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Kiwi farmers need to be cautious when purchasing farm machinery directly from overseas vendors, warns the Tractor and Machinery Association of New Zealand (TAMA).

The New Zealand tractor market remains affected by the depressed dairy economy: overall sales are down about 14% on the same period last year.

With tractor sales for the first half of 2015 down 17% on the same period in 2014, the Tractor and Machinery Association (TAMA) sees strong prospects for a recovery long term.

The Tractor and Machinery Association (TAMA) has a new president: Mark Hamilton-Manns, of John Deere, took the reins from the president of six years, Ian Massicks of Kubota NZ, after his six years in the role.

As we approach National Fieldays, the foggy season has arrived in Waikato, but it’s not all gloom and doom.

Waikato farmers led the way in tractor buying in New Zealand during 2014, and tractor sales approached record highs.