Case IH owners will now able to make more informed farm management decisions – based on both real-time and historic data generated by their machines.
Case IH’S Axial-Flow 140 series combines – aimed at mid-sized farms and contracting businesses – have become the Axial-Flow 150 series for 2020.
The New Zealand National Fieldays Society has made a donation to the Rural Youth and Adult Literacy Trust.
Amazone has reintroduced mechanical hoes to its cultivation line-up, as part of its integrated “plant protection” offering.
John Deere's new AutoSetup system will enable farmers and contractors to manage and store all their tractor and implement settings in the cloud.
Following its 2017 partnership with a chassis manufacturer, Lemken has unveiled its first self-propelled sprayer that will go on sale in mid-2020.
Davey water treatment’s Acqua system has been a good investment for a Waikato dairy farming family.
Ag-Tech Industries has added a lighter, lower-cost item to its QuadGuard range of crush protection devices.
While telescopic handlers are increasingly popular on New Zealand farms, the arrival of German tractor maker Fendt in the sector takes things to a higher level – literally in the case of the operator.
Reporoa farmer Alistair Neville is using the Tow and Fert range for more environmentally-friendly farming practices.
JCB has released the third generation of its Loadall telescopic handlers with an extra 200kg lift capacity, a new chassis levelling control, new cabin and an air trailer braking option.
Claas has improved its popular Arion 600/500 tractors to coincide with the introduction of Stage V engines.
Kongskilde has launched heavy duty transmission for its large complete diet mixers, citing larger dairy herds, longer mixing times and its success with its Mix+ concept.
With travelling irrigators being the preferred choice for dealing with dairy farm effluent in New Zealand, the sight of effluent tankers or manure spreaders is a relatively rare one.
The German manufacturer Amazone claims its new Precea precision air-seeder is accurate and user-friendly even at operating speeds of up to 20 km/h.
Trelleborg Wheel Systems and Dana Inc have jointly developed a revolutionary central tire inflation (CTIS) system for farm machines.
Claas has introduced crawler tracks, Stage V engines and the next generation CEBIS operating system to its advanced technology Xerion tractors.
New Holland Agriculture received two accolades at the recent Agritechnica 2019 agri show -- the world’s largest -- in Hanover, Germany.
The Massey Ferguson MF 6700 S Stage V series has won the Agritechnica Machine of the Year Award in the mid-power tractor category.
Farmers and contractors seeking to pack more material into every bale are offered a new way to to reduce handling requirements and transport costs.
Adversity can bring with it a resilience that allows you to tackle the problems thrown at you and to emerge on the other side in a positive place.
With Agritechnica 2019 behind us, Dairy News can report it was a case of high-tech, automation and an eye on the future.
Loader wagons are increasingly popular with contractors looking to make quality silage with less power and fewer staff than are needed with traditional self-propelled teams.
Everyday management of contracting businesses – particularly scrutinising job sheets and getting accounts prepared – can takes many hours and is prone to invoicing mistakes.
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