While New Zealand’s clever thinkers were out in full force at the Fieldays Innovations event last month, the youngsters weren’t there to be overlooked.

Contractors Phil and Tim May, who work around the Methven area of Mid- Canterbury in the South Island, have been putting together a fleet of machines with the right technology to achieve productivity gains and maintain their reputation for an efficient, reliable service.

With 2023 behind us, the global market for agricultural tractors closed with a decline in terms of units, but with growth in terms of value.

In a move that will be welcomed by many, Austrian manufacturer Pottinger appears to be following a trend of bringing its machines down from the technological high-spec offerings seen over the last few years and offering them to customers in a more userfriendly format.

Growing up on a South Waikato sheep and beef farm, Penny Ranger has firsthand experience on the day-to-day challenges.

Claas is celebrating half a million combine harvesters built since 1936, marking the occasion by building anniversary machines from the Lexion, Trion, Evion and Dominator families at three locations on three continents.

A Christchurch manufacturer of woollen covers for newborn lambs says his covers pay dividends in survival rates and liveweight gains, especially at a time when farmers are feeling the economic pinch.

When Cyclone Gabrielle hit in February 2023, it left an estimated $13.5 billion worth of damage across New Zealand.

Having taken over from the previous distributor, who represented the brand for two decades, Landini New Zealand marks the beginning of a new distribution deal with Norwood, with a first look at Fieldays.

Already well known for its silage wagons, tip trailers and an extensive range of bale feeders, McIntosh Farm Machinery has expanded its product offering with their first dual purpose machine, the Combi Pro.