Feed pad with rubber matting hailed as game changer
For Otago farmers Michelle and Rogan Borrie, a newly constructed feed pad on one of their three farms has been a game changer.
Back in May, Claas announced the cessation of its Cargos loader wagon production, citing falling or at best static demand, while optimists suggested that the move would open the arena to other manufacturers to increase their market shares.
Much to the relief of many users of the lime green wagons who prefer self-loading wagons over the more popular precision chop, delivered by self-propelled forage harvesters, it appears all is not lost.
Fellow German company Fliegl has acquired the rights to manufacture and market the self-loading/ dual purpose wagons, initially under the same Cargos product name, but under the Fliegl brand name.
Production will move from Claas’ Bad Salgau factory, releasing space for increased production of the Orbis row crop headers, to Fliegl’s site at Kirchdorf, near the Austrian border.
The first wagons under the new branding are expected to be available in early 2023.
In other Fliegl news, the company’s new Steer-X, electro-hydraulic steering system, differs from other self or forced steering layouts, used to reduced turning radius and tyre wear, by removing the mechanical linkage to the towing tractor.
Steer-X uses a sensor on the trailer that works in conjunction with the tractor’s load sensing hydraulic system and an ISOBUS connection. Using information on inclination and speed, the sensor transmits the ideal steering angle to the steering cylinder.
The system is said to deliver numerous benefits including a wider drawbar steering angle, faster connection and less maintenance, alongside minimised lateral forces when cornering and reduced tyre wear. Additionally, the system can also provide greater driving stability when travelling at higher speeds or when undertaking sudden or evasive manoeuvres.
South Waikato farm manager Ben Purua’s amazing transformation from gang life to milking cows was rewarded with the Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer award last night.
Bankers have been making record profits in the last few years, but those aren’t the only records they’ve been breaking, says Federated Farmers vice president Richard McIntyre.
The 2023-24 season has been a roller coaster ride for Waikato dairy farmers, according to Federated Farmers dairy section chair, Mathew Zonderop.
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) director general Ray Smith says job cuts announced this morning will not impact the way the Ministry is organised or merge business units.
Scales Corporation is acquiring a number of orchard assets from Bostock Group.
Family and solidarity shone through at the 75 years of Ferdon sale in Otorohanga last month.
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