A bespoke Giltrap high capacity trailer was essential for the remodel of Mullerwhero Farming's 265ha, 830 cow farm near Otorohanga.

Given the success of the previous model, the new Gaspardo Gigante Pressure no-till pneumatic seed drill should expand its presence in New Zealand farming.

Grimme launched its 4-row self-propelled Varitron potato harvester in 2011 and now a second-generation machine – 435hp, rubber tracks and a 7-tonne non-stop bunker as standard.

High capacity trailers, increasingly popular in New Zealand, suit the short distances typically travelled between paddock and clamp. 

Amazone has extended its range of Catros disc harrows with its heavy-duty linkage-mounted XL series.

After picking up plaudits at the recent Agritechnica Event – Machine of the Year 2018 – a Case IH Maxxum 145 tractor with the new ActiveDrive 8 transmission has gone on to set the lowest specific fuel consumption for a 4-cylinder tractor at the DLG test station.

Do good things happen in threes? Sometimes: 1958 was a year of three notable events. 

For the 2018 season, the newly launched FR920 is the most powerful self-propelled forage harvester from New Holland.

An airless tyre from Michelin might suit agriculture but until now has been available only in North America for industrial applications. 

Farmers keen to save their bodies are taking note of a recent offering from Polaris, test driven by Rural News.