Recently Landpower and Claas Harvest Centre unveiled the Claas Xerion 12 series high-horsepower tractor, ending the wait for the much-vaunted model in Australia and New Zealand.

John Deere's 6M Series tractors have been given a major update for 2025 with more speed and power across the 13-model range and, for the first time, will include four models above 200hp and a 50km/h transmission.

Following a quarter century of production, the 100,000th Fendt 700 Vario was recently driven off the production line in Marktoberdorf, Germany.

As a sign of the times, a sharp downturn in the global demand for tractors and machinery has seen some of the global players announcing lacklustre half yearly results.

A T7.225 with candy blue body panels, New Holland silver and black graphics featuring the Union Jack flag, black wheels rims with candy blue rim edges, plus a NH leaf on the bonnet top is obviously something special.

While New Zealand’s clever thinkers were out in full force at the Fieldays Innovations event last month, the youngsters weren’t there to be overlooked.

Contractors Phil and Tim May, who work around the Methven area of Mid- Canterbury in the South Island, have been putting together a fleet of machines with the right technology to achieve productivity gains and maintain their reputation for an efficient, reliable service.

With 2023 behind us, the global market for agricultural tractors closed with a decline in terms of units, but with growth in terms of value.

In a move that will be welcomed by many, Austrian manufacturer Pottinger appears to be following a trend of bringing its machines down from the technological high-spec offerings seen over the last few years and offering them to customers in a more userfriendly format.

Growing up on a South Waikato sheep and beef farm, Penny Ranger has firsthand experience on the day-to-day challenges.