Sales top $1b for Australian ag equipment
Sales of agricultural equipment in Australia are now comfortably topping $1billion a year and February saw the continuation of what promises to be another landmark according to Gary Northover Tractor & Machinery Association of Australia executive director. Source: The Weekly Times Tractor sales for February fell just short of the 1000 unit mark in what […]
Case IH locals keep business humming along
Western Australia is home to a number of Case IH dealerships, three of which stand, not only for their dedication to their customers, but due to the proud histories they share with their local communities. Source: AFDJ eNews For Farmers Centre (1978), Boekeman Machinery, and Purcher International, when the going got tough, all three dealerships […]
Government safety rebates grow side x side market
On the back of SafeWork NSW announcing a doubling of its safety rebates for farmers to transition from an ATV to side x side vehicle last week, Polaris has hailed the safety rebates offered in New South Wales and Victoria as “monumentally successful” and a key driver in the staggering growth of the side x […]
Two JCBs awarded at SIMA
Two of JCB’s newest and most innovative products have been named as Machines of the Year for 2017 at one of the world’s leading agricultural shows. Source: AFDJ eNews The 8000 Series JCB Fastrac received the award in the 280-400 hp tractor category and the JCB Agripro Loadall telescopic handler secured the accolade in the […]
MF show debut at SIMA
The new MF 6700 S Series, which includes the world’s first 200hp, four-cylinder agricultural tractor, made its SIMA Show debut in Paris, following its preview in France last year. Source: AFDJ eNews With its unrivalled four-cylinder power, manoeuvrability and agility the MF 6700 S was in a class of its own, with Massey Ferguson’s new ‘S […]
JD’s Joy
John Deere’s new CommandPRO joystick won the Farmers Guide Award for Excellence for 2016, the second year that these awards have been presented for innovations in the machinery and arable sectors. Source: AFDJ eNews The awards are intended to highlight excellence within the industry, as selected by Farmers Guide machinery editor David Williams and arable editor […]
Get Behind the Wheel with the CNH design team
The latest episode of the Behind the Wheel series follows CNH Industrial’s Design Analysis & Simulation team as they collaborate across continents with super computers to conceptualize future machines. Source: AFDJ eNews With the help of Engineering Simulation and Virtual Reality technology, they are able to reduce the number of physical prototypes that need to […]
Claas Machine of the Year 2017
At the “Machine of the Year 2017” awards ceremony held at SIMA, CLAAS won the Special Jury Prize for the JAGUAR fitted with SHREDLAGE crop processing technology. Source: AFDJ eNews A large audience watched the ceremony held on the stand of the French agricultural magazine “Terre-net”. The crop processing technology known under the brand name […]
Tractor sales for Australia
Following an outstanding 2016, sales of tractors experienced a considerable bump in January although much of this has been put down to an overhang from the pre-Christmas period according to Gary Northover, executive director of the Tractor and Machinery Association of Australia. Source: The Weekly Times The smaller under-40hp category dominated the month, up 52% on the corresponding month […]
Dana appoints PFG to distribute products
Dana Australia has appointed PFG Australia Pty Ltd as the lead agricultural distributor of its Dana/ Spicer/Victor Reinz drivetrain and sealing products range in Australia and New Zealand. Source: AFDJ eNews The appointment will be from 1 May 2017. “We are pleased to announce our formal agreement with PFG, such a respected company in the agricultural sector,” Brad […]