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Friday, 08 September 2023 12:55

Splash plate avoids effluent lines

With the Irish dairy industry often compared to that of New Zealand, it would appear that Paddy is a long way ahead of his Kiwi counterpart when it comes to using dairy effluent.

Published in Machinery & Products
Friday, 08 September 2023 11:55

Rake built for tramlines prevent soil compaction

Controlled Traffic Farming (TCF) systems see arable operators, using tramlines as “highways” for moving through a crop.

Published in Machinery & Products
Friday, 08 September 2023 10:55

Robot that harvests grass set for debut

Robotic milking specialist Lely has announced that Exos, a fully autonomous vehicle for harvesting and feeding fresh grass, will be commercially available to Dutch dairy farms from the middle of 2024.

Published in Machinery & Products
Friday, 08 September 2023 09:55

New slurry tankers mean business

The first of French manufacturer Pichon’s new SV slurry tankers certainly looks like it means business.

Published in Machinery & Products
Friday, 08 September 2023 08:55

Slurry separator for hire

While New Zealand can claim to be particularly good at producing milk from grass, we still have a lot to learn about effluent.

Published in Machinery & Products
Monday, 04 September 2023 09:10

Brandt acquires Wairarapa Machinery Services

The Brandt Group of Companies has announced they have acquired the assets of Wairarapa Machinery Services.

Published in Machinery & Products
Friday, 01 September 2023 13:55

Signs of life in Aussie farm machinery market

Following a couple of bumper sales years when the rolling year-to-date figure for 2022 hit about 16,250 tractors, it looks like things are changing in the Australian farm machinery landscape.

Published in Machinery & Products
Friday, 01 September 2023 12:55

A real NZ safety story

Back in 1990, Malcolm Gray was an importer and distributor of conventional motorcycle helmets.

Published in Machinery & Products
Friday, 01 September 2023 11:55

Cutting up the rough

Väderstad, the tillage, drilling and planting manufacturer, has added the CrossCutter Disc Aggressive to extend the range of products the company offers for ultra-shallow tillage.

Published in Machinery & Products

Southern Queensland farmers Jake and Felicity Hamilton say investing in a John Deere 616R self-propelled sprayer equipped with See & Spray Select has been ‘hugely beneficial’ to their dryland cropping business.

Published in Machinery & Products
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