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Maschio signs up Ernest Doe in the East of England


Machinery dealer Ernest Doe & Sons has been appointed by Opico to distribute the Maschio range. Pictured (left to right) are Opico sales manager Charles Bedforth; Ernest Doe sales director Graham Parker; Maschio's Alessandro Cazin and Opico's Maschio product specialist David Day.
 Opico has appointed Ernest Doe & Sons to distribute the Maschio range of cultivation machinery across the Eastern Counties and South-east of England. Based at Ulting in Essex, Ernest Doe is the UK's largest agricultural machinery dealership. It operates east of a line from the Wash to the Solent and has premises at 19 locations across the region.

Carrs Billington joins Simba dealer network


Craig Thomson (left) welcomes Ian Gate from Carrs Billington to the Simba dealership network.
 Simba Great Plains has appointed Carrs Billington Machinery as its appointed dealers for the North of England and part of South-west Scotland.

Vicon: Set-up app for fertiliser spreaders

Vicon spreader users can now download a Spreading Charts app to simplify spreader set-up.

Amazone: Improving visibility with cameras and monitors


Amazone has selected the optimum mounting positions to both protect the camera and to ensure the best view.
 Front and rear implements on tractors, either mounted or trailed, often obstruct the view of the driver, both on the move and when manoeuvring. Camera systems can help solve this problem and reduce the potential risks from handling machinery, and with this in mind Amazone now offers a camera system from Brigade as optional equipment for its FT 1001 front tank for sprayers, FPS/FRS front tanks for sowing and numerous other implements from its plant-protection, fertilising and sowing ranges.

JCB: New model added to Loadall range


With loading operations in mind, the 550-80 has high dump and roll-back angles of 46 degrees and 34 degrees respectively.
 JCB has added the 550-80 Agri Plus Loadall to its agricultural telescopic handler line-up. The new machine is the highest capacity Loadall in the range and has an 8.1m lift height and 5.0t maximum lift capacity. The machine has been developed in direct response to customer demand for a machine with even greater lift performance at reach.

Lemken: New compact disc harrow


The Rubin 12 compact disc harrow from Lemken.
 Lemken's compact disc harrow series, the Heliodor 8 and Rubin 9 with working widths up to 12m, could soon be complemented by the Rubin 12 which was shown for the first time in a 3m version at Agritechnica 2011. This new compact disc harrow can work up to 20cm deep, an operational range that has previously been restricted to tined cultivators.

Lemken: Vega concept sprayer revealed

Lemken unveiled its Vega sprayer concept at Agritechnica 2011. Since taking over sprayer makers Jacoby and RTS in 2005, the company has already successfully developed and introduced the Sirius mounted sprayer range to the market, but the Vega is the first trailed sprayer designed by the firm's engineers.

Bryce Suma: Patent protection for unique post driver


Bryce Suma Profi post drivers have features designed to make them safe and easy to use in the hands of farmers and professional fencing contractors alike.
 A unique combination of adjustments on Bryce Suma Profi post drivers has been granted patent protection for the way it enables fence posts to be driven in tight field corners and other awkward positions inaccessible to conventional machines.

JCB: New-generation skid steers launched


JCB sees agriculture as an important market for its new-generation skid steer loaders.
 JCB has launched a new range of skid steer loaders and compact track loaders that are the first to be designed and manufactured at the company's North American headquarters at Savannah, Georgia.

Same Deutz-Fahr: New dealers in Shropshire and Somerset


The top-of-the-range Deutz-Fahr Agrotron X offers up to 275hp.
 Two more major dealerships – West Mid Tractors in Shropshire and Uphill & Son in Somerset – have been appointed to market the Deutz-Fahr tractor range.

Kuhn: Updated stubble cultivator adds versatility


Kuhn is selling mounted and trailed versions of the new Optimer cultivator.
 KUHN has developed its shallow cultivator range with the addition of the Optimer + in mounted and trailed formats. Available in 3.0m, 4.0m, 6.0m and 7.5m working width formats, this machine is designed as an independent disc tool for shallow stubble cultivation as part of a minimum tillage system.

Kuhn: New folding options in combination drill range


Kuhn's new wider Venta NCR drill/power harrow combinations fold for transport.
 Kuhn has added 4.5m and 5.0m hydraulic folding models to its Venta NCR pneumatic drill combination range that both fold to 2.85m for transport.

Kuhn: Sitera mechanical seed drill

Kuhn has extended its range of mechanical seed drills with the addition of the Sitera. Available in 3m format, the mechanical drill can be used in combination with Kuhn's HRB 303, HR 100 or HR 1000 series power harrows.

