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CNH innovations emerge as medallists at Farm Machine 2024 awards

CNH on 12 November, announced that its brands had won the most medals at the Farm Machine 2024 awards which took place at the Agritechnica show in Hanover, Germany

Standing first in the Combine Harvesters category, is the New Holland CR11, the brand’s latest and most advanced combine harvester that has been developed to provide higher productivity with minimal grain loss, improved residue management, and more automation.

Sweeping in second is the New Holland T7.270 Methane Power CNG tractor, that was awarded in the Upper Class Tractor category. The tractor features an evolution of the existing methane-fueled engine for the T6 line-up to match the higher horsepower and performance of the T7 range. Its production is set to begin in the second half of 2024.

Coming third is the Case IH Farmall 75C Electric, that was named best Utility Tractor at the awards. This model is part of CNH’s first electric drive tractor platform where the industry’s first fully electric tractor with autonomous features, was introduced.

These three medals join five other awards picked up by the CNH brands at the Agritechnica Innovation Awards, raising the company’s total Agtitechnica medal count to eight.

“These continued industry recognitions confirm that our R&D investments and commitment to ‘Be the Best’ are delivering customer inspired innovations that make farming easier, more efficient, and more sustainable for our customers,” said Scott W. Wine, CEO at CNH.

For more information, visit: https://www.cnhindustrial.com

CropScope launches in Northern Italy and Portugal to save water and boost yield

Kagome Co., Ltd., NEC Corporation and DXAS Agricultural Technology LDA have commercially introduced an agricultural ICT platform, ‘CropScope,’ to large-scale tomato fields in northern Italy and Portugal

Lucent Bio secures million dollar fund for development of new seed coating technology

Agricultural technology company, Lucent Bio on November 7 announced that it had secured more than US$3.6mn for the development of their innovative seed treatment technology, Nutreos

Vitalising the soil in a single pass with TERRADISC

Pöttinger has now equipped not only its TERRIA stubble cultivators but also its trailed TERRADISC 8001 T / 10001 T disc harrows with a distribution system coupled to the AMICO F front hopper, enabling soil cultivation and sowing or fertilisation to be done at the same time

FOLIUM Science to launch SWIFTR at AgriTechE REAP Conference this November

Biotechnology business FOLIUM Science, will be launching it’s latest range of innovative products at the AgriTechE REAP Conference taking place on 8 November in Cambridge, UK

The new product SWIFTR, which uses the Guided Biotics technology is a lateral flow test for the detection of the bacterial infection Salmonella in poultry production. What makes the product unique is its ability to obtain a result within a short span of one hour. This means that the infection detection time is greatly reduced, compared to other currently available tests which take up to five days to identify an infection.

Another plus point is the simplicity of the test, which requires no special training or laboratory equipment to perform. This means that it can be quickly carried out on the farm to protect the health of the flock and prevent the spread of infection.

SWIFTR can also very accurately identify small pieces of genetic material from the pathogenic bacteria that the user is looking for in the sample, even down to individual Salmonella serovars where necessary, thanks to its use of advanced molecular biology. In addition, the extent of the infection can also be quantified so that appropriate measures can be put in place.

“We know that rapid testing for bacterial infection is the Holy Grail for the food industry,” said FOLIUM Science CEO, Ed Fuchs. “Our first SWIFTR test is for the detection of Salmonella but we are also developing tests for other bacteria such as Enterococcus, Clostridium and E.coli. And while poultry production is the first step on the ladder, there are numerous applications in animal farming and across the food industry for a test that is quick, simple, and accurate. We are working with our partners in the poultry industry to roll out the use of SWIFTR in poultry production in early 2024.”

For more information, visit: https://foliumscience.com

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