Given that its designers were the genius behind the Ferrari 250 GT, the Lotus Esprit Turbo and the Volkswagen Golf GTI this new tractor had to be a looker.

The Pottinger TERRADISC cultivators have been proving useful for seedbed preparation by utilising 580mm diameter concave discs with adjustable cutting angles, to encourage good penetration and intensive mixing of plant residues with the soil.

Latest development from Dutch manufacturer Zuidberg is a new high speed, aftermarket track system designed to improve traction in difficult conditions.

Grassland specialist Kuhn has extended the versatility of its centre pivot, trailed mower conditioner range by adding a new grouper version – the FC 3160 TCD RA.

Visitors to Mystery Creek couldn't fail to notice a new addition for 2016 on the largely green John Deere site, in the shape of the yellow JD 624K wheeled Loading Shovel.

Landpower had joined other agri-companies in sponsoring $850,000 of agricultural technology, service and advice for Lincoln University.

A relative newcomer to the 'heavy metal' scene, Chinese tractor manufacturer Boton, took flight at Fieldays, launching four product offerings.

With emissions regulations now requiring manufacturers to produce ever cleaner engines, the terms SCR and DEF have entered the vocabulary of today's tractor drivers.

Whether you talk cows or tractors the buzzword is emissions, raising the fart problem which the government will have to sort out.

Given that we now see automated robotic machines that push silage back up to feed barriers, fully automated feeding had to be close behind.