Calving cows means late nights and early mornings, with statistics showing around 18% of heifers need help and 7% of calves die at birth.

A new patented travelling feed hopper for herringbone dairy sheds allows feeding which until now has only been achievable in rotary sheds.

This Fieldays will see the arrival of a much awaited tractor from Case IH -- the new Puma 4B series.

Farmers and contractors are still ready to spend on technology if it will save them money, says the New Zealand Tractor and Machinery Association (TAMA).

A recently introduced double bale feeder by McIntosh builds on the company's reputation for heavy duty products maintaining best practice design, engineering and production.

Grassland specialist Kuhn has introduced a fully mounted, twin rotor hay or silage rake – a first for the company – in a range of raking widths from 5.40 to 14.70m.

Hustler Equipment, the Hastings maker of bale feeding, bedding and handling equipment, has bought Robertson Manufacturing.

The Kuhn Bio integrated baler and wrapper has been around for some years, gathering a loyal band of users.

As AUDI, BMW, Ford and even Google talk about driverless cars in the next five years, a North Dakota company is marketing the idea for agriculture.

Over the last few years Kubota has indicated its intention of becoming a major global player.