SIAFD knocks it out of the park!
While the temperature was struggling to reach about 5 degrees and the horizontal hail had enough grunt to slice cheese, the SIAFD committee knocked it out of the park by delivering another great event.
Farmers wanting to shift solid or liquid manures should note Toplink Machinery’s UK-made Powerspread.
Launched at last month’s South Island Agricultural Field Days, it won first place in the imported machine category.
Made in the UK and imported by Toplink Machinery, the Powerspread is offered in a range from 7.5-15 tonnes capacity.
It comprises a tank through which runs a central rotor with a paddle design. Material is fed via a watertight guillotine style door onto a 1.4m wide overshot discharge impellor.
A simple, reversible driveline of two main chains ensures keeps maintenance to a minimum. Depending on the consistency of the material a uniform spread pattern up to 26m can be achieved.
In the event of a blockage the impellor can be lowered away from the main body to clear obstructions.
Targeted at contractors or large scale farmers, the Powerspread Pro 2300 holds about 10.5m3 and weighs 11.5 tonnes all-up.
It can easily be pulled by a tractor of 140hp and its low loading height ensures easy filling by tractor frontloaders or telehandlers.
Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford is claiming “some real success” on the 12 policy priorities it placed before the Coalition Government.
Federated Farmers is throwing its support behind the Fast-track Approvals Bill introduced by the Coalition Government to enable a fast-track decision-making process for infrastructure and development projects.
The latest report from ANZ isn’t good news for sheep farmers: lamb returns are forecast to remain low.
Divine table grapes that herald the start of a brand-new industry in Hawke’s Bay have been coming off vines in Maraekakaho.
In what appears to be a casualty of the downturn in the agricultural sector, a well-known machinery brand is now in the hands of liquidators and owing creditors $6.6 million.
One of New Zealand’s deepest breeder Jersey herds – known for its enduring connection through cattle with the UK’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II – will host its 75th anniversary celebration sale on-farm on April 22.