Kuhn: Extra-wide precision drill for 100ha/day outputs

Kuhn has extended its Maxima 2 range of precision seed drills with the addition of a 12m trailed model. Working in 16 or 18 row formats, the Maxima 2 TRX offers seed spacing from 70-80cm and folds to 3.5m for transport.

Hutchinsons: Fieldwise agronomy app launched


Agronomy advice from Hutchinsons is now available on the iPhone and Android smartphones.
 Hutchinsons has launched a new, free agronomy app for smartphones. The Fieldwise app provides growers and advisers with a selection of useful agronomy tools and information, together with quick links to contact Hutchinsons while on the move.

Bomford: New hydraulic roller ensures a clean cut

Bomford introduced a new version of its well-proven Pro-Cut cutting head, which now incorporates a retractable hydraulic roller, at the 2012 Lamma Show.

John Deere: New lighter Gators launched for 2012


The two-seat XUV 550 Gator will be available from Spring 2012.
 John Deere launched its new XUV 550 and XUV 550 S4 Gator ATVs at Lamma 2012.

Kuhn: New compact baler-wrapper combination


The new i-Bio from Kuhn.
 The i-Bio baler-wrapper combination extends Kuhn's grass harvesting range, offering a compact, lightweight, efficient and high-speed one-man operation.

Kuhn: Flow monitor for seed drills


Kuhn's new seed drill monitor will spot even partial blockages in the distribution pipes.
 A new electronic monitoring system for detecting blockages in pneumatic drills was featured by Kuhn Farm Machinery at Lamma 2012.

Vicon: Front sprayer tank now available


Vicon's new iXtra spray tank holds 1,100 litres.
 A front sprayer tank option was launched by Vicon at Lamma 2012. The iXtra tank offers an 1,100-litre capacity giving the potential for 2,900 litres of total capacity when combined with the 1,800 litre tractor-mounted sprayer.

Twose: New look for Farmers Favourites


Twose's Farmers Favourite range, including this grass harrow, are now sold in a new red livery.
 Twose unveiled a new eye-catching red livery for its best-selling Farmers Favourite range at Lamma 2012. The new look features on popular products from the company's range including bale handlers, a hydraulically folding grass harrow and a grass aerator.

Harlequin Plastics: Transfuel plastic bunded portable diesel tank


The new Transfuel tank from Harlequin Plastics.
 The Transfuel from Harlequin Plastics is claimed to be the first integrally bunded, portable, plastic-on-plastic  diesel tank on the market.

Kuhn: Multi-Leader extends semi-mounted plough range


The Multi-Leader semi-mounted plough is new from Kuhn.
 New to Kuhn's semi-mounted reversible plough range is the single-wheel Multi-Leader, positioned as a high-output machine for medium- to high-power tractors.

Perkinz: DrenchMaster was designed with farmers' help


The Perkinz DrenchMaster is finding favour among New Zealand sheep farmers.
 New Zealand-based Perkinz has developed a new sheep race, the DrenchMaster, which aims to make sheep handling and treatment much easier. Designed with the help of sheep farmers, the product is already developing a reputation as a labour-saving device.

Kverneland: App for setting up Exacta spreaders


Kverneland has brought fertiliser spreader set-up to smartphones.
 Kverneland used Lamma 2012 to launch its Spreading Charts app for Android and Apple OS smartphones.

Bomford Turner: Rotary cleaner gets to grips with ditches


Bomford's new rotary Ditch Cleaner is available in two versions.
 As part of the ongoing development of its product range, Bomford will introduce a new rotary ditch cleaner at Lamma 2012.

Dammann: DT500 self-propelled sprayer now available


The Dammann DT500 can spray at 24m, 30m, 32m and 36m wide.
 The new Mercedes-Benz Unimog-based Dammann DT500 self-propelled sprayer is now available from importer Chantry-Dammann UK Ltd.

Bomford Turner: New Buccaneer makes chips of trees


The 2.25m wide model of the heavy-duty Buccaneer HDX weighs in at 1,995kg.
 Drawing upon its extensive knowledge in the innovation and development of heavy-duty vegetation control equipment, Bomford has expanded into the vegetation mulching equipment market with the introduction of its new heavy-duty Buccaneer HDX.

Amazone: Lamma 2012 debut for Cayena 6001-C drill


The new Cayena 6001-C places fertiliser alongside the seed for an enhanced germination.
 Amazone will show the new grain and fertiliser version of its Cayena tine seeder at Lamma 2012.

Simba: Lamma launch for DTX350 cultivator


The DTX350 is a larger version of the existing DTX300.
 A new 3.5m version of Simba Great Plains' popular DTX one-pass cultivator will make its debut at Lamma 2012.

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