Vermeer makes a leap of faith into self propelled bale technology

It’s the first-ever self-propelled round hay baler from Vermeer and the expectations are that it will turn everything you know about baling on its head. This is the evolution that hay-baling operations will have to adopt to stay in the game. This prototype model has been armed with enough efficiency refinements that it can vastly […]

Mahindra unveils its version of a driverless tractor

Mahindra & Mahindra is about to take its Indian customers on the greatest journey of their lives with the company’s first autonomous tractor planned for release in 2018. India is still a country where some farmers pull their own plough, and while Mahindra sells 30,000-plus tractors in its home market each year, not all Indian […]

LDV T60 Ute goes on sale at a bargain price

The Chinese-made LDV T60 full-size Ute has been added to the burgeoning Ute market. Models will be available in a double cab, with four-wheel drive across the range and the choice six-speed manual or automatic transmission. The initial LDV T60 range is powered by a 2.8 litre 110kW (150hp) turbo diesel engine matched to either […]

Canada’s Morris Industries taken over by private investors

Morris Industries Ltd. is one of Canada’s leading and long established farm equipment manufacturers has now been taken over by an investor group led by Ben Voss. Voss, an active Saskatchewan grain farmer and agricultural engineer, will replace former CEO and majority shareholder Casey Davis. Voss and Davis made a joint decision to transition majority […]