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John Deere Invests in ag-tech company Hello Tractor

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John Deere has made a minority investment in Hello Tractor, an ag-tech company based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Hello Tractor connects tractor owners with smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia through a farm-equipment-sharing app, which allows farmers to track and manage their fleet, book customers, and access financing options.

Hello Tractor was among the first group of companies to participate in John Deere’s Startup Collaborator program, launched in 2019 to enhance and deepen Deere’s interaction with startup companies whose technology could add value for customers.

“John Deere sees this as an opportunity to support Hello Tractor’s innovative work to provide technologies and solutions to agricultural entrepreneurs in Africa and Asia,” said Jason Brantley, Director, Ag & Turf Sales & Marketing – Africa and Asia, at John Deere. “Hello Tractor’s work also aligns with the John Deere Strategy and the Ag & Turf Division’s Leap Ambitions to ensure 100% of new Small Ag equipment is connectivity-enabled by 2026.”

“The partnership between Hello Tractor and John Deere has been building since our participation in John Deere’s Startup Collaborator program,” said Jehiel Oliver, Hello Tractor founder. “We look forward to continuing to work together to ultimately help drive better economic outcomes for smallholder farmers.”

Hello Tractor has approximately 25 employees and will continue to operate from its current location in Africa.

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6 benefits of VF agriculture tyres?

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When it comes to agricultural machinery, tyres are a crucial component. They are responsible for carrying heavy loads, providing traction, and ensuring the stability and safety of the equipment.

Agriculture tyre has come a long way in recent years, with the introduction of VF (Very High Flexion) tyres revolutionizing the industry. In this blog post, we’ll explore the hidden benefits of VF agricultural tyres and why they are becoming increasingly popular among farmers.

  1. Improved Efficiency

VF agricultural tyres offer a significant advantage in terms of efficiency improvement. They can carry heavier loads at the same inflation pressure as standard agricultural tyres. This means fewer trips are required to complete the same amount of work. This saves time. This also reduces fuel consumption and wear and tear on the machinery.

  1. Increased Yield

VF tractor tyre has the potential to increase crop yield. VF tyres have a broader surface area that enables them to distribute the weight of the machinery more evenly, decreasing soil compaction. This allows the soil to retain more water and nutrients, providing the ideal crop-growing conditions. Additionally, the improved flotation of VF tyres enables farmers to access their fields earlier, resulting in a longer growing season and potentially higher yields.

  1. Improved Safety

Safety is always a top priority when it comes to agricultural machinery. VF farm tyre provides improved stability and traction, reducing the risk of accidents and crop damage. Moreover, the wider contact area of VF tyres lowers ground pressure. This helps in preventing tyre slippage and reduces the possibility of getting stuck in wet or muddy terrain.

  1. Longer Tyre Life

The designers have developed VF Ag tyre to endure heavy loads and offer outstanding durability, resulting in a longer tyre lifespan than standard agricultural tyres. This can significantly reduce the cost of replacing tyres and the downtime required for maintenance and repairs.

  1. Environmental Benefits

VF Agri tyre has environmental benefits. Reducing the number of trips required to complete work can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from machinery. The reduced soil compaction and improved soil health can also lead to better carbon sequestration in the soil, helping to combat climate change.

  1. Reduced Soil Compaction

The VF technology has a positive impact on soil health. Since VF farm tractor tyres require lower inflation pressure, they create a larger tyre footprint that minimizes soil compaction.

VF agricultural tyres offer a range of hidden benefits to farmers in the UK. From improving efficiency and increasing yield to enhancing safety and environmental sustainability, VF tyres are a valuable investment for farmers looking to optimize their agricultural machinery.

CEAT Specialty’s experienced technicians are responsible for assessing your requirements and guiding you in choosing the optimal tyre, including determining whether a VF tyre is the most appropriate and effective option for your needs.

With a vast selection of tyres available, selecting the appropriate one can be daunting, but feel free to seek expert advice. When choosing the best tyre, no questions are considered wrong.

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CEAT Spraymax Tyres: The Ideal Solution for UK Agricultural Sprayers

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Agricultural sprayers are an essential part of modern farming practices. They allow farmers to effectively manage and control pests and weeds while minimizing the use of harmful chemicals.

However, have the right equipment, including the right agriculture tyre, to get the most out of your sprayer.

CEAT Specialty, one of the world’s leading tyre manufacturers, launched Spraymax Tyre. It is designed specifically for agricultural sprayers in the UK. CEAT engineers the Spraymax tyre to offer superior performance and durability in the harsh conditions where agricultural sprayers operate.

