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Company News, Machinery - Pre-harvesting, World

The T4 Electric Power offers powerful, emission-free and silent energy power with high torque and fast response achieved at the lowest speeds, promoting a new level of driving experience

For 2024, New Holland Agriculture is introducing the first all-electric utility tractor with autonomous features: the T4 Electric Power. This cutting-edge tractor opens a new class in the market, Utility Electric, focused on offering solutions for more efficient field operations. The T4 Electric Power addresses current farming challenges, such as increased total cost ownership and labour shortage, while delivering upon New Holland’s unwavering commitment to helping customers build more sustainable agriculture for this generation and beyond.

The T4 Electric Power is a game-changing innovation that ushers in a new era of modern agriculture. An ideal solution for lower horsepower field operations, it is suitable for multiple applications, such as mixed farm, hay and forage, dairy, livestock, municipality, greenhouse and speciality crops (vegetable and orchard). The tractor is the latest development in New Holland’s strategic plan for electrification and the newest addition to the brand’s lineup of alternative energy sources powered equipment, like the T7 Methane Power LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) and the T6.180 Methane Power. Equipped with a state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery pack, the T4 Electric Power delivers gradual power and continuous torque achieved at the lowest speeds, ensuring a completely new driving experience and seamless operation during loader work cycles and daily farm routines.

“This tractor is a significant step forward for growers, producers and municipalities. The T4 Electric Power addresses a number of challenges they are facing every day on their operations,” states Lena Bioni, product marketing manager for New Holland Agriculture North America. “What New Holland is bringing to our farmers is a convergence of technology – electric propulsion, autonomous features, better performance – in the body of a utility tractor that’s setting the stage for a more efficient, sustainable and resilient future our customers are striving for.”

The T4 Electric Power offers powerful, emission-free

Agrotech, Company News, Machinery - Pre-harvesting, World

The company’s new electric tractor rental program will allow even more customers to experience the benefits of zero-emissions operations

Solectrac, the first electric tractor manufacturer is announcing the launch of its electric tractor rental program. The program will be administered through Solectrac’s dealer network and will allow customers to experience the benefits of Solectrac electric tractors on a monthly basis. 

“We want to offer our customers a way to familiarise themselves with our new technology without necessarily having to make a large financial decision of purchasing a tractor,” said Mani Iyer, CEO of Solectrac. “We also know that smaller operations may only need a tractor occasionally.”

 Available for rent is Solectrac’s 4WD e25G compact electric tractor, a quiet and powerful zero-emission tractor that eliminates the noise and pollution associated with traditional diesel tractors. The tractors are 100 per cent battery-powered and can be charged from the utility grid or renewable energy systems.

“We want to facilitate getting our zero-emission equipment into as many operations as possible. Electric tractors not only eliminate on-site emissions, but they provide a healthier work environment for operators,” adds Iyer. Solectrac’s new rental program also benefits its dealer network in over 70 locations across the United States, allowing prospective electric tractor customers to experience the operational and health benefits of Solectrac’s market-leading technology.

Electric tractors operate at a significantly lower decibel range of 65 dB which is considered safe exposure according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and does not contribute to hearing damage that is seen in operators of diesel equipment. Solectrac tractors also eliminate exhaust and particulate matter that can impact the health of operators and their communities.

The company's new electric tractor rental program

Agrotech, Company News, Machinery – Post-harvesting, North America, Sustainability

Sabanto’s autonomous technology was recently installed on the supported Kubota M5 tractor platform

Sabanto announced the delivery of two autonomous tractor units to the 45th Civil Engineer Squadron at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. These units will aid the ground maintenance measures around the base. This technology allows one operator to supervise multiple tractors, addressing labour shortages and helping to alleviate a backlog of tasks.

“We are excited to provide our technology not only to the United States Air Force but also to the United States Space Force,” said Eddie Brown, Sabanto’s Vice President of Government Products & Services. “Expanding our market within the Department of Defense represents a big step for Sabanto.”

Sabanto’s autonomous technology was recently installed on the supported Kubota M5 tractor platform and is being used to automate airfield mowing operations using Sabanto’s state-of-the-art path planning technology.

