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The power of digital systems during crisis

TracMap is classed as an essential service.

Digital systems will come into their own with COVID-19 restrictions, says James Watson of TracMap.

Published in Management

Tips for milking during COVID-19

Take these tips to help keep your employees and yourself safe.

Keep yourself and your employees safe at milking during COVID-19 with the following tips.

Published in Management

Green Leaders

Hawke’s Bay celebrated its inaugural biodiversity field day in early February, with grower Xan Harding leading a posse of viticulturist utes on a tiki tour around the wider Bridge Pa area.

Published in Regional Updates

Good intentions at Millton Vineyard

Thinking holistically comes naturally to the Milltons.

Published in Profiles

Tractor manufacturer defies COVID-19 bump

Case IH's New Zealand operation is working as an essential business through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Farm machinery merchandiser Case IH says it has kept the wheels rolling on farms – despite formidable logistical challenges during the lockdown.

Published in Machinery & Products

Plan ahead for better outcomes

OPINION: A feed shortage or poor cow condition come May 31/Gypsy Day doesn’t happen overnight and in a well-run business there should no end-of-season surprises like that.

Published in Opinion

Industry ticks along, with eye on costs

There are some concerns in the machinery sector about urgent air freight parts orders, as there are fewer planes making the trip to the Southern Hemisphere.

How is New Zealand's agricultural machinery industry coping with COVID-19?

Published in Machinery & Products

SP mixer wagon offers many feed options

The wagon is said to maintain fibre levels, provide a homogenous mix and ensures good distribution quality.

A self-propelled, twin vertical auger mixer wagon from KUHN dubbed the SPW Intense has been designed with nutritional considerations in mind.

Published in Machinery & Products

Suits all

The multi-purpose bale grab is especially designed to handle large and small, square, round, plastic wrapped or straw bales.

Front end loader and implement manufacturer Quicke has introduced a new, multi-purpose bale grab call the Quadrogrip.

Published in Machinery & Products

Bugger!

Your old mate is informed that a well-known machinery editor rather enjoys going to general auctions on a Saturday morning, while his better half does the weekly grocery shopping.

Published in The Hound