CNH recently acquired a majority stake in U.K.-based Bennaman, which builds technology that captures methane from lagoons on dairy farms. The methane is then purified and converted into liquefied methane using a processing unit and stored in Bennamann’s non-venting cryogenic storage tanks.  |  Bennaman photo

Methane from dairy lagoons to power farms

CNH acquisition captures fuel for on-farm generators and the New Holland T7 Methane Powered tractor 

CNH added to its alternative power portfolio by taking a majority stake in Bennamann, a company based in the United Kingdom that captures and stores methane. Oscar Baroncelli, the head of global tractor and telehandler product management at CNH, said he’s a believer in the potential of methane tractors. “We would also like to support […] Read more


A front-on shot of a sprayer with a single Augmenta Mantis Augos on the cab roof.

CNH has plans for Augmenta

On March 15, CNH bought 100 percent of Augmenta. According to the press release, it will manage Augmenta through its “Sense and Act” division, which focuses on automated sensor-detected decisions. Augmenta’s previous innovations in this area include development of a multispectral camera and software that monitors a machine’s operating environment and acts directly via the […] Read more