“Automating our mowers will allow for the reallocation of labour hours to tackle other base priorities,” said Andrew C. Johnson, Captain, USAF. “By maximising our labour hours, we will be able to complete more tasks in-house to support the space launch mission, our mission partners, and the base populace.”

“Sabanto is thankful for the opportunity to serve Patrick Space Force Base. We are looking forward to opportunities to advance Sabanto’s technology to better support our military partners,” said Cory Spaetti, Sabanto’s Vice President of Products.

Sabanto has proven, through extensive field testing, its ability to automate a variety of field operations over significant acres, leveraging a fleet of smaller 60 and 90-horsepower tractors. The company’s advanced software has also been pivotal in deploying multiple systems for multiple days of non-stop operation.

Sabanto's autonomous technology was recently installed on

Agrotech, Company News, India

Best Launch of the Year (Implement) award for the New Holland Roll-Bar 125 Round Baler

New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, has been awarded with Best Tractor in 31-40 HPcategory for the New Holland 3037 TX 4WD tractor at the fourth Farm Power Awards. The New Holland Roll-Bar 125 Round Baler also won the Best Launch of the Year (Implement)at the awards.

Honoured by the recognition, Gagan Pal- Director Agriculture Brand India, CNH Industrial,said “At New Holland Agriculture, we are committed to offering world-class quality products for the Indian farmers that are also technologically advanced. Beyond the existing products, the brand is also dedicated to investing resources to develop sustainable solutions for the industry. We are delighted to have received this award and are further invigorated to continue providing best-in-class machines and help develop the sector in India.”

New Holland Agriculture aims to support the farmers in their journey to a more productive, efficient and effective way of farming with its products backed by superior technology and performance.

Organised annually, the Farm Power Awards honours the efforts of the OEMs and institutions that has led to significant contributions in the industry and have impacted the lives of farmers.

Best Launch of the Year (Implement) award

Company News

The state-of-the-art centre will provide a chance for the farming community to get up close with VST’s modern farm mechanisation products

VST Tillers Tractors Limited (VST), India’s leading farm equipment manufacturer, announced the launch of their first state-of-the-art Experience Centre in Pune on July 11, 2022. Designed for customers to get a first-hand experience of VST’s farm equipment’s with latest technologies, the experience centre will display the full range of products including tractors, power tillers, power weeders, brush cutters, power reapers, rice transplanters, hedge trimmers, rotary tillers, and attachments. 

The experience centre will offer the customer an assisted walkthrough of the range of products by VST, enabling them to make an informed purchase decision. 

Antony Cherukara, CEO, VST Tillers Tractors inaugurated the Pune Experience Center in the presence of farmers, channel partners and business partners. On the occasion, he said “Through this experience centre, we will bring our product offering closer to our farmers and they can understand their applications to enhance their productivity. The Experience Centre is a first-of-its-kind concept by VST, and we have plans to replicate the same in other cities across the country. Through the experience centre, we are bringing all our offers under one roof. This will enhance their overall experience with the brand. It gives the farmers real-time experience and helps them make their buying decisions. We shall expand the scope of our experience centres as we go forward.”

The state-of-the-art centre will provide a chance

Company News, Machinery – Post-harvesting

The company has registered its highest ever Q1 overall sales of 39,274 tractors, which is 18 per cent growth above 33,219 overall tractor sales recorded in the corresponding period in FY’22

India’s No1 tractor export brand, Sonalika Tractors has been creating new product as well as performance benchmarks ever since the FY’23 inception and has proudly rewritten its record books yet again. The company has registered its highest ever Q1 overall sales of 39,274 tractors, which is 18 per cent growth above 33,219 overall tractor sales recorded in the corresponding period in FY’22. With a dominating Q1 performance, the company has further accelerated its journey in the on-going financial year and cemented its position for upcoming seasons ahead.

Despite unprecedented heat wave affecting crop production across the country, the MSP uptick from government side has facilitated healthy rural cash flow, thereby driving tractor overall demand in Q1 FY’23. As monsoon continues expand base across the country, Sonalika Tractors will remain at the forefront to support farmers win their everyday farming challenges.

