Welcome to the website of the magazine Profi, one of the leading professional magazines about agricultural technology. The website contains news about agricultural machinery, a broad online proposal with a lot of useful information and experience, as well as extensive tests and valuations of all sorts of farm machinery, an online discussion forum, tractor reviews and a lot more. There is also the ability to browse the archive for older articles with the possibility to download these.
Crop packaging firm UAT is urging farmers to be aware that silage film and netwrap is to increase in price this season after a 15 month period over which plastics manufacturers have absorb the rise in polyethylene and polypropylene raw material costs.
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John Deere has launched a range of new orchard and vineyard tractors onto the US market, featuring three models: the 76hp 76F, 83hp 85F and 96hp 100F, all powered by turbocharged VM Detroit Diesel engines.
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The latest version of Yamaha's Rhino side-by-side utility vehicle has a larger 686cc engine with a new Mikuni fuel injection system, said to ensure more precise air/fuel ratios.
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Launched at the US National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, Russian-owned Canadian tractor maker Buhler Versatile has replaced its 2000 ranges (formerly sold as the New Holland 82/84 series) with a new line of 'mid' hp (305-, 340-, 375- and 400hp) articulated tractors.
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Russian-owned Canadian tractor maker Buhler Versatile has not only introduced a new line of articulated tractors (see below) - the firm has also unveiled a new look for its Genesis range of conventional machines, which were formerly sold by New Holland as the 70A series.
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Replacing the JXc 1085 and 1095 tractors, the new Case IH Quantum C models (86hp C85 and 97hp C95) both use a new 4.5l Tier 3 turbocharged and intercooled engine with exhaust gas recirculation and 2,300rpm rated speed (200rpm lower than JXc).
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Integration of McCormick tractor production into ARGO’s chief manufacturing/assembly plant in Fabbricco, Italy has been completed as part of a €10m (£7.5m) investment at the plant, the firm has announced.
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French fertiliser spreader manufacturer Sulky, whose products are sold in the UK by Huntingdon-based RECO, has launched a new web-based fertiliser database to allow users to determine online the width and rate settings for their machines.
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This year’s Dairy Event, which takes place at Stoneleigh Park, Warks, from Sept 17-18, is to be rebranded the Dairy Event and Livestock Show, and will also feature services and equipment for beef, sheep and goat breeders.
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AGCO's Valtra division has approved the use of 100% biodiesel (B100) without modification in all its SisuDiesel engines, including those with commonrail fuel injection on the latest Tier III versions.
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Kuhn's 4.3- and 4.8m Agri-Longer hedgecutters are now offered with an electric control option while, conversely, the larger 5.3- and 5.7m Pro-Longers can now come with cable controls in place of electric.
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