CLAAS launches new Jaguar
For 2017 the Jaguar 980 and 970 models from CLAAS have been improved and have many new equipment features that include a continuously variable front attachment drive, an enhanced crop flow system, redesigned running gear and the CLAAS Auto Fill system for automatic trailer loading to both the side and rear. Source: AFDJ eNews The optional new continuously variable […]
Farming less safe than forestry
Farming continues to be New Zealand’s most dangerous occupation, with 19 deaths last year, 16 of them in vehicles. Source: Stuff NZ Over the last six years, 110 farmers have died on the job, far eclipsing the numbers killed in construction (32) and forestry (27). WorkSafe New Zealand said 50% of the deaths involved farmers aged […]
Robotics Centre to revolutionise Australian horticulture
Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Anne Ruston, opened Australia’s first horticultural robotics learning and development hub at the University of Sydney. Source: AFDJ eNews Located within the University’s Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR), Senator Ruston said the Horticulture Innovation Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (HICRIS) would become a hub for […]
Automatic turning system back on track
CLAAS has released an automatic guidance system that allows fast, easy and accurate turning at headlands. Source: AFDJ eNews CLAAS TURN IN automatically identifies the next track and then guides machinery during the turn. “Without fixed reference points, it is often difficult to line up with the next track at headlands,” CLAAS Harvest Centre Product […]
New StarFire receiver makes UK debut at CropTec
John Deere’s new generation StarFire 6000 satellite receiver makes its UK show debut at CropTec. Source: AFDJ eNews John Deere’s new generation StarFire 6000 satellite receiver has been designed to set new standards in operational accuracy and signal uptime, while also improving the connectivity of machines using the John Deere FarmSight range of precision farming solutions. The receiver […]
Kuhn releases new machine in GA range
Kuhn’s brand new trailed machine adds to its existing GA range, which also includes a 13 metre trailed model, the GA 13131 and two semi-mounted machines, the GA 8731 (7.70 to 8.60m working width) and GA 9531 (8.40 to 9.30m working width) machines. Source: Stackyard The GA 15131 is designed for use on farms where […]
Fastrac turns 25 with new model for Australia
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the JCB Fastrac tractor, Australian distributor JCB Construction Equipment Australia (CEA) is bringing the all-new 8330 Fastrac to our shores. Source: AFDJ eNews According to Dave Moselen, JCB CEA National Product Manager for Fastrac, the new 8330 adds to the appeal and performance of the current 4000 series, which […]
Grizzly’s grumpy and tiny
It’s been almost three years since Grizzly released its newest and largest range of tandem offset discs. The ‘Tiny’ range has multiple sizes and configurations to choose from and it comes in the biggest and heaviest model that Grizzly has ever built. Source: AFDJ eNews Since release it has ploughed some of Australia’s toughest and […]
Rollover Rescue Tracker
Commercial GPS tracking company, Austracker, has announced the launch of the Rollover Rescue Tracker, an automated alert based system designed to drastically reduce the time taken to rescue farmers if their bike rolls. Source: AFDJ eNews Quad bike rollovers are currently the leading cause of farm deaths in Australia. According to a study by The […]
Picking the best for the orchard
Orchardist Jim Mullett and his family have tried three tractor brands in their Queensland business, Monduran Orchards and decided they can’t go past the compact Case IH Farmall B. Source: AFDJ eNews “Every little thing about them ticks the box, like no other tractor has done beforehand,” said Mr Mullett “We have 14 Farmall Bs […]