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OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
With the start of grass harvest just around the corner, twin rotor, centre delivery rakes will be getting pulled out of winter storage for a fettle up.
Getting crops into the ground relies on a drill that is accurate, fast and, in these high-tech days, easy to use.
Hot on the heels of its 9 Series launch at Fieldays, at home in Germany tractor maker SDF is trumpeting the arrival of its new 6 Series -- six models from 155 to 226hp (max boosted).
Given that its designers were the genius behind the Ferrari 250 GT, the Lotus Esprit Turbo and the Volkswagen Golf GTI this new tractor had to be a looker.
Power Farming recently introduced a number of new models and upgrades to the Deutz Fahr tractor ranges for the 2016 season.
Well known for its Centurion and Spartan drill series, Great Plains has recently introduced the all-new Saxon series, with min-till work in mind.
Front suspension on tractors is normally associated with high specification models that do haulage work at high speeds.
There's a saying in the farm machinery trade that a $5 part can stop a $100,000 machine and that's probably correct with the complexity of modern machinery.
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
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