rss trending-dn

Merger rakes lifts output, reduces costs

Recently trialled with contractors in the North Island, an RT 1000 with a 10m working width demonstrated improved speed and quality.

Driving improved efficiency, many farmers and contractors are committing to machinery that improves output, preserves quality and ultimately reduces costs.

Increased precision

The Topcon Apollo CM-20, a universal row crop planting controller.

Topcon's latest product is designed to establish sugar beet and maize more accurately and help reduce seed wastage.

Simple but effective

Laid out on the floor with the discharge sock tied off, a drill can be driven over the sheet, the hopper emptied and the machine moved out of the way.

While a 3.0m x 3.0m sheet of heavy-duty PVC might not seem to be cutting edge technology, sometimes the simplest ideas can often be very effective.

High-capacity cultivators

At the rear, the machine is fitted with the Double-U self-cleaning and anti-clogging roller, designed to provide optimum soil consolidation.

Kuhn has extended its range of independent disc stubble cultivators with the addition of the high capacity Optimer L Series.

One-pass seedbed preparation, seeding

Amazone has combined its Precea precision air seeder and CombiDisc 3000 compact disc harrow to provide one-pass seedbed preparation and sowing at operating speeds of up to 15 km/h.

New front-mounted furrow press

Lemken's upgraded VarioPack front-mounted furrow press.

Primarily used for reconsolidation, but also for ballasting, front-mounted furrow presses are becoming increasingly popular on tractors working with mounted seed drills.

Don't let dry weather rain on your pasture parade

Research shows ryegrass seed shown early in dry autumn conditions germinates well after weeks with no rain.

For new pasture you can be proud of - even if it feels too dry to think about it right now - consider sowing seed before it rains, instead of waiting for the autumn weather to smile on you.

Cattle judge in the making

Jacoba Gread started out at Calf Club as a child, a passion both her and her mum Kylie shared.

At the tender age of 15, Jacoba Gread has already imagined her future in great detail.

Evaluate feed plans, avoid heat stress woes

Heat stress not only impacts a cow's milk production, but the resulting loss of body condition can have a detrimental and longer-term flow on effect.

As temperatures soar, farmers are being urged to review feed plans and consider what supplements could help reduce the impact of heat stress on their cows.