MF tractor for city slickers
Farm machinery brand Massey Ferguson is continuing to support the Collingwood Children’s Farm in suburban Melbourne with the loan of another new tractor. Source: AFDJ eNews The latest model, a bigger 82hp MF4708 Global Series tractor replaces the current 68hp MF3600 Series tractor that was first offered to the community farm back in 2013 to assist with the heavy duties around the […]
Farm machinery black market specials
Gordon Handy, of Gordon Handy Machinery in New Zealand, is relieved to get his stolen tractor back but is concerned about a growing rural burglary problem. Source: Stuff co nz Tighter budgets for some farmers may be fostering a burgeoning black market for stolen farm machinery in South Canterbury, New Zealand. There has been a […]
Nesting instinct is for the birds
Nesting birds are causing hundreds of thousands of dollars damage to farming equipment. Source: The Advocate (Tasmania) With the dry season upon the state’s farmers and tractors being used to harvest hay, and William Adams agriculture business manager Jamie Palmer is urging all farmers to check their tractors before use. Recently Mr Palmer had three customers coming […]
Reshaping Vic water connections project
Work to reshape the second stage of the most significant irrigation infrastructure upgrade in Victorian history, the Goulburn-Murray Water Connections Project Stage 2, continues to advance. Source: AFDJ eNews Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce, and Victorian Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water, Lisa Neville, said since mid-December 2015 more than 200 irrigators and other key […]
Landpower kicks off new year with Pantera
Amazone distributor, Landpower, is kicking off the new year with a full-on broadacre equipment blitz that’s set to introduce a range of new technology and kick start the Pantera self-propelled sprayer roll out. Source: Farm Weekly With a full range of linkage and trailed sprayers available, the company is set to formally launch the self propelled Pantera to […]
WEEDit for hire
Croplands dealer, McPhersons Parts & Service, located in Parkes NSW recently took delivery of an 18 metre, hydraulic folding WEEDit toolbar sprayer. Source: AFDJ eNews After several demo nights were held in the Parkes and Condobolin regions late last year with McPhersons there was a good level of interest by locals who were impressed by what the WEEDit […]