Luck of the draw won’t come into it when the 32 competitors in this year’s New Zealand Ploughing Championships put steel to soil next month, says the host farmer.

A new class of tractor in the compact, standard market segment is now seen in four Fendt models in the 500 Vario series, the company says. 

Case IH, in relaunching the Farmall C, Farmall U and Farmall U Pro series, expects the iconic brand to reclaim its title as a heavyweight in utility tractors.

If you're going to plough, do it well, says the president of the New Zealand Ploughing Association, South Canterbury farmer Norm Styles.

Massey Ferguson has launched the first new tractors in its new Global Series. The tractors were shown  for the first time in New Zealand at the recent Northland field days. 

Brothers Scott and Leighton Campbell grew up on a West Coast dairy farm, making silage pretty much all their lives and seeking to do it better.

Permanent electric fence power and wireless water level monitoring will be prominent on the Gallagher site at the Northland Field Days.

A new ring top post turns the concept of the traditional pigtail standard on its “curly little head,” says maker Gallagher.

Visitors to Northland Field Days machinery, product and information sites will see and hear more than ever this year, say the organisers. 

A baler-wrapper combo and new tractor transmission will be a crowd puller on the John Deere site at the Northland Field Days, says agent Cervus Northland manager Tim Ormrod.