Attracting a lot of interest at the South Island Field Days, even if only for its appearance, was this reversible, articulated quadtrack made by Antonio Carraro imported from Italy by Doug McFarlane Ltd.

Sometimes a commercial competitive plough does not quite deliver what you want so the only alternative is to build your own and get the best bits from various machines.

THE RANGE of Kuhn precision seed drills is evolving. The new Planter 3 seed drills are replacing the Planter 2 seed drills.

Lely is introducing a new range of central delivery double-rotor rakes.

NEW HOLLAND NZ says its new tractors are meeting Europe's stringent rules on exhaust emissions. And they're using less fuel.

LUCAS MILL has added a new portable mill to their range of circular, swing blade portable sawmills.

AUTO STEERING and GPS guidance on a Massey Ferguson MF8650 tractor are benefitting a 650ha mixed farm at Sheffield, Canterbury.

pigtail fence insulators whose material rots in sunlight have brassed off farmers buying them and prompted a response from Strainrite (Robertson Engineering).

TRIALS HAVE begun on an Australian-designed seed destructor, offering the promise of an extra tactic in the grain industry's battle against herbicide resistance in weeds.

SUBARU WILL next month celebrate 40 years of its symmetrical all-wheel-drive system with a display at the Geneva International Motor Show.