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Farmers Weekly news and live reports from Agritechnica, the leading event for farm machinery and agricultural technology, held annually in Hanover, Germany.  There are over 2,000 exhibitors at the show and attractions include the Dealer Centre, Workshop Live and Young Farmers Day.

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MACHINERY

Weird and wonderful farm kit launches from Agritechnica

While the big players often steal the limelight at shows, down the side alleys and in shadowy corners there are all sorts of unusual bits of kit from manufacturers you’ve…

SPRAYERS

Lechler showcases new closed-transfer sprayer coupling

German spray technology specialist Lechler revealed its new Coupler (LeC) for closed pesticide transfer at this month’s Agritechnica event in Hanover. EasyConnect is a closed transfer system (CTS) for liquid…

TELEHANDLERS

Claas swaps diesel for electric in Scorpion 732e telehandler

Farmers open to switching their diesel-powered telehandler for an electric alternative might soon have another option. Claas and Liebherr have worked together to develop a Scorpion 732e packing one 90kW…

FORAGE WAGONS

Ex-Claas forage wagons reborn under Fliegl banner

Fliegl has revived the Cargos forage wagon range deemed surplus to requirements by Claas. There was little time for major design changes, with just six months separating the completion of…

TECHNOLOGY

Continental switches from tyres to develop 360deg camera

Continental might be best known for its tyres, but the firm has recently branched out by adding some nifty pieces of technology to its product offering. One of the latest…

CEREAL DRILLS

Horizon develops lightweight M-spec DSX no-till drill

Horizon Agriculture has put its DSX no-till disc drill on a serious diet, creating a lightweight version that’s suited to smaller farms. Coulters on the M:DSX are the same undercut…

COMBINES

Novel Case-IH radar matches combine speed to crop density

Two odd-looking antennas adorn the regular header of Case IH’s latest Axial Flow 7160 combine on show at Agritechnica. These parasol-like frames loop over the reel and, at their tips,…

FERTILISER SPREADERS

Amazone CurveControl improves fert spreader accuracy

Automatic turn compensation is already an established piece of technology on high-end crop sprayers, but it's now coming to the world of granular fertiliser spreaders. Amazone’s CurveControl works by automatically…

100HP

Tafe swaps vintage rebuilds for electric and hydrogen power

Tafe might be best known for its reproductions of classic Massey Ferguson tractors, but the Indian brand has been beavering away on a host of more modern products. Additions include…

CULTIVATORS

Ultra-flat ActiCut slices through stubble to kill weeds

A consortium of German farmers and mechanical engineers has developed a novel low-disturbance mechanical weed killer as part of its 2019-launched 4Disc business. The ActiCut has three banks of sharp-edged…

CEREAL DRILLS

Bednar reveals twin-hopper Directo no-till drill

Rocking a name like Directo, it’s clear that the latest drill from Czech outfit Bednar is intended to work straight into uncultivated ground. The tools enabling it to do this…

TECHNOLOGY

Kuhn goes driverless with 175hp Karl tractor unit

Kuhn has hopped aboard the driverless bandwagon with its own take on a cab-free tractor. The curiously named Karl is similar in size and shape to that of AgXeed, in…

CULTIVATORS

Saphir develops hybrid mulcher/harrow Grindstar

Part mulcher, part harrow is how German firm Saphir describes its novel Grindstar. It is designed to work just 20mm deep to encourage volunteers and weed seeds to germinate without…

TEDDERS

McHale debuts six- and eight-rotor Propel tedders

The ever-expanding grass kit range offered by McHale now includes tedders for the first time. Both mounted and trailed versions are on offer, with the pictured Propel M6-770 covering the…

201-300HP

McCormick six-cylinder tractors get big cab and new controls

McCormick has treated its six-cylinder X7.6 and X8 tractor ranges to a new cabin with 14% more internal space and updated controls on the right-hand console. The so-called “clever cab”…

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