Following our recent survey, I'm sure it'll come as little surprise to hear that dealers are still mentioning the difficulties faced when recruiting.

In our WEB ONLY story the two manufacturers have signed a supply agreement that they say will offer farmers a streamlined low-mid range horsepower tractor portfolio.

Agricultural and groundscare machinery dealers who have hosted some of the first open days and shows of 2025, are reporting some cautious optimism among customers.

Kelly Burgess says the dealership is looking forward to building strong relationships with new and existing customers through this new partnership.

Recruitment, training and education for people working within all sectors of agricultural and land-based engineering to be showcased.

According to figures released by the AEA, January represented the slowest start to the year for agricultural tractor registrations since 1999.

Sales have more than doubled in the last seven years.