Mullewa community celebrates first harvest
The Mullewa Community Farm has completed its first harvest, with the 2.66t/ha yield exceeding expectations and generating an estimated $60,000 for local sporting, youth and clubs. Source: AFDJ eNews One of a growing number of community farms in the Mid West, the farm was established last year following the closure of the Tallering Peak mine […]
Case Optum TOTY
The Case Optum 300 CVX won the EIMA 2017 Tractor of the Year (TOTY). Source: AFDJ eNews While this is not available in Australia, the American tractor impressed the judges who noted its efficiency, ergonomics, power, technology and sophisticated design and presentation. Other awards included the best Utility Tractor won by the New Holland T5.120 while the Best Specialised tractor […]
CLAAS NEXOS narrow-width tractor
Specialist crops such as wine and fruit or municipal work call for small, manoeuvrable tractors with powerful engines, which offer the driver a high level of comfort. Source: AFDJ eNews The new series of the CLAAS NEXOS narrow-width tractor meets all these requirements. As well as powerful engines, smaller dimensions and higher manoeuvrability, the new […]
Service check from the comfort of your cabin
Operators will be able to perform routine service checks without leaving the cab of JCB’s new wheeled loaders, according to Greg Sealey, JCB Construction Equipment Australia (CEA) National Product Manager for Wheel Loaders. Source: AFDJ eNews The in-cab service check ability is just one of a host of features on the latest mid-range wheeled loaders from […]
CLAAS S10 terminal gets improved ISOBUS
CLAAS has updated its popular S10 terminal used in ARION, AXION and XERION advanced technology tractors to become fully ISOBUS-compatible, allowing