Farmers and contractors are still ready to spend on technology if it will save them money, says the New Zealand Tractor and Machinery Association (TAMA).

A recently introduced double bale feeder by McIntosh builds on the company's reputation for heavy duty products maintaining best practice design, engineering and production.

Grassland specialist Kuhn has introduced a fully mounted, twin rotor hay or silage rake – a first for the company – in a range of raking widths from 5.40 to 14.70m.

Hustler Equipment, the Hastings maker of bale feeding, bedding and handling equipment, has bought Robertson Manufacturing.

The Kuhn Bio integrated baler and wrapper has been around for some years, gathering a loyal band of users.

As AUDI, BMW, Ford and even Google talk about driverless cars in the next five years, a North Dakota company is marketing the idea for agriculture.

Over the last few years Kubota has indicated its intention of becoming a major global player.

Thirty nine years is a long time since JCB launched the first Loadall telehandler in 1977.

Drones have quickly evolved from being expensive toys to useful tools in a farmer's arsenal.

Telehandlers have made huge differences to productivity on farms and construction sites.