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As summer droughts appear to be more common, diet feeder wagons can become an important tool in herd management by offering farmers consistency, quality, and flexibility in supplementary feed they deliver to their animals.

New Zealand has a wealth of design and manufacturing ability, producing productive and cost-effective products for the agricultural sector. Mark Daniel takes a closer look at Northland-based Hansen Products, catching up with managing director Steve Sharpe.

Kverneland distributor Power Farming says its KultiStrip System will help farmers to cultivate environmentally, while improving yields and profitability.

Palmerston North's McIntosh has a reputation for building feed equipment that’s of robust construction, features clever engineering and a has long working life.

John Deere 8R Series tractors can now be configured to continually monitor and adjust tyre pressures by push button.

While popular in horticultural operations for harvesting over the past few decades, many growers have switched from gantry layouts in favour of very large self-propelled machines.

Trima Loaders from the Alo Group in Sweden are the preferred loader for Deutz-Fahr tractors, supplied in NZ by Power Farming.

While we keep hearing that the only way forward is the min-till or no-till approach, the reality of modern arable farming is that there is still a place for the plough.

First previewed by Krone at Agritechnica 2019, the company has release further details of its folding front mower cutter-bar.

Driving improved efficiency, many farmers and contractors are committing to machinery that improves output, preserves quality and ultimately reduces costs.