Amazone new Euro test centre
Amazonen-Werke has invested about 2 million Euros in buildings and equipment within a new test centre at the Hasbergen-Gaste factory. Source: AFDJ eNews At the official opening of the new building Dr. Rainer Resch, who is responsible for research and development, emphasised that this test and research facility will be a decisive factor in helping […]
AGCO recognized for supply chain financing
AGCO and PrimeRevenue a leading global platform for working capital finance solutions, have been recognized for “Best Customer Implementation of Supply Chain Financing Solutions” by Global Finance magazine. Source: AFDJ eNews The joint award was presented at the 2017 BAFT (Bankers Association for Finance and Trade) Europe Bank to Bank Forum conference held in Spain. […]
Tinder for Tractors
A new website, known to some as “Tinder for tractors,” is on its way in Canada. Called AnyQuip it matches owners of heavy equipment with potential renters. Source: CBC Canada “So if I own, one or 20, or 50 or 200 excavators I can create listings on our website,” the site’s chief marketing officer, Jennifer Lussier said. Equipment […]
Mahindra talks Turkey
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd announced its foray into Turkey through the acquisition of Hisarlar Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (Hisarlar), a farm equipment company. Source: AFDJ eNews Under the transaction, which is expected to close by April 2017, Mahindra will acquire a 75.1% equity stake in Hisarlar. The association will help in growing the farm […]
Busy LAMMA show for CLAAS
Kicking off the New Year show season in style, the LAMMA Show at the East of England Showgrounds proved as popular as ever with the organisers reporting record attendance. Sources: AFDJ eNews, Exhibition News More than 40,000 visitors and around 900 exhibitors from the farm machinery and equipment attended LAMMA 2017 on 18-19 January. It […]
Fendt and Fendt dealers win at AGRARTECHNIK
The prestigious AGRARTECHNIK Service Awards were presented for the 16th time on 13 January at the Landtechnische Unternehmertage conference in Würzburg. This award recognises the best agricultural machinery dealers at state, national and international level. Source: AFDJ eNews For the first time, the awards for the best “Innovations in Agricultural Machinery” were also presented. The […]
CFA warns of operating machinery in summer
The CFA has issued a stern warning to the public to follow its “Can I, Can’t I” rules when operating vehicles in dry grass during the fire danger period. Source: The Courier (Ballarat) It follows a grass fire in Davenport Road, Weatherboard, which began about 11am in a private farm paddock and was contained by […]
Introducing Australia’s Turbodrum
Turbodrum was a collaborative effort by Esperance farmer and engineer Mic Fels and Phillbourne Manufacturing’s Laurie Phillips, and built in Merredin Western Australia. Source: AFDJ eNews The first Turbodrum rolled onto Mic’s farm in October 2016, and now new Turbodrums are available on a first in-first served basis. There is no single feature of Turbodrum that makes it work […]
Farmer of the Year with JCB’s help
The versatility of JCB’s telehandlers has made them a good choice for one of Australia’s leading farming families, who put the machines to work across every aspect of their sugar cane processing plant. Source: AFDJ eNews Rocky Point Mulching is Australia’s only family-owned and operated sugar cane farm and mulch processing plant. The owners are […]
CNH really supports farmers in good and bad times
When the weather failed him and the rain disappeared, David McGennisken of Manooka Farms was glad to know CNH Industrial Capital wouldn’t do the same. Source: AFDJ eNews Like every farmer, David McGennisken knows you’ve got to roll with the punches. And like every farmer, he’s stoically taken more than a few and stayed standing – […]