Triolet top feed for cows
With a low centre of gravity, Trioliet Solomix 2 VLL-S mixer wagons are designed to deliver top quality feed to cows, wherever they are. Source: AFDJ eNews CLAAS Harvest Centre Product Manager – Trioliet, Blair McAlwee, says the new series complements the ZK series already in use throughout New Zealand. “Unlike the larger ZK series, which has a ‘bath tub’ shape and […]
Tips to sell your farm machinery
The way farmers purchase equipment is changing, especially in the used equipment sector. Ten years ago, the average buyer would visit five dealer showrooms when researching and buying a piece of equipment. Today, we’re seeing that number drop to less than two, and that’s being generous. Source: AFDJ eNews Brian Sullivan is the Strategy and Insights Manager for […]
Dieckmann’s year round baling with Case IH
Since the 1890s, the Dieckmann family has farmed their land at Kalbar in the Scenic Rim region of South East Queensland. Source: AFDJ eNews Originally running dairy cattle before turning for many years to vegetable crops, the 200-acre farm has been producing lucerne hay using Case IH equipment. “It’s always been hay since I was […]
Fendt releases new Vario to Australia
Fendt has released a new range of tractors with its 1000 Vario Series. The machines vary in size from 380-500 horsepower (HP) and are designed to be flexible additions to broadacre farmers’ machinery plant. Source: The Land Donny Cloney, product manager for Fendt said the tractors could be used for operations requiring high horsepower such as sowing, along with other tasks such as spraying […]
Claas EASY onboard app gets AEF certification
The EASY on board app from CLAAS has received official AEF certification as an ISOBUS terminal. This app is the first, and so far the only app for a tablet PC and can be used to operate any ISOBUS implement. The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) has certified two functionalities of the CLAAS app at the same time – […]
Revamped New Holland mid range
New Holland has revamped its mid-range tractor model offering, with a comprehensive line up in the under 120hp segment to suit livestock and mixed farmers. Source: AFDJ eNews The 17-model tractor offering includes the T5 Electro Command, recently launched T5 Utility, re-named T4 and existing TD5 ranges. James Emery, New Holland’s mid-range tractor product specialist in the UK […]
Safety message gets through to farmers in NZ
Quad bike safety is a priority on the Ratapiko, New Zealand farm of Robin and Jacqueline Blackwell. Attitudes to farm safety are changing and fewer farmers are being issued with enforcement notices or facing prosecution, WorkSafe New Zealand says. Source: Stuff NZ Nationwide, the organisation prosecuted 10 farmers in 2014 and eight in 2015. Last year there were […]
Oversized machinery gives oversized headache
Queensland grain growers are becoming continually frustrated with the outdated processes and regulations for moving oversized agricultural machinery. Source: Central Telegraph AgForce Central Queensland grains director and Theodore grain grower and contractor Jordan Anderson hopes to amend the regulations to be more realistic. “One of the main issues we have at the moment with transport and movement of […]
Bare-Co sets up in US
Australia’s largest manufacturer and wholesale distributor of replacement agricultural tractor parts has recently purchased a facility for its main US distribution centre at Pine Drive in Dandridge. Source: Standard Banner Bare-Co is a family-owned and operated business, established in 1944 by Roy Bare. Mr Bare’s son Allan has been with the company since 1960 and now owns and […]
Power Equipment the new distributor for John Deere
John Deere Power Systems has announced the appointment of Power Equipment as the new distributor for John Deere Industrial and Marine engines in Australia and New Zealand as well as Papua New Guinea (PNG), Solomon Island, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands and French Polynesia. Source: AFDJ eNews This appointment is effective 1 July, 2017. John […]