Here are the key features and benefits of the best Spraymax tractor tyre:

Unique tread pattern: CEAT Spraymax Tyres have a unique tread pattern designed to provide excellent traction and stability on wet and muddy fields. This helps to minimize slippage and ensures that the sprayer can operate smoothly and efficiently, even in rugged terrain.

Maximized sprayer tyre life: As farms expand, self-propelled sprayers spend more time traveling between fields and farms. This has made on-road capabilities almost as critical as in-field performance. To address this concern, CEAT Spraymax tyres are designed with a center tie bar that smooths out unevenness on the road, allowing optimal speeds. Additionally, the farm tractor tyres have a high non-skid depth, which enhances their durability and extends their life, ultimately maximizing the lifespan of sprayer tyres.

Rigid construction: CEAT Specialty manufactures Spraymax Tyre using high-quality materials with exceptional durability and resistance to punctures and cuts. This helps to minimize downtime and ensures that your sprayer can keep operating, even in challenging conditions.

Optimal load-carrying capacity: CEAT Specialty designs the best Spraymax tractor tyre to bear heavy loads effortlessly. This makes it an ideal option for agricultural sprayers requiring substantial liquids and chemicals.

Boost productivity: Another advantage of using very high flexion (VF) tyre technology, especially for improving your sprayer’s performance, is its increased load-carrying capacity. CEAT Specialty designs the Spraymax tyre with robust and flexible sidewalls, empowering them to bear 40% more weight than a standard radial tyre of the same size, operating at the same pressure.

For farmers and contractors looking to enhance operational efficiency by upgrading to a sprayer with a larger tank capacity, sprayer tyres can increase productivity by reducing non-spraying time through fewer refills.

Comfortable ride: CEAT Spraymax Tyres feature a unique construction that helps to absorb shocks and vibrations, providing a smooth and comfortable ride for the operator.

Fuel-efficient: CEAT Specialty’s best Spraymax tractor tyre is fuel-efficient. It helps to reduce the overall operating costs of your agricultural sprayer.

Minimized soil compaction: CEAT Spraymax VF, classified as a very high flexion tyre, can transport an equivalent weight with 40% less pressure than standard tyres of the exact dimensions. This results in an extended and broader tyre footprint that distributes the sprayer’s weight across a greater contact patch, lowering ground pressure and decreasing soil compaction. This, in turn, facilitates plant growth by improving root development while reducing the amount of fuel and steel required to fix any compaction issues before the next crop.

In addition to these features, CEAT Spraymax Tyres are also easy to install and maintain, making them a cost-effective choice for farmers and agricultural contractors across the UK.

Overall, CEAT Spraymax Tyres are the ideal solution for UK agricultural sprayers that need reliable and durable tyres that can perform in various challenging conditions. With their unique design and exceptional performance, CEAT Spraymax Tyres are an excellent investment for anyone looking to get the most out of their agricultural sprayer.

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UK awards £9.13m to develop cutting-edge farming technology

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Three cutting-edge projects will receive a share of £9.13 million in government funding to carry out research and development on proposals to boost agricultural productivity, sustainability and climate resilience, it has been announced today.

The funding will support projects developing robotic crop harvesting for horticulture, an autonomous system to change cows’ bedding to improve their health, welfare and productivity, and a more environmentally-friendly approach to potato cultivation.

The three projects are being supported through the Large R&D Partnership competition, which is part of the government’s £270 million Farming Innovation Programme, and a second round of the competition is currently open for applications.

This is all part of the government’s commitment to spend around £600 million on grants to provide support for farmers to invest in productivity, animal health and welfare, innovation, research and development over three years. It will be funded from the £2.4 billion annual farming budget, which is being maintained at its current level for the rest of this current Parliament.

Alongside the ongoing roll-out of the Environmental Land Management schemes, the grants will help to deliver long-term sustainable food production and support farmers to halt and reverse the decline of nature as set out in the Environmental Improvement Plan. Farming Minister Mark Spencer said:

It’s important that we fund projects like these – and those still to come in future rounds – as we support farmers to deliver sustainable food production and protect the environment.

Innovation, research and development will help keep the sector at the cutting edge of technology as we look into the future.

 

Katrina Hayter, Interim Executive Director  Healthy Living & Agriculture, Innovate UK, said:

These projects have all demonstrated not only an innovative solution to a real-life, on-farm problem, but also the value of partnerships and collaboration between different sector experts. For novel technology to truly succeed, it needs the input of the farmers themselves for the day-to-day realities of its use.

