Steve Gibbs

One hundred years ago this week, on March 14th 1918, Deere & Companyentered the tractor business.

BBC Countryfile farmer Adam Henson, will be doing a book signing at dealers Briants Of Risborough, following the striking up of a relationship at the Service Dealer Conference a couple of years ago.

Manitou Group, the manufacturer of rough-terrain handling products, has inaugurated its new R&D Test Centre.

OPICO Ltd has announced the appointment of Franks Curtis, based between Pickering and Malton in North Yorkshire, to their Strautmann and OPICO grassland machinery dealer network.

Organisers say that early indications for the 73rd edition of SALTEX are "extremely positive" after they reported another record-breaking loyalty period, stand upgrades and an influx of debut exhibitors.

Scamblers, the dealership based in Bourne, Cambridgeshire, has invested over £70,000 to open a small, specialist hire fleet to fill a gap which they see in the market for East Anglia.

A survey carried out by manufacturer Cub Cadet has found that the lawnmowing season in the UK lasts 233 days.

For the third year running, groundcare machinery supplier Vincent Tractors will be holding a Professional Groundcare Demo Day where visitors will be able to put the next generation of lawnmowers and chippers through their paces.

Hayter and Toro recently announced the appointment of a new UK Service Manager.

Honda (UK) say they are looking ahead to the first cut of the 2018 season by offering consumers savings across its entire range of premium lawn mowers, excluding robotic models.