Growing plants will be able to communicate with a US-developed robotic cultivator that can distinguish ‘friend’ from ‘foe’, intended to make it easier for vegetable growers to kill weeds.

Tyres on maize and silage stacks could get the heave-ho in favour of UK-made Secure Covers, says Secure Cover System (NZ) sales manager Peter Wrightson.

An American lucerne moistening system could help New Zealand farmers and contractors deal with drought during hay baling.

New spray technology on Case IH’s Patriot self-propelled sprayers is said to be unprecedented in application control and accuracy in most conditions.

Some 150,000 Magnum tractors have rolled off the production line since its introduction way back in 1987. 

Setup for the South Island Agricultural Field Days (SIAFD) in March 25-27 is underway, and the organisers expect a rise in exhibitor and visitor numbers. The new site at Kirwee is seen as a big draw.

The new L Series Balers from John Deere are designed to maximise performance, increase uptime, and lower the overall cost of operation.

Crop packaging company Agpac says its use of coloured silage and hay bales to raise awareness of breast cancer in rural communities is catching on in other countries.

The Honda XR150L ticks the right boxes for a farm bike – easy to ride, quiet, light and easy to service.

A New Zealand internet service provider claims its satellite network is not only taking internet access to all the places traditional broadband can’t reach – it’s now twice as fast.