 

We’re really pleased that these partnerships have this idea at their core, and we now look forward to working with them as they develop their solutions further and bring the benefits to life.

 

Successful projects

The Agri-Opencore project, led by APS Produce, has been awarded over £3.8m to accelerate the delivery of robotic crop systems for horticulture. With labour shortages affecting the horticulture sector around the world, there are huge opportunities to reduce costs and labour requirements.

The funding will help the project create the world’s first open development platform (software and hardware) for agri-robotic crop harvesting. The open development platform will enable multiple organisations to contribute, allowing cross-sector collaboration and demonstration of technologies on English farms. It is hoped that the project will help to accelerate the adoption of robotic picking by two years. Phil Pearson, from APS Produce, said:

The AGRI-OPENCORE robotics project is an exciting, and vital project for the fresh produce industry. It promises to deliver the significant progress required to automate fresh produce harvesting in the UK. As this work brings leading technology providers, Dogtooth, Xihelm and Wootzano, with the academic excellence of the University of Lincoln team, we can expect significant progress towards autonomous harvesting.

The AG ARC project, led by Garnett Farm Engineering, has been awarded over £2.5m towards the development of an autonomous cow cubicle bedding unit. Cow comfort is a key factor in reducing the chances of cows suffering from mastitis, a fatal inflammation of their mammary gland, with dry and clean bedding and careful management of cubicles being vital.

Currently, this must be done manually by farmers, but this project will develop an intelligent robotic cubicle bedder to monitor and respond to key sensor data to optimise dispensing of bedding. This will help to boost cow health and welfare, improve farm productivity and reduce costs through efficient use of bedding.

Andrew Garnett, of AG Products, said:

We look forward to collaborating with the University of Liverpool on this exciting project to further enhance our cattle bedding solutions to farmers, improving cow welfare and productivity. Our passion for innovation has seen the recent launch of the AG Duo; the AG ARC will further revolutionise the industry’s approach to cattle bedding.

The Potato-LITE project has been awarded £2,830,000 to explore optimised systems for potato cultivation. Current systems require the soil to be cultivated to create a deep and uniform seedbed, free from stones and clods, to provide a favourable environment for potato growth. Whilst reduced tillage technologies have enabled regenerative agriculture in cereal systems, this technology has not been developed for the production of potatoes and other root crops. Potato-LITE will transform potato tillage through developing new cultivation equipment and systems, delivered through a leading partnership between food manufacturers (PepsiCo and McCain), a machinery manufacturer (Grimme), growers (Strawson Ltd, JRO Griffiths, H Sutton & Son and JM Bubb & Son) and research organisations (Cranfield University, Harper Adams University and CHAP). The project focuses on reducing the depth, intensity and number of operations required, which will improve soil health and reduce the environmental impact of potato production whilst also reducing costs, making the £824 million potato sector more resilient and sustainable.

Shaunagh Slack, Project Lead for Potato-LITE, Regen Ag Scientist, Agricultural Science, PepsiCo, said:

“At PepsiCo, agriculture is core to our business and we believe that sustainable agricultural practices are pivotal in protecting and enhancing our natural resources. Through Potato-LITE, we have a unique opportunity to form a leading industry and academic partnership to transform potato tillage and quantify the benefits on soil health and greenhouse gas emissions.  This four year research project will enable the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices among UK farming communities as we work towards a net zero future.”

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Pöttinger optimises forage harvesting with new app

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Pöttinger optimises forage harvesting with new app

Pöttinger, the grassland specialist, always focuses on achieving the best working results and optimising processes when developing its machines and digital solutions.

HARVEST ASSIST is a new, innovative app that helps to simplify and optimise logistics while harvesting forage.

 The innovation

HARVEST ASSIST optimises forage harvesting by taking into account harvesting volumes, the distance between the field and the clamp, and optimising compaction performance in the clamp, to achieve the best quality forage.

In addition, the app enables real-time communication using existing hardware. Available for iOS and Android, every member of the harvest convoy can install the app on their smartphone for free. This provides an intuitive overview for straightforward control of all the grassland harvesting machines.

The app makes it easy to add fields and assign them to each of the machines. There is a very clear overview of the fields to be harvested and also their status, e.g. whether they have already been raked and the crop collected.

