NZ farmer honoured for irrigation work
New Zealand Waimate farmer John Kirk received a New Years honour for his work in irrigation. Source: Stuff co nz Mr Kirk received a New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to irrigation in the latest New Year honours. The third generation Waimate farmer has always been interested in irrigation. This stems from a […]
Mobile apps for crop management
Two new mobile apps have been produced by the Australian National Variety Trials (NVT) program and funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). Source: AFDJ eNews The new NVT Long Term Yield Reports App and the Crop Disease Au app are revolutionising growers’ abilities to make on-the-spot management decisions to improve productivity and […]
New Aussie designed and made high lift scraper
Swan Hill based Murray Valley has responded to customer demands with a newly designed and built O’Bryan HD Highlift earthmoving carry grade scraper. Source: AFDJ eNews With a half a metre lift front and back the Highlift is ideal for working in different ground conditions from sands to heavy loams and for projects from dams […]
Real time on-combine grain analyser
Case IH is releasing a new on-combine grain analyser in 2016 that monitors grain protein in cereals and oil percentage in oilseeds in real time while harvesting. Source AFDJ eNews Tim Slater, Case IH Product Manager Hay & Harvest, says the new technology is a breakthrough, allowing improved productivity and better profits by efficient management […]