Safer on-road use for oversize machines
There is hope that proposed changes to VicRoads regulations will lead to safer use of oversize agricultural machines on Victorian roads. Source: The Weekly times The rules dictate size limits for agricultural vehicles using the roads, including what type of vehicle and what it was towing, the height, rear overhang and width. But the Tractor and Machinery Association […]
MobileTECH 2017 in Rotorua
In just under two months, Rotorua will again be playing host to nearly 300 industry representatives from the primary industries sector at MobileTECH 2017. Source: AFDJ eNews This is a major industry conference focusing on new technologies and innovations designed and developed for New Zealand’s agricultural, horticultural and forestry industries. The event has been running for […]
Tesla tows its weight on the farm
The Tesla Model X is not your average electric vehicle and we’re not only talking about the Falcon Wing doors or the fact that it’s a SUV capable of accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in 2.9 seconds. Source: Electrek It’s also the first electric vehicle with a decent towing capacity. While most people are using the towing […]
John Deere Expands Gator Factory
The first major expansion in 30 years at the John Deere Horicon Works factory in the US has resulted in a new 388,000ft facility for manufacturing the company’s Gator utility vehicles. Source: Stackyard The expansion has added about 80 new jobs – around 70 in the assembly area and 10 new salary positions – bringing the total workforce to 1100 employees […]
Amazone acquires Vogel & Noot
European farm machinery manufacturer, Amazone, has acquired the Austrian built Vogel & Noot plough range which will now be available in Australia through Claas dealers. Source: The Land The Amazone Group purchased the plough production facility of Vogel & Noot, based in Hungary in late 2016, after the Austrian parent company filed for insolvency in August 2016. […]
Kubota announces new president for Europe
Kubota Corporation has appointed Kazunari Shimokawa as the new president of Kubota Europe SAS, based in France. Source: AFDJ eNews He succeeds Nobuyuki Ishii, who returned to Osaka, Japan as the Deputy General Manager of Farm and Industrial Machinery Domain, Strategy and Operations Headquarters, Kubota Corporation. Kazunari Shimokawa joined Kubota 34 years ago and has […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 – […]
Brexit workers exit to benefit farm machinery sales
Poskitt Carrots in the UK prides itself on its fresh, local produce: 70,000 tons of the orange vegetable is harvested every year from a big family farm in north Yorkshire. Source: Marketplace But many of the staff are not home-grown. Take the receptionist, Aiste Lukociute; she’s a Lithuanian who’s worked at Poskitts for eight years and most of […]