The algorithm that calculates the optimum harvest sequence is especially innovative. The harvest volumes, the distance between each field and the clamp and the compaction performance in the clamp are superimposed on the display.

This provides the tractor drivers with information on the optimised harvesting sequence so that they deliver crop to the clamp at regular intervals and avoid delivery peaks. Thanks to the intuitive display of the individual fields in the app, it is also easy for people who are not familiar with the farm to find each field and drive back to the clamp quickly using the integrated navigation system.

The features at a glance

In the app, the machinery portfolio consists of loader wagons, rakes, mowers, tedders, mergers and round balers. Everyone involved in each stage of the process gets an overview of the work progress in the field. The current status can be displayed for each field, showing whether it is being mowed, tedded, raked or collected. As soon as each stage is finished, the tractor driver can change the field status. This provides a structured view of which fields are ready for the next stage. These are then indicated to the driver with the next machine as soon as the field status has been changed.

In the live location view, each member of the harvest convoy is shown on an intuitive map along with the relevant machine and process. All locations are transmitted in real time, which greatly simplifies communication.

HARVEST ASSIST not only optimises forage harvesting but also compaction performance in the clamp. The compaction vehicle at the clamp has time to neatly distribute and compact each load of crop one by one.

The app is available in English, German, French, Polish and Czech.

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The 8th edition of AgriTech Expo Zambia

The 8th edition of AgriTech Expo Zambia

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The 8th edition of AgriTech Expo Zambia returns to the GART Research Centre in Chisamba from 20–22 April 2023.

Bringing new and state of the art solutions to the farming community of Zambia, the show aims to attract more than 18 500+ farming professionals and 180+ exhibitors – all in one location and with the goal of driving Zambia’s Agri sector forward!

AgriTech Expo Zambia is the ultimate business-to-business buying platform for agricultural professionals, from small-scale farmers to commercial enterprises, to engage and conduct business with some of the leading suppliers to the agricultural industry.

The goal of the expo is establishing a marketplace for industry professionals, young agripreneurs and farmers of all scales, to come together in one location to conduct exclusive agribusiness transactions while being educated on the latest global industry trends to advance into the next generation of food production.

From live crop trials and machinery demonstrations to technical and practical workshops and business lounges for commercial players, AgriTech Expo presents the gateway to industry innovations with the leading outdoor exhibition in the region for the agri community.

AgriTech Expo is simply the only professional business led event servicing the needs of the entire agri-value chain in Zambia and its neighbouring countries.

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  • Live Planting Demo and Aquaculture Zone

  • An all-new site layout including an inverted indoor exhibition – bringing this showcase to life in the outdoor environment.

  • Boasting 33 live crop trials – more than any AgriTech Expo has seen in years before.

  • Increased workshop zones, focusing on providing farmers with targeted knowledge covering machinery, livestock, DroneZone, finance, and more.

Our usual fan favourites, which include:

  • Net-house showcase

  • Musika Green Zone

  • Workshops

  • Live crop trials

  • Machinery demonstrations

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State of tractor sales in South Africa in the month of February 2023

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February tractor sales of 781 units were marginally (1.8%) less than the 795 units sold in February last year. On a year-to-date basis tractor sales are now approximately 7% down on last year.

Thirty-nine combine harvesters were sold in February, 20 units more than the 19 units sold in February last year. On a year-to-date basis combine harvester sales are now almost 140% more than last year.

“Farmers have adopted an attitude of cautious optimism. With the dry January and wet February conditions, there is uncertainty about what ultimate yields may be. It will only be at harvest time that crop yields and quality will be known,” says Tallie Giessing, Chairman South African Agricultural Machinery Association.

Nevertheless, expectations are that, while 2023 tractor sales may not reach the levels experienced in 2022, they should be at least of the order of the 2021 sales, that is between 7 500 and 8 000 units.

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High-horsepower and precision ag technology were front and center during New Holland Agriculture’s showing last week at Commodity Classic.

New Holland Agriculture displayed a wide range of its high-horsepower equipment, including several new additions to the tractor and disc drill portfolios.

With a large focus of the show being on precision agriculture technology, New Holland hosted technology demonstrations in the booth and led a Mini What’s New Session, highlighting the unique capabilities of its Guardian™ front boom sprayer.

In addition, CNH Industrial brands, New Holland Agriculture and Case IH, announced during Commodity Classic a memorandum of understanding with American Farm Bureau Federation regarding right to repair.

