Landpower had joined other agri-companies in sponsoring $850,000 of agricultural technology, service and advice for Lincoln University.

A relative newcomer to the 'heavy metal' scene, Chinese tractor manufacturer Boton, took flight at Fieldays, launching four product offerings.

With emissions regulations now requiring manufacturers to produce ever cleaner engines, the terms SCR and DEF have entered the vocabulary of today's tractor drivers.

Whether you talk cows or tractors the buzzword is emissions, raising the fart problem which the government will have to sort out.

Given that we now see automated robotic machines that push silage back up to feed barriers, fully automated feeding had to be close behind.

Just as we get to grips with Tier 4 final emission regulations on new tractors and learn the acronyms DOC, DPF, DEF and SCR, around the corner comes Tier 5 engines.

Waikato companies Power Farming and the Good George Brewing Company got together during Fieldays...

The Amarok 'Aventura' model will hit New Zealand at the end of the year and ought to make it onto the big 'must have' list.

The saying goes you can either follow the pack, or lead the pack and make history.

With larger and more powerful machinery comes increased weight and the potential for greater damage to soil.