Kubota tests diesel engines
Kubota last month used the UK LAMMA Show to test the water with its new 200hp, four-cylinder 09-series diesel engines.
Over the last few years Kubota has indicated its intention of becoming a major global player.
— And its 2015 results seem to confirm things are under way.
With a change to its fiscal year to end in December 2015, the final nine months showed sales of $US11.024 billion which represented an increase of 9% over the same period in 2014.
Export revenues rose significantly in North America from sales of compact tractors, whilst in Europe tractor, construction and engines saw increases, although farm implements are said to have "stagnated".
Nearer home, increased mechanisation was the mood for many Asian countries with increases in tractors and combines in Vietnam; China saw increased combine sales brought about by a reinstatement of subsidies by government; Thailand saw sales drop as a result of a prolonged drought.
For the year 2016, the company is forecasting a rise in revenues of around 3.6%, driven by expansion in North America, Europe and Asia, and also re-confirming that it sees agricultural and industrial machinery sales as the core to its strategy in becoming a major global brand.
Rural banker Rabobank is partnering with Food Rescue Kitchen on a new TV series which airs this weekend that aims to shine a light on the real and growing issues of food waste, food poverty and social isolation in New Zealand.
Telco infrastructure provider Chorus says that it believes all Kiwis – particularly those in the rural areas – need access to high-speed, reliable broadband.
World Veterinary Day falls on Saturday 27 April.
The Director General of MPI, Ray Smith says it's important for his department to celebrate the success of a whole range of groups and people around the country.
A small company which mobilised veterinarians around the country to deal with Mycoplasma bovis was one of the winners in this year's Biosecurity Awards, held at Parliament.
One of the country's top Māori sheep and beef farms is facing a five-year battle to get back to where it was before Cyclone Gabrielle struck just over 14 months ago.
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