Eye-Catching Equipment and Interactive Technology at Commodity Classic

Five products were showcased in the New Holland Agriculture booth this year – the P2185 air disc drill T7.300 long wheelbase tractor, Guardian SP310F front boom sprayer, T6.180 methane power tractor and CR9.90 combine harvester. The booth included precision ag technology demos, kiosks and displays showcasing MyPLM™ Connect, PLM tractor and armrests, IntelliSpray™ nozzle control system and VSN® visual guidance.

“Commodity Classic gives us the opportunity to showcase the best equipment and technology in the business to the more than 4,800 American farmers in attendance this year,” Mark Lowery, director of commercial marketing for New Holland Agriculture North America.

“It’s truly an exciting time for New Holland Agriculture. There’s a lot of momentum building for the new products coming to our portfolio, like the T7.300 LWB tractor and P2185 air disc drill launching this summer, along with our precision technology capabilities and the investment we’re making in the future.”

Beyond displaying on the tradeshow floor, New Holland Agriculture hosted a Mini What’s New Session to highlight the Guardian front boom sprayer. New Holland’s session, New Era of Spraying is Connected and Precise: The Guardian Front Boom Sprayer, highlighted the three model enhancements, precision technology features and Connected Workflow™ functions of the Guardian front boom sprayer.

Alex Caldwell, self-propelled sprayers product marketing manager for New Holland Agriculture North America, led the session and shared New Holland’s vision of creating a connected environment for the operator and owner, as well as the overall experience.

New Holland and Case IH Sign Right to Repair Memorandum of Understanding

On the first day of Commodity Classic, March 9, American Farm Bureau Federation and CNH Industrial brands, New Holland and Case IH, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), allowing farmers and ranchers the right to repair their own farm equipment.

The agreement ensures farmers and independent repair facilities have access to diagnostic and repair codes, manuals, product service demonstrations and customer training. The MOU also enables farmers to purchase diagnostic tools and receive manufacturer assistance when ordering parts for CNH Industrial branch equipment.
“We understand the work our customers do is time-sensitive and critical for a safe and abundant food and fiber supply,” explains Sally Johnson, vice president of New Holland Agriculture North America. “This agreement is the next step in delivering on New Holland’s promise to better serve our customers, and in a way that helps them safely and effectively manage and maintain their equipment uptime.”

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2023 Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence: Winners announced!

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This year’s Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence were announced last night (March 21, 2023) during an evening drinks reception at Hannover’s Deutsche Messe, which is hosting Tire Technology Expo 2023.

The awards featured an expanded array of categories to recognize the scope of innovation and achievement that has been showcased over the last 12 months.

Now comprising 13 categories, the Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence were a celebration of recent advances in tire technology and progress toward a greener and more sustainable industry, and a chance to acknowledge the personal achievements of some remarkable individuals.

The awards, which are coordinated by Tire Technology International magazine, were officiated by a panel of international journalists and industry experts. To recognize the increasingly prominent role of sustainability in tire manufacturing, the new-look awards featured three categories focused on environmental development.

 

Michelin’s 45% and 58% sustainable material tire designs picked up the award for Environmental Achievement of the Year – Tire Design; Continental’s invisible rubber marker technology was judged the winner in the Environmental Achievement of the Year – Manufacturing category; and Emissions Analytics’ EQUA Tyre database took home the trophy for Environmental Achievement of the Year – Industry Contribution.

Emissions Analytics founder and CEO Nick Molden was keen to champion the work of his colleagues. “We appreciate the award from Tire Technology International as a reflection of the team’s dedicated work on a topic that was previously of marginal policy interest, but which is now thrust into the limelight by the ever-growing weight of SUVs and battery-electric vehicles.”

Other new categories for 2023 included Chemicals and Compounding Innovation of the Year, which was won by Nynas’s Nytex BIO 6200 tire oil; and Materials Innovation of the Year, which saw the jury recognize Sumitomo Rubber Industries’ work on synthesized biopolymers. The good news continued for SRI in the category of R&D Breakthrough of the Year, which saw the tire maker awarded for its research into enzyme evaluation.

Goodyear picked up the award for Tire Manufacturing Innovation of the Year, thanks to its groundbreaking small-batch production process, used in its factory in Luxembourg. The Tire Industry Supplier of the Year award was presented to HF Group in recognition of its commitment to digital solutions and its excellent relationships across the industry.

And there was more good news for Goodyear, as it also placed first in the Tire Concept of the Year category for its work on its 90% sustainable material tire design.

