Machinery manufacturing continues to be thwarted by global economic and climatic challenges

Improved sales and rising revenues have offered a welcome lift for AGCO, CNH and John Deere during 2026, but manufacturers say high input costs, climate uncertainty and weak farmer confidence continue to threaten machinery investment and the wider agricultural market

Head of Machinery and Farm Technology

27 August 2026 鈥� 6 min read

Two years ago, I wrote about 2024 being the perfect storm for a farm machinery market downturn, and two years later the situation has changed, but not necessarily improved. Record dry conditions across...

How investing in a Claas Evion combine proved less is more at harvest for a Hampshire grower

Faced with increasing difficulty sourcing spare parts, a Hampshire farmer opted for Claas鈥� entry-level, Chinese-built Evion combine to upgrade his ageing, yet trusty Laverda self-levelling hill-side model

Geoff Ashcroft

18 September 2026 鈥� 7 min read

Machinery

Compact options for Strautmann's Magnon forage wagon range

Two lower-capacity Magnon forage wagons will join Strautmann鈥檚 offering bringing concepts from its higher models into more compact platforms. James Huyton reports.

James Huyton

04 September 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Machinery

Fendt upgrades 680hp 1100MT crawler range with new X6 cab and transmission updates

Unveiled as part of its North American Press Tour, Fendt has added its FendtONE operator interface to its 1100MT crawler range and introduced transmission updates to the driveline to maximise its 680hp power offering

Toby Whatley

02 September 2026 鈥� 2 min read

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