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Honda's Pioneer UTV has a huge following on the farms and back blocks of New Zealand, no doubt driven by its reliability, but also by a host of technical features that makes it stand out from a crowded market.

When the Covid-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, Edwin Douglass decided to leave his residence in Switzerland and come home to his family run property, Glen Alton Forrest, in the Clarence River Valley.

Call them what you will, but UTV’s, side by sides or ROV’s have certainly found a place in much of New Zealand’s rural sector.

Machines with wider working widths have become a lot more common on the farm, particularly in the grass and hay production arena, where oversized rakes and tedders have helped to increase daily output dramatically.

With the maize harvesting season just starting, there will be lots of farmers and their workforces getting enthused about putting old tyres up onto the clamp to keep the sheet weighted down. Only joking! There really can’t be anyone out there who likes throwing heavy, dirty tyres, no doubt filled with cold dirty water since they were taken off the clamp last winter.

While battery or hybrid has become the buzzword in motoring circles, electrification is certainly not high on the radar in rural environments.

With the wine industry seeking mechanical weeding options to reduce chemical reliance in vineyards, Italian manufacturer Orizzonti has introduced the Speed Green machine, with a novel, yet proven, solution.

Strautmann Hopkins Ltd imports a full range of trailed or self-propelled Strautmann Mixer Wagons from the German manufacturer.

Over the years, Ashburton-based Rotowiper has pursued one main objective – to design and manufacture an effective, cost-efficient method of controlling/eradicating weeds in pasture and crops.

An innovative low emission, driver-less tractor able to perform up to three tasks at once is on the cards for New Zealand orchards.