Stihl Launches BT140, Its First Battery-Powered Auger
With battery tools becoming more widespread and more importantly, productive and reliable, it was only time before we saw augers or post-hole borers.
Polaris Inc has unveiled plans to debut an all-new 2022 electric Ranger utility side-by-side in late 2021.
This full-size Ranger is the first electric vehicle Polaris has developed through its technical partnership with Zero Motorcycles, a leader in electric power and battery technology, with the programme on target to launch the first new model in early 2022.
As part of the Polaris ‘rEV’d up strategy’, the all-new, full-size electric Ranger spearheads the company’s long-term powersports electrification plans.
Design and development efforts for the electric Ranger are underway in Wyoming, Minnesota with manufacturing to take place at Polaris’ facility in Huntsville, Alabama.
Founded in 1954, Polaris’ product line-up includes side-by-side off-road vehicles, Indian Motorcycles, and snowmobiles, selling in more than 100 countries with worldwide sales of US$7 billion in 2020. Polaris New Zealand is a wholly owned subsidiary of Polaris Inc. and operates two divisions, Polaris off-road vehicles and Indian Motorcycles, with a network of over 33 dealers across New Zealand.
Farms across the upper North Island are trialling different pasture mixes as part of a research programme that aims to build greater resilience into farming systems.
Election years are always a concerning time for farmers, according to DairyNZ chair Tracy Brown.
The Ballance Farm Environment Awards are coming to the West Coast of the South Island.
Most dairy regions around the country have had a pretty good season so far says Tracy Brown.
Rural leader Mark Hooper has been appointed as an independent director to the NZPork board, bringing extensive farming, governance and advocacy experience to the role.