Aussie tractor sales bubble to burst
Tractor sales are on the up but industry experts warn the bubble could burst this year. Last year, tractor sales rose 10 per cent, to 11,500 units, giving Australia five consecutive years of more than 10,000 units sold each year. Source: The Weekly Times Now Agribusiness experts said the growth showed the strength of the sector and the […]
Wimmera Machinery Field Days on the horizon
The past 12 months have been a hard slog for many farmers across the Wimmera, with a shortage of decent rain leaving many paddocks dry and dusty. Source: The Weekly Times But organisers of the 54th Wimmera Machinery Field Days are hoping the three-day ag fest will enable farmers to take a load off — whether that be […]
OH&S on the family NZ farm
Rachel Short is a consultant for OnFarmSafety New Zealand and says the best part of her job is being able to offer solutions that make sense to the individual business. Source: Stratford Press Ms Short and her colleague Shelley Beare work with farmers across New Zealand, helping them find ways to implement health and safety […]
Ag White Paper sets direction for RD&E
The Coalition Government has moved to strengthen the targeting of rural research, development and extension (RD&E) funding towards on-farm technologies and practices that deliver farmgate returns with the development of clear farmer, fisher and forester‑oriented RD&E priorities. Source: AFDJ eNews Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce, said updating these priorities was an Agricultural […]
Reman parts to the rescue
Two days after the transmission in Toby Acocks’ older model tractor stopped working it was up and running despite the public holiday. Source: AFDJ eNews Toby Acocks, a fifth-generation farmer runs the family business Forres Pty Ltd with brother, Ben. It is an 8000-hectare operation, which is spread over three clusters, spanning 120 kilometres around […]
Best farm management delivers results
The owner/managers of two successful farms in the Lockyer Valley in Queensland say best practice is bringing real benefits to their businesses. Source: AFDJ eNews Growcom’s Land & Water staff produced video case studies showing the farm systems implemented by the two growers, Troy Qualischefski of Qualipac Farms at Glenore Grove and Wayne Keller at Lowood. These were part of […]