Roll over phone alert
Victorian Angus cattle and sheep breeder Mark Gubbins tracker and roll-over alert system for four-wheel motorbikes was a hit at Sheepvention. Source: Beef Central His motorbike roll over phone text alert system linked to a GPS tracking system placed second in the farm machinery and technology sections of the Hamilton Sheepvention inventions competition last week. “Basically what I have designed is a tracker system and a roll-over […]
Half of all farmers deaf
At least 50% of Australia’s farmers are likely to suffer from premature hearing loss through occupational noise exposure from agricultural industry. Source: Inverell Times Almost all farmers over 55-years of age who have been exposed to loud noise will suffer some degree of hearing loss. Occupational noise exposure from agricultural machinery, tools and pigs in sheds at feeding time are all […]
Rally no place for a tractor
The use of tractors to make a chicane on a Rally Finland stage has been deemed “irresponsible” by World Rally Championship drivers and teams. Source: Autosport Two tractors promoting event sponsor Valtra were positioned in the formation of a chicane on the Harju spectator stage run on the first two days of the event. WRC champion Sebastien Ogier […]
Vietnam sells shares of farm machinery company
VEAM Corporation, one of the biggest companies owned by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Vietnam, is set to sell a 49% stake starting this month. Source: Thanh Nien News The Vietnam Engine and Agricultural Machinery Corporation, as it is formally known, will auction more than 167 million shares, or a 12.57% stake, in […]
CLAAS buys Shredlage technology
CLAAS has acquired the Shredlage after signing a license agreement last year with the owners of this new method of maize treatment. Source: AFDJ eNews “We are convinced that Shredlage delivers a clear benefit to the customer,” Hermann Lohbeck, responsible for the Forage Harvesting Division on the CLAAS Executive Board said. “By taking over this […]
AGCO sales drop
AGCO has reported net sales of approximately US$2.0 billion for the second quarter of 2016, a decrease of approximately 3.6% compared with net sales of approximately US$2.1 billion for the second quarter of 2015. Source: AFDJ eNews Net sales for the first six months of 2016 were approximately US$3.6 billion, a decrease of approximately 5.8% compared with the […]
100 years of John Deere
One hundred years of John Deere tractors will be on show at the John Deere 50 Celebration & Heritage Event during September 2016. Source: AFDJ eNews John Deere Limited will also publicly celebrate its 50th anniversary in the UK and Ireland. John Deere customers and fans are invited to join the anniversary celebrations by registering their attendance on the […]
CLAAS sharpens up
The fully automatic wet grinder called Aqua Non Stop Comfort by CLAAS is now equipped to sharpen even more knives as used by manufacturers of self-loading forage wagons and balers. Source: AFDJ eNews As things stand, the 70 exchangeable templates currently available can be used to grind up to 105 different knives. Additional templates are […]
NZ training Samoan farmers
Before attending Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre in New Zealand, Ruta Fou, the first female farm manager in Samoa, didn’t know how to drive. Source: The Wairarapa Times After three weeks at the training centre, she can drive tractors and quad bikes, and has learned valuable agricultural skills that she will pass on to the Samoan government. […]
Mingenew’s new name and dates
This is the year of change for the McIntosh & Son’s Mingenew Midwest Expo with a new look and a new date. Source: AFDJ eNews This year the event is on 10-11 August and it celebrates 34 years of success and what better way to celebrate than with a new face to the name. McIntosh & […]