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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.
Final Commander rolls off the line Jun 2, 2008
Final Commander rolls off the line
Sprayer specialist Hardi, recently acquired by the EXEL group, has announced the production of the final Commander trailed sprayer from its Danish factory, some 14 years after the range was launched.  read more
AGCO climbs Fortune 500 Jun 4, 2008
AGCO climbs Fortune 500
AGCO Corporation, parent company of Massey Ferguson, Valtra, Fendt and Challenger, as well as other North American farm equipment brands and the SisuDiesel engine business, has climbed 62 places to 359 in US business magazine Fortune's list of the 500 largest US corporations.  read more
Tractor delivery 'not a problem' says NH Jun 4, 2008
Tractor delivery 'not a problem' says NH
Farmers looking to purchase a tractor for this summer will have no problems getting hold of Basildon-built New Holland T6/7000 machines, despite general tractor industry supply problems.  read more
Developments from Dowdeswell Jun 5, 2008
Developments from Dowdeswell
Dowdeswell has modified its long-established front press linkage by adapting it for any tractor equipped with a cat.  read more
Deere expands harvester works Jun 6, 2008
Deere expands harvester works
John Deere parent Deere & Co has announced a $35m investment to increase manufacturing capacity by 30% for combines produced at its Harvester Works in East Moline, Illinois, USA.  read more
Tractor regs take a big May leap Jun 9, 2008
Tractor regs take a big May leap
UK tractor registrations for May totalled 1,893 units of 60hp+, up nearly a quarter - 24.0% - on the same figure for last May.  read more
Bigger tractors from NH - and bigger combine to come Jun 11, 2008
Bigger tractors from NH - and bigger combine to come
One of the major product announcements at the Cereals Event (today, June 11 and tomorrow, June 12) was New Holland's return to the artic tractor market with the T9000 range (335-535hp).  read more
Trailed and SP sprayers from Househam at Cereals Jun 12, 2008
Trailed and SP sprayers from Househam at Cereals
Househam chose the Sprays and Sprayers arena at Cereals 2008 today (June 12) to unveil the company's first 6,000l SP machine.  read more
Low-cost RTK correction Jun 13, 2008
Low-cost RTK correction
RTK auto-steering correction for less than £10,000, is the claim from Soilessentials for the mojoRTK package that it’s distributing on behalf of Swiss firm Leica Geosystems.  read more
New Valtra dealer for Somerset Jun 16, 2008
New Valtra dealer for Somerset
AGCO has appointed H Curtis and Sons, of Pensford, just south of Bristol, as its new dealer for Valtra across the north Somerset region.  read more
Grassland 2008 remembered - on film Jun 19, 2008
Grassland 2008 remembered - on film
Just click on the 'For your brief video tour of...' tab at the bottom right of this web page to view machines such as the Case IH Quadtrac/JF trailed forager and New Holland SP in action.  read more
New engines for McCormick Power6 tractors Jun 20, 2008
New engines for McCormick Power6 tractors
McCormick's MC Power6 compact six-cyl tractors are now fitted with a new 6.7-litre BetaPower engine, in place of the previous electronic 6.0-litre unit.  read more
Netwrap cost outweighed by straw value Jun 24, 2008
Netwrap cost outweighed by straw value
While farmers may this season be looking more closely at netwrap prices given the rise in oil costs, its value needs to be weighed against that of the crop it protects, suggests wrap specialist UAT.  read more
New event addresses farm energy use Jun 25, 2008
Claimed to be the first show of its kind, and one which will cover all aspects of farm energy use - ways to save it, equipment to reduce its use, and even ways to generate it - the Farm Energy Event is to take place on Tuesday 25th November at Newark Showground.  read more
Claas complete Renault ag business purchase Jun 26, 2008
Claas complete Renault ag business purchase
Claas has completed its takeover of the Renault tractor business with the purchase of the remaining 20% of Renault Agriculture that it did not already own.  read more
More Deere tractors get AutoTrac option Jun 28, 2008
More Deere tractors get AutoTrac option
John Deere is now delivering all 225-543hp 8030/8030T and 9030/9030T series tractors as AutoTrac-ready at no additional charge.  read more
Give it some 'Aer' Jun 30, 2008
Give it some 'Aer'
Built in Canada, the AerWay soil aeration and tillage machine is said to be equally effective at improving the condition of grass or arable ground, and it can also be used to apply slurry.  read more

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