Justin Roberts

2 days ago | agriland.co.uk | Justin Roberts

Case New Holland Industrial (CNH) reported its results for the first quarter (Q1) of 2025 earlier this month and, just like the other two big machinery names, the figures were not overly reassuring for shareholders. This doom-laden reporting is something that the industry has become used to over the last year, with AGCO recording a 30% in Q1 sales last week.

3 days ago | agriland.ie | Justin Roberts

Case New Holland Industrial (CNH) reported its results for the first quarter (Q1) of 2025 earlier this month and, just like the other two big machinery names, the figures were not overly reassuring for shareholders. This doom-laden reporting is something that the industry has become used to over the last year, with AGCO recording a 30% in Q1 sales last week.

3 days ago | agriland.ie | Justin Roberts

Throughout the spring, there have been whispers in the trade of a market recovery in 2025 and, with the release of the latest sales figures from the FTMTA, those hopes appear to have materialised more emphatically than anyone had anticipated. In April 2025, the new tractor market stood at 291 units, a 52% increase compared with the same month in 2024.

5 days ago | agriland.ie | Justin Roberts

Mark McAuley, director of Forest Industries Ireland (FII, is a man determined to see Ireland fulfil its its potential as a producer of timber, which, he notes, it is presently failing to even approach. He spoke to Agriland recently on the current situation with regard to the Forest Windblow Taskforce and the Irish forestry industry in more general terms, and it is this latter which causes him the greater concern looking into the future.

6 days ago | agriland.ie | Justin Roberts

The Indian company Balkrishna Industries Ltd (BKT) has recently developed a new tyre for combine harvesters which is said to tackle the various loads associated with harvesting by wedding high performance, reliability, and eco-friendliness within one tyre. BKT reminds us that load variations due to grain tank filling and emptying can cause considerable stress on tyres, leading to accelerated wear.