Three New Zealanders took top honours at the fourth annual John Deere Technician of the Year Awards.

Out of more than 80,000 entries, Daniel Neil from Piopio has been announced as the lucky winner of the Isuzu D-MAX LX Double Cab 4WD Ute in this year’s Fieldays Ute giveaway.

New Holland and Case IH are introducing new advancements in its precision technology stack to make farming easier and more efficient for its customers.

Ashburton-based Carrfields has signed a deal with Kubota NZ for the retail distribution rights of Krone products in Canterbury, effective September 1.

While the new Coalition Government sorts out the previous administrations’ emissions policy, emerging UK technology companies are indicating where things might be heading.

Italian tractor manufacturer Argo Tractors, builders of the McCormick, Landini and Valpadana marques, has opened a new factory to develop and manufacture transmissions for those brands.

Recently Landpower and Claas Harvest Centre unveiled the Claas Xerion 12 series high-horsepower tractor, ending the wait for the much-vaunted model in Australia and New Zealand.

John Deere's 6M Series tractors have been given a major update for 2025 with more speed and power across the 13-model range and, for the first time, will include four models above 200hp and a 50km/h transmission.

Following a quarter century of production, the 100,000th Fendt 700 Vario was recently driven off the production line in Marktoberdorf, Germany.

As a sign of the times, a sharp downturn in the global demand for tractors and machinery has seen some of the global players announcing lacklustre half yearly results.