Commenting on achieving the new Q1 performance milestone, Raman Mittal, Joint Managing Director, International Tractors Limited, said, “Delivering on farmer’s expectations month after month empowers us to set new benchmarks both in terms of product as well as performance. Achieving our highest ever Q1 overall sales of 39,274 units with 18% growth is a testament that we understand farmers and their regional market requirements well, which subsequently boils down to reinforced farmer trust in brand Sonalika. Strategically supported by our unique approach of customising our tractor portfolio, I am optimistic that we have set our FY’23 course in right direction for upcoming seasons later during the year. Sonalika Tractors will continue to address regional farmer requirements to ensure high productivity and income for their buoyant future.”

The company has registered its highest ever

Agrotech, Trade

The company is now fully prepared to remain ahead of the competition market and expand its compact tractor range with launch of 3 new models in up to 30 HP segment in Turkey

Solis Yanmar, the flagship brand of International Tractors Limited, has been significantly expanding its market presence not just in India but across the globe. The company is now fully prepared to remain ahead of the competition market and expand its compact tractor range with launch of 3 new models in up to 30 HP segment in Turkey. Equipped with proven Japanese technologies, the tractors will further raise performance bar in the local tractor market. The company also recently unveiled the Solis 75 HP CRDi tractor in the Izmir & Konya National fairs held in February & March 2022 respectively.

Solis Yanmar has a strong product offering in less than 100 HP segment with more than 10 models and 20+ variants for the Agricultural & Compact tractor category. Solis Yanmar has established a robust presence in entire Turkish market with 50+ dealerships & close to 100 sales points across the country. The company also has 200+ dedicated service centres linked to these dealers to serve its end customers.

Sharing his thoughts on the growing market performance, Raman Mittal, Joint Managing Director, Solis Yanmar, said, “We feel delighted to share that we are the fastest growing tractor brand in Turkey while strongly holding No 1 tractor exports brand position. The Turkish market has a huge demand for tractors between 30-90 HP making our Solis 50 & Solis 90 to be the star products for us. Our S26 model has 88 per cent market share in calendar year of 2021 and overall we have captured 8 per cent market share in Turkey. We also recently unveiled the 75 HP CRDi tractor in the Izmir & Konya National fairs held in February & March 2022 respectively which was much appreciated. We are now expanding our compact tractor range in up to 30 HP with launch of 3 new models with Japanese technologies to address the niche segment and take Turkish tractor market by a storm.”

The company is now fully prepared to

Agrotech, Machinery - Pre-harvesting, Machinery – Post-harvesting, World

STEYR won in the Product Design category for its new Terrus CVT tractor, produced at the brand’s St Valentin manufacturing facility

STEYR, a regional agricultural tractor brand of CNH Industrial, won the iF DESIGN AWARD for its Terrus CVT Tractor, the latest in a series of accolades for this machine. 

Founded in 1953, iF Design has become a global symbol of excellence in design and its annual awards are highly esteemed. The iF seal is granted to products that blend innovative style and aesthetics with enhanced functionality to benefit customers while raising the profile of the design community. 

STEYR won in the Product Design category for its new Terrus CVT tractor, produced at the brand’s St Valentin manufacturing facility. It is a perfect combination of function and form, blending a bold and rugged exterior design with a premium interior focused on operator comfort and ergonomics. The cab has been restructured to create a better working environment and now serves as a ‘command centre’ in which style has a purpose. The design of the controls makes tractor operation more intuitive, efficient, and productive. 

The iF DESIGN AWARD is further recognition of the outstanding work carried out by the CNH Industrial Design team in creating machines that blend customer- focussed style with product quality, capability, efficiency, and sustainability. 

STEYR won in the Product Design category

Agrotech, Inputs

The company has achieved a historical milestone of 13,000th tractor roll out in FY’22, just two years after its grand Indian market debut

Solis Yanmar is one of the world’s leading tractor brands that delivers pioneering technologies for supreme customer satisfaction and remains synonymous with toughness, durability as well as performance. Following an extraordinary approach to ensure ‘Future is now’ for farmers, Solis Yanmar has proudly achieved a historical milestone of 13,000th tractor roll out in FY’22, just two years after its grand Indian market debut.

