Winter crop plantings for 2026-27 hit left right and centre
Even faced with outrageous increases in fuel and fertiliser costs growers found it hard to give up their expansion plans and buckled down on a wing and a prayer The run-up to winter crop plantings for season 2026-27 never looked better with growers coming off the second-best harvest since the record 2022-23 season, with last […]
JAGRI Tokyo 2026 opens Japan’s agricultural market to the world
Japan trade exhibition sheds light on how an older farm workforce can switch to full automation and keep the farm running longer J-AGRI Tokyo farm exhibition is shining a light on Japan’s transforming agricultural sector, with an average farm workforce age hitting 69.2 years. Severe labour shortages are forcing the country to rapidly adopt international […]
Case IH Steiger 715 Quadtrac achieves the power level with less fuel
With the cost of fuel at near record highs operators are revelling in the efficiency gains provided by Case IH Steiger Quadtracs Jason Guerini needed a tractor that could deliver more power economically, to work the paddocks on his 14,000 hectares family farm near Southern Cross, about 360km east of Perth WA. He selected a […]