Tractors and cars treated the same
The Supreme Court in the US won’t hear an appeal from John Deere and other farm equipment manufacturers seeking to overturn a New Hampshire law they say unfairly treats their products like cars and trucks. Source: Association Press The justices let stand a New Hampshire Supreme Court ruling that upheld the state’s Automobile Dealer Bill of Rights law. […]
New roll-on roll-off terminal is green
A new roll-on roll-off automotive terminal in Australia’s largest port boasts a six-star Green Star rating, a symbol of the shift towards more environmentally friendly industrial facilities. Source: Sydney Morning Herald Well-designed, sustainable homes and offices are now common across the country, but similar initiatives on large-scale industrial sites have proved more challenging to engineer, Green Building Council CEO Romilly […]
Grain trade with China in the spotlight
The Federal Government believes the strong cooperation and collaboration between Australia and China across the grains trade will be highlighted with a visit from China’s Administrator of the State Administration of Grain, Mr Ren Zhengxiao. Source: AFDJ eNews Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce, welcomed the visit as an […]
Gross value of farm production to reach $58.4 billion
The gross value of Australian farm production is forecast to increase to $58.4 billion in 2016/17 – due in part to a forecast rise in the gross value of crop production –according to the latest analysis released in the ABARES Agricultural Commodities report. Source: AFDJ eNews Acting ABARES Executive Director, Peter Gooday, said that if […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Here’s to you Mr Robinson
Agriculture student, Alex Robinson of Narberth, received a cheque for £700 in the form of a Gareth Raw Rees Memorial Travel Scholarship to help him travel to New Zealand for an eight-month trip to visit and work on farms. Source: The Western Telegraph The Fund Management Committee aims to broaden the knowledge of agriculture utilising annual […]
Agtract on track for app launch
Taranaki, New Zealand, rural job management software Agtract has closed a funding round with high-growth investor Punakaiki Fund. Source: AFDJ eNews The Agtract software drastically reduces the time it takes for rural contractors to do management tasks and create invoices, saving them up to a week’s work each month. The cloud-based software is integrated to […]