Since its inception, the flagship brand of International Tractors Ltd. has continued to capitalise on 100 years of Japanese technology to remain 100 years ahead and has been expanding its dominance in the toughest of advanced agriculture markets. Solis Yanmar already has been No1 tractor brand in 7 European countries.​

Speaking on the new milestone achievement, Raman Mittal, Joint Managing Director, Solis Yanmar, said, “It gives me immense pleasure to share that all our hard work over the last few years built a strong platform for us to achieve historical milestone of 13,000th tractor roll out in just two years of Indian market presence. Our joint venture with Yanmar continues to be fruitful and we are well positioned to capitalise on the 100 years heritage of Japanese technology and will keep innovating for 100 years ahead.”

The company has achieved a historical milestone

Agrotech, North America, R&D

Expands North America based innovation

Kubota North America Corporation (KNA), the parent company for Kubota Tractor Corporation (KTC) and Kubota Manufacturing of America (KMA), and Kubota Canada Ltd (KCL) celebrated the grand opening of the new 280-acre, Research and Development Center in the state of Georgia to meet the needs of North American customers. Kubota has invested more than $85 million to bring the new facility online and will open with 70 engineering and technical employees and grow to nearly 200 employees over the next five years.

The new state-of-the-art centre is 100 per cent powered by renewable energy and built on the sustainable principles that are in keeping with the company’s global mission to use technology and efficient operations and practices. For example, the centre is powered in part by solar sunflowers and the parking lot features a solar-powered roof to support electric vehicle charging stations. The centre will house engineering offices, workshops and testing labs, and outside are tracks for testing turf, utility vehicles, tractors and construction equipment.

Expands North America based innovationKubota North America

Agrotech, Machinery - Pre-harvesting, Machinery – Post-harvesting

The premium haulage special tractor offers maximum torque and high fuel efficiency

Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE) has launched MAGNATRAK series tractor during a ceremony in Kolhapur. The Massey Ferguson 8055 MAGNATRAK in the 50HP range is the first in the MAGNATRAK series.

Built with the superior MAGNATORQ Engine, the premium haulage special tractor offers maximum torque and high fuel efficiency. The tractor can easily pull heavy trolleys, both off-road and on-road. The engine and the transmission are well-tuned to deliver exceptional productivity with high road speeds resulting in more savings, faster load completion cycles and high fuel efficiency.

The MAGNATRAK series is well-compatible with a wide variety of agricultural applications like reversible mould board plough (RMB), rotavator, post-hole digger, threshers and newer applications like the baler as well.

In another development, TAFE Chairman and MD – Mallika Srinivasan, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), Department of Personnel & Training under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension, Government of India.

The premium haulage special tractor offers maximum

Agrotech, Start ups

The team have built a digital platform with a big Bharat footprint – including 500,000 app users, 4 million rental hours and 4 million acres of farmland

Mahindra Group has increased its stake in Carnot Technologies, an ag-tech startup, to approximately 69 per cent. The group has also affirmed its commitment to its vision of making Krish-e, the group’s farming as a service vertical, India’s largest ecosystem of digital products and solutions. As part of the round, an attractive ESOP pool for future employees has also been created.

Talking about the investment Senior Vice President of Farm Equipment Strategy and Head Krish-e Ramesh Ramachandran said, “This investment signals our strategic commitment to Carnot. They have been at the forefront of building for Bharat and innovating specifically for farmers. Since our last investment in late 2020, they have been our partner in leading the digital product and technology vision for Krish-e and in just under 18 months we have built a digital platform with a big Bharat footprint – including 500,000 app users, 4 million rental hours and 4 million acres of farmland. We now deepen the ties and continue building on our strengths.”

Carnot Technologies is a start-up founded by IIT Bombay alumni which developed the leading agriculture IoT platform Simha (rebranded to Krish-e Rental) which now has over 25,000 tractors, harvesters and sprayers working on over 3 million acres of land each season. The platform is protected by 5 patents and was awarded the Qualcomm Design in India award for $100K by then Minister of Cabinet for Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad.

