While most established sheep properties are likely to have a large traditional woolshed, many of these will be a little long in the tooth and craving some attention to maintenance.

Agricultural contracting throws up many challenges – not least getting the job done, breakdowns, bad weather and finding suitable and committed staff.

Fieldays is usually the place to find old favourites.

An appeal to address the urban/rural divide was made at the opening day of the recently held Rural Contractors NZ conference in Invercargill.

Back to its “normal” mid-June timing, it looked like all the stars were in alignment for the Fieldays at Mystery Creek.

Anyone who visited Fieldays this year couldn’t help but notice an aircraft hangar-sized marquee that took up an entire block adjacent to the tractor pulling arena.

A tractor dealership celebrating 65 years selling Massey Fergusons, and other AGCO farm machinery, is still expanding, opening a new branch in Cromwell.

Palmerston North headquartered Norwood celebrates its 75-year anniversary in 2023, with events planned for staff and customers.

Tractor and harvester manufacturer Same Deutz Fahr (SDF) closed 2022 with unprecedented growth in revenues and earnings.

While tractor deliveries for the year-to-date April 2023 showing a 28% reduction compared to the same period in 2022 seems dramatic, a closer look provides a clearer picture into the market dynamics.