“Goodyear’s innovative spirit and drive for excellence helps us develop leading products and services that address our customers’ needs for today and tomorrow,” said Chris Helsel, senior vice president of global operations and chief technology officer for Goodyear. “Our teams are working on solutions and processes that have the potential to make driving safer, more efficient and more sustainable. We are excited to be recognized for this work and thank Tire Technology International for these esteemed awards.”

Hannover-based Continental was also back at the podium again to collect the Tire of the Year award for the PremiumContact 7, winning a hotly contested new category which looks set to see some fierce battles in coming years.

“Our commitment to performance, sustainability and safety runs right across our organization, and it’s fantastic that once again this has been recognized,” said Boris Mergell, head of research and development at Continental Tires, who accepted the awards in Hannover. “Winning awards for both our innovative technologies and products is a tremendous motivation for the entire team. At Continental we aim for safe, cost-effective and more sustainable mobility, while enabling vehicles to perform at their best.”

The prestigious Tire Manufacturer of the Year award remains one of the most fascinating categories, with the top tire makers separated by the finest of margins. This year, Michelin took home the prize, marking the sixth time that the French manufacturer has claimed top spot.

The Young Scientist Prize for 2023 was given to Agate Utane, a PhD student at Loughborough University. The award’s jury – which is separate to the 12 central categories – selected Agate and her work, ‘Efficient Tire-Road Friction Testing for Vehicle Handling Applications’.

As well as recognizing the impressive achievements of manufacturers and suppliers, the awards are an opportunity to highlight the achievements of remarkable individuals within the industry. One such individual is Jan Prins, winner of the 2023 Lifetime Achievement award.

Nominated by many of his peers, Prins is a popular winner, and has enjoyed a highly successful career at Jaguar Land Rover since graduating from Delft University of Technology in 1990.

A valued member of the tire awards jury in previous years, Prins recently began heading the judging panel for the Young Scientist Prize. His commitment to his work, and to the tire industry, as well as his relationships with his peers and colleagues, make him a worthy recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award this year.

The newly expanded 2023 awards have served as a showcase for the incredible innovation evident across the industry.

“We felt we needed the ability to recognize and celebrate more aspects of this ever-expanding industry,” said Matt Ross, editor-in-chief of Tire Technology International and chairman of the awards. “Overhauling the categories gave us the chance to better acknowledge where the really exciting innovation is taking place.

It enabled us to focus more on the environmental achievements being developed in multiple areas, and also to zero in on some areas of exciting R&D that didn’t perhaps fit our previous category structure. Judging by the caliber of this year’s shortlist, and the tough time the jury had in choosing their winners, we can expect some fascinating competitions in the coming years.”

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Two New Mitas AGRITERRA 02 Tyre Sizes for Special Agricultural Machines

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The Mitas AGRITERRA range of radial tyres for modern agricultural trailers now includes two new sizes – the 620/40R22.5 and 620/75R26 – with the AGRITERRA 02 tread pattern.

These are primarily designed for special agricultural machines and not exclusively for trailers. The impetus for both these new tyres is the demand from the original equipment market.

The 620/40R22.5 size is designed for smaller, towed agricultural machinery such as balers, green fodder harvesters, spreaders, and similar equipment.  This new tyre size is intended primarily for the European market. The second new size, the 620/75R26, is the result of demand from the North American market and is intended for self-propelled windrowers for two-phase harvesting of various types of crops and grass.

The key benefits of AGRITERRA tyres include high load capacity and a maximum speed of up to 65 km/h, on the one hand reducing the number of trips needed to transport cargo and on the other enabling fast on-road transfer while reducing fuel consumption by up to 8% thanks to low rolling resistance.

The tyres are suitable for both on-road and off-road operations. Thanks to the open shoulder tread area, the tyres have excellent self-cleaning ability, resulting in 17% decrease in muddying of the road. These characteristics significantly improve the productivity of agricultural vehicles, with consequent positive impacts on farmers’ profits through time and money savings.

Originally launched in the market in 2015, the AGRITERRA 02 tyre range now includes 14 sizes for rims of 22.5 to 30.5 inches, and it is constantly developing. As Pavel Kott, Product Manager for Mitas agricultural tyres at Trelleborg Wheel Systems adds: “Efforts to maximize soil protection and farmers’ desire for higher load capacities to improve efficiency have been some of the strongest trends in recent years.

Our AGRITERRA 02 tyre range combines these two characteristics, making it very popular among customers all over the world. To support farmers and facilitate their everyday work, we continue to develop new sizes and versions of these tyres.”

 

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