“The team has also developed the Krish-e app which through its unique and intuitive farmer centric design is helping farmers earn up-to Rs 15,000 more per acre.” said Pushkar Limaye, Co-founder & CTO at Carnot. “In the course of our partnership with M&M, we realised that someone had to understand our farmers, and make products that are innovative, highly cost conscious and make sense for our farmers. And if it’s not the next generation of engineers and entrepreneurs then who will build them? With this round of investment, we also want to move into top gear, in pursuit of building a great team and a data driven culture within every function.”

The team aims to invest more in their technology and people to scale rapidly in the next year. Carnot CEO and Co-founder Rohan Vadgaonkar added “With our technology and product mindset and Mahindra’s strong brand and presence in rural India, we’re perfectly poised to build India’s largest agri marketplace.”

The team have built a digital platform

Inputs, Uncategorized

North America held the highest share in 2020, contributing to nearly two-fifths of the total market

According to the report published by Allied Market Research, the global autonomous tractors market generated $1.56 billion in 2020, is projected to reach $11.58 billion by 2030, manifesting a CAGR of 20.9 per cent from 2021 to 2030. The report offers an extensive analysis of changing market trends, value chain, top segments, top investment pockets, regional scenarios, and competitive landscape.

Rise in income, enhanced productivity, growing demand for food, and encouraging government initiatives drive the growth of the global autonomous tractors market. However, lack of awareness, technology integration among farmers, and high initial investment and maintenance costs hinders the market growth. On the other hand, introduction of drones in agriculture and growing technological advancements create new opportunities in the coming years.

The report offers detailed segmentation of the global autonomous tractors market based on component, application, and region.

By component, the GPS segment contributed to the highest share in 2020, accounting for nearly one-third of the total market share, and is expected to maintain its lead during the forecast period. However, the vision system segment is projected to witness the highest CAGR of 21.7 per cent from 2021 to 2030.

By type, the tillage segment accounted for the largest market share, contributing to more than one-fourth of the global autonomous tractors market in 2020. However, the seed sowing segment is expected to portray the largest CAGR of 21.7 per cent from 2021 to 2030.

By region, North America held the highest share in 2020, contributing to nearly two-fifths of the total market. However, Asia-Pacific is projected to witness the fastest CAGR of 22.7 per cent during the forecast period.

North America held the highest share in

Inputs

The new YM3 series is fully tailored as per Indian farmer requirements and robustly designed for Indian conditions

One of leading tractors manufacturers in India, International Tractors Limited has widened its footprint under the Solis Yanmar brand portfolio with the launch of its new YM3 tractor series. Also known as Global 4W Drive experts, Solis Yanmar has introduced two new tractors – YM 342A and YM 348A that are fully tuned to deliver higher productivity and unmatchable performance. Built with 110-year-old diesel engine expertise of Yanmar, the new YM3 series is fully tailored as per Indian farmer requirements and robustly designed for Indian conditions. The YM3 tractor range fully sealed tractors with premium features like world class engine, fully synchromesh gear, push button operated PTO and carries optimum weight to address both farming as well as special application needs of farmers.

Even before being launched in India, the YM3 tractor range has already been globally successful while being exported to Thailand, South East Asian countries, Europe, Brazil as well as US markets. The Yanmar YM3 series features aerodynamic hornet design with ergonomically designed 4-way adjustable seat and power steering for farmer comfort. At the heart of tractor lies the legendary Japanese Engine Technology that has been refined to offer best performance. The tractor powerhouse is a 4-cylinder engine with Monoplunger FIP and feather touch 8F + 8R shuttle shift transmission, coupled with balancer shafts to eliminate noise and vibration for superior performance.

Sharing his vision during the new launch, Raman Mittal, Joint Managing Director – ITL, said, “The tractors are optimally designed with world’s best Supernova engine by Yanmar, the 110 year old Japanese diesel engine giants. Also, the YM3 series tractors are fully designed with top end features to offer extraordinary performance and safety without compromising farmer’s comfort. Our engineers have made sure that the YM series tractors deliver zero noise & zero vibration so as to allow long, fatigue-free working hours under diverse operations. Solis Yanmar will continue to offer new tractor range to address every application specific need of farmers.”

Solis, in collaboration with Yanmar, has developed wide tractor range that is optimised for significant productivity increase but reduce water consumption during agriculture.

The new YM3 series is fully tailored