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In agriculture, the emphasis for the last 150 years has been on using technology to know more about orchards, fields, and crops, which has been great, according to Watermetrics.

Until recently Ingelwood farmer Nigel King’s 75-metre maize stack looked like an aviary and he was losing quality feed.

A simple $22 app can save grain growers tens of thousands of dollars each year by optimising the efficiency and productivity of all makes and models of combine harvesters.

Tillage, drilling and planting specialist Vaderstad has expanded its offering with the addition of the new 7.25-metre-wide, XL 725 to the Carrier XL range of disc cultivators – spanning working widths from 4.25 to 12.25 metres.

The latest round of software updates for Gen 4 Displays and the John Deere Operations Center.

Global agricultural machinery manufacturer AGCO is set to become a majority owner of Trimble’s precision agriculture business.

Machinery manufacturer John Deere and livestock specialists DeLaval have pooled their resources to create the Milk Sustainability Center (MSC), described as a digital ecosystem to help dairy farmers improve the efficiency and sustainability of their operations.

Italian manufacturer Faresin recently previewed its first 100% electrically powered, self-propelled mixer wagon at its 50th anniversary event held at its Breganze headquarters.

Kuhn has expanded its range of finger-type mower-conditioners with the addition of the rear-mounted FC 3515 model that offers a working width of 3.5m.

Fodder beet continues to play an important part in dairy rations, with typical yields of 15-18 tonnes of DM per hectare, or in some areas not limited by lack of moisture, yields of up to 25 tonnes/ha can be achieved by May/June.