Valtra Reaches 1000th CVT Transmission Milestone
AGCO’s Valtra brand has announced a production milestone at its Suolahti, Finland, factory with the completion of the 1000th AGCO continuously variable transmission (CVT).
Our lives seem to revolve around smartphones and tablets, so the recent launch of a useful app by AGCO will hit the mark with the techies out there.
Available for download from The App Store, the Parts Book to Go app supports the full MF, Fendt, Valtra and Challenger tractor ranges, from current models back to historic icons like the MF 35, as well as hay and harvest products, and is available in a multi-language format.
It allows operators to look at exploded view drawings of the complete machines, identify the parts required and add them to a shopping basket. This list can be exported via email straight to the local dealer for ordering, and usual next day delivery, or in the case of employees, back to base for confirmation.
The app also has an offline books function that, after downloading the relevant parts books, allows users to create a parts list when out in the backblocks, and action once they are back in a coverage area.
It should also prove useful to create a list on the return to base of an evening and send it to the dealer, who can action it at the start of the next working day, and allow users to have a discussion with the dealer and carry out fault diagnosis with the drawings in front of the operator.
The app should allow users to identify parts quickly thus saving time during critical harvest periods, but also removes the need to carry bulky and easily damaged parts book in the tractor.
Forestry Minister Todd McClay has today congratulated the winners of the 2026 Growing Native Forests Champions Awards at Fieldays.
The Government has announced $60,000 to provide one-off grants of $1,000 to each of the 60 New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF) clubs across the country.
New Zealand’s rural sector has once again demonstrated its generosity, with the second Rural Industry Leaders Dinner, Debate and Auction raising an impressive $400,000 for the Rural Support Trust.
There has been another twist to the Federated Farmers annual election fiasco.
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