celebrations honouring the 100-year anniversary of the Farmall tractor. The iconic Farmall model was initially introduced in 1923 as the all-purpose tractor designed to revolutionize the agriculture industry. This celebration will take place during a year-long, multi-faceted campaign anchored in the concept of Farmall being “The One For All”….

A new line of Bobcat Compact Tractors has been launched for Europe. Bobcat Compact Tractors are part of the ground maintenance equipment (GME) range announced by the company last October. Building on the company’s success in the North American market, Bobcat aims to rank within the top-three GME players in Europe and to double growth…

JCB and agricultural dealer Rea Valley Tractors (RVT) have announced plans to strengthen their long-term relationship through a big depot investment and territory expansion. RVT is transforming its branch in Sudbury into a dedicated JCB Agriculture sales, service and parts centre to serve customers in in Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and mid-Wales. In conjunction with that…

The World’s number one telehandler range – the JCB Loadall – has been expanded with the introduction of the mid-range 538-70 to give farmers and growers yet more choice in an already comprehensive offering of performance, features and specifications. The 538-70 is a genuine seven metre machine that slots into the Loadall Series III line-up…

Kubota’s new M6001 Utility range is the successor of Kubota’s MGX series. The new M6001 Utility range is designed for extensive dairy and livestock farms, cereal fields, and municipalities. With the introduction of this new range, Kubota aims to complement the current heavy duty M6002 Series with additional lighter models. In fact, the M6001 Utility…