AGCO orchestrates Lely purchase to grab lions share of hay equipment sales
AGCO’s deal to purchase the forage division of the Dutch-based Lely Group back in March 2017 kicked into full operation here from October 1 2017. The Lely badge will be replaced by Massey Ferguson but essentially all current Lely product will be retained, as will the current dealer network. The combined Massey Ferguson and Lely […]
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 […]
Dowerin tops the charts in the West
It was a little surprising that the 2017 Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field Days didn’t break the all-time attendance record, but with over 24,000 it only fell shy by 5 per cent fewer than the 2015 record breaker. This was put down to many areas suffered months of dry weather before finally getting some reprieve in […]
Trimble adds two distribution partners to its Vantage network
Trimble has added two new Australian distribution partners to its Vantage distribution network. This global network established by Trimble consists of independent experts that provide growers, advisors, retailers, co-ops and local OEM dealers with precision agriculture expertise for the entire farm. The new Vantage distributors include Vantage NSW: established from NFS Agribusiness a Trimble authorized […]
Tenpack continue to take home first prize for bale handling
For the past 20 years a strong alliance has bolstered the relationship between the fully Australian owned and operated company Tenpack P/L and the American manufacturer of the hay handling equipment that Tenpack sells and promotes, Steffen Systems. Not only do these two companies share the passion of getting it right the first time, they […]
Tyres to reduce operating costs, lessen soil compaction, with a higher load capacity
BKT has gone to unusual lengths to reveal its latest high power tractor tyre the Agrimax V-Flecto, they have been fitted onto a transparent tractor made from Plexiglas. Complete with an invisible operator – we assume. This release method has focused plenty of attention on BKT’s Agrimax tyre range that claims to improve tractor performance […]
All seeing eye in a tree offers wide angle security
The folk at Silvan Australia’s Selecta merchandise division have come up with a way for property owners to counter losses from theft. The Selecta high-tech 3G wide-angle motion activated security camera can transmit, record and store vital images of any unwelcome visitors. Selecta’s general manager Michael Frost says that being able to identify an intruder, […]
India will fill a big basket of snacks and sweets by 2030
India is the fastest growing major economy in the world, recording 7.3 per cent growth in 2015–16, and is forecast to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2030. And the fact that has crept up on everyone is household income in India is rapidly increasing and this is creating a burgeoning population of middle class […]
Arbos reveals plans for extending its tractor reach
Chinese-Italian tractor manufacturer Lovol Arbos is gathering momentum with a full-line of product revealed in Italy. It has also detailed plans to expand the Chinese-Italian build into all world markets. Lovol, the Chinese manufacturer rocked the established machinery players two years ago by buying the former Goldoni tractor plant in Italy with the intention to […]
While Deere’s deal is off – AGCO steps in to buy Precision Planting from Monsanto
It was going to be the jaw dropping industry deal of the year. Deere & Co. was making a major purchase, assured that the next big gains in agricultural productivity will come from harnessing big data to help farmers decide when to sow, care for and harvest their crops. Deere & Co signed a deal […]