Case IH Unveils Next Generation Puma Series Tractors
Case IH has unveiled its redesigned next generation Puma Series tractors, said to offer improvements in connectivity, operator comfort, fuel efficiency and drivability.
A gel that deters starlings from roosting in tractors – raising a sky-high risk of fires – has been launched by Shoof International.
Tractor fires caused by birds are preventable, yet every year plague farmers and contractors.
Starlings are renowned for building nests in the dark recesses under tractor hoods or in the nooks behind work lights on cab roofs, their nests readily catching fire from hot exhaust pipes or shorting electrical cables. Shoof’s new product Wingo is for applying to the places on tractors or machinery that birds favour as roosting points.
Wingo is a vegetable-based gel oil containing pepper and cinnamon; birds don’t like the feel of the gel on their claws, the astringency of the pepper triggers an alert reaction and the scent of the cinnamon jogs their memories for as much as two years. The gel comes in a standard caulking gun cartridge for applications to favourite spots -- mirror stalks, work lights, hydraulic hoses and along the crest of a tractor’s hood.
Now in its fourth year, the 2026 Fencing Industry Awards, formed part of the proceedings of the FCANZ Conference, held in Nelson during August.
DairyNZ deputy chair Cameron Henderson has been re-appointed unopposed for another term.
OPINION: The stats speak for themselves.
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.