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The T6.180 Methane Power tractor marks a first in the industry

New Holland Agriculture, US has announced the launch of the world’s first production T6 Methane Power tractor on February 8, 2022. The T6.180 Methane Power tractor marks a first in the industry, designed to minimise emissions while maximising the profitability and productivity with unimpeded performance.

The launch is a culmination of a multiyear development project to create and bring to market a tractor line-up that furthers the use of more sustainable fuel sources in US agriculture. From livestock farms to municipalities with roadside mowing crews, T6 Series tractors are the definition of flexibility and versatility.

“The T6.180 Methane Power is the result of New Holland’s pioneering work on the use of alternative fuels through our Clean Energy Leader strategy. It is a significant step forward on the path to decarbonizing agriculture, and it is happening now, as the development of this sustainable tractor has reached its production phase. It is commercially available to our customers beginning this 2022 season,” commented Michael Cornman, Livestock and Dairy Segment Manager for New Holland Agriculture North America.

The T6 Methane Power features an all-new NEF 6.7 liter engine specifically developed for agricultural applications by FPT Industrial and benefits from the company’s 20+ years of experience in natural gas powertrain technology development. To date, FPT Industrial has produced more than 50,000 natural gas engines.

The T6.180 Methane Power tractor marks a

Agro Universities, Agrotech

The MoA was signed for the commercialisation of technology of tractor operated Mat Type Nursery Seeder

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with Sardar Gurdeep Singh, son of Sardar Surjit Singh of Rajarh Agricultural Works, Ludhiana Road, Mullanpur Dakha, for the commercialisation of technology of tractor operated Mat Type Nursery Seeder.

The Director of Research, Dr Ajmer Singh Dhatt and Dean, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Dr Ashok Kumar congratulated the scientists who worked in developing the machine.

Dr Gursahib Singh Manes, Additional Director of Research (Farm Mechanization and Bioenergy), in his speech, talked about the mechanical paddy transplanters, which make use of the mat type nursery for transplanting paddy seedlings. Tractor operated seeder for mat type paddy nursery is a tractor-drawn of 35-40 HP, PTO operated machine, that accomplishes all the operations in one go, he added.

“The machine lays the polythene sheet and prepares one-meter-wide soil bed with simultaneous uniform seed placement and covers it with soil”, he added.

The HOD of the Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, Dr Mahesh Kumar Narang spoke about the machine and its contribution in saving of cost by 64.3-67.9 per cent and labour by 93.8-94 per cent as compared to the conventional manual method of mat type nursery sowing. Stating that the technology will address the problem of labour scarcity during the peak season, he disclosed that in a single day, the machine can sow mat type nursery which is sufficient for transplantation in 150-200 acres paddy field area.

Dr Sandeep Kapoor, Comptroller and Dr Amarjeet Kaur, Director, Technology Marketing and IPR cell, PAU said the new machine will help in increasing the area under mechanical paddy transplanting.

The MoA was signed for the commercialisation

Finance, Transportation

Sonalika has sold 1,05,250 tractors in April-December 2021.

Carrying forward the strong momentum built throughout FY’21, Sonalika Tractors has breached past 1 lakh tractor sales mark in just 9 months (April-Dec’21) of FY’22, thereby charting the path to a new paradigm in 2022. Meanwhile, Sonalika has also entered the coveted club of 25,000+ export tractor sales in 9 months, a unique feat which remains a distant dream for many companies globally. Sonalika has further extended its lead in exports with 3,432 tractor sales and 31.2 per cent market share in December 2021.

Cumulatively, Sonalika has sold 1,05,250 tractors in Apr-Dec 2021. Year after year, Sonalika Tractors has been fast forwarding its sales performance of crossing 1 lakh tractors mark. The company has been manoeuvring through toughest of COVID-19 waves while addressing farmer’s critical requirements with superior technology powered tractors and implements. This also includes the recently launched Sonalika Tiger DI 75 4W CRDs tractor that delivers twin benefits in one tractor – the power of 75 HP tractor and fuel economy of 65 HP tractor. 

Sharing his viewpoint on the remarkable achievement, Raman Mittal, Executive Director, Sonalika Tractors, said, “It gives me great pleasure to announce that we have created a new record sales performance to breach the 1 lakh tractor sales mark in just 9 months of FY’22. Month after month, our strong focus on our mission and persistent approach of closely working with farmers while addressing their diverse needs, has enabled us to clock the extraordinary record 1,05,250 overall tractor sales within 9 months of FY’22 (April-Dec’21).

Sonalika has sold 1,05,250 tractors in April-December

Company News, Inputs, Machinery - Pre-harvesting, Machinery – Post-harvesting

The autonomous tractor will be available to farmers later this year.

John Deere, an American corporation that manufactures agricultural machinery, heavy equipment, forestry machinery, diesel engines, has revealed a fully autonomous tractor at CES 2022, that’s ready for large-scale production. The machine combines Deere’s 8R tractor, TruSet-enabled chisel plow, GPS guidance system, and new advanced technologies. The autonomous tractor will be available to farmers later this year.

The autonomous tractor serves a specific purpose: feeding the world. The global population is expected to grow from about 8 billion to nearly 10 billion people by 2050, increasing the global food demand by 50 per cent. All of these factors impact a farmer’s ability to farm during the most critical times of the year.

  • The autonomous tractor has six pairs of stereo cameras, which enables 360-degree obstacle detection and the calculation of distance.
  • The autonomous tractor is also continuously checking its position relative to a geofence, ensuring it is operating where it is supposed to, and is within less than an inch of accuracy.

To use the autonomous tractor, farmers only need to transport the machine to a field and configure it for autonomous operation. Using John Deere Operations Centre Mobile, they can swipe from left to right to start the machine.

John Deere Operations Centre Mobile provides access to live video, images, data and metrics, and allows a farmer to adjust speed, depth and more.

The fully autonomous tractor will be on display from January 5-8, 2022 at John Deere’s CES booth, located in Central Plaza at the Las Vegas Convention Centre.

The autonomous tractor will be available to

Company News, Inputs

The newly developed tractors are equipped with CRDs technology.

Sonalika Tractor has recently launched its new tiger series, CRDs Technology in Tiger DI 75 4WD on Kisan Diwas to deliver benefit of power as well as the economy. The tractor is priced at an introductory price of 11 to 11.2 lakh in Indian rupee. The newly developed Sonalika Tiger DI 75 4WD tractor is equipped with CRDs technology and is TREM-IV compliant. The company claims that the new tractor offers 10 per cent better fuel economy with multi-speed gearbox and next generation 5G hydraulic control system. The tractor has been designed in Europe and is developed in India, keeping in mind, the desires to young farmers here.

There has been another launching made at the same day where second one has been titled as Tiger DI 65 which is again one of a kind when the advancements are recalled. It comes with common Rail Diesel System- CRDs engines which makes sure to provide ample power while maintaining a class one fuel economy in its eco mode. The Sonalika Tiger DI is provided with both 2WD and 4WD options, offered in two states of tune- 63 bhp and 73 bhp respectively.

The newly developed tractors are equipped with