With Christmas closing on us quickly, new year will soon be gone and before we know it we’ll be into the 2019 round of regional field days — Dargaville, Kirwee and Fielding.

John Deere is updating its lineup of 110 to 250hp 6R series cabbed tractors for 2019.

Getting mains power to remote stock troughs can run to $80,000 a kilometre, says solar power specialist Alastair Frizzell, of Frizzell Agricultural Electronics, of Kirwee, Canterbury.

Smart farmers won't just look to technlogy to save time and energy — they'll also look to it to imporve onfarm safety.

Most heavy-duty post drivers require a heavy-duty or substantial tractor to carry the implements on the three-point linkage. 

Increasing daily bale output was a priority for Davidson Contracting and the key reason for the firm’s upgrading its NH BR 6090 baler to a New Holland RB125C combi at the start of last season. 

Much like the price of petrol, the power outputs of self-propelled forage harvesters continue to rise. 

Already well-known in the northern hemisphere for its manure, lime and fertiliser spreaders, Agri-Spread ought to be a great fit for the New Zealand agricultural sector. 

The latest 5G series from John Deere takes the tried-and-tested route: a wide range of formats for all horticultural and viticulture scenarios.

With a 10,000L hopper, a working width up to 54m and an operating speed up to 30km/h, the new Amazone ZG-TS 10001 trailed spreader has the right specs for high-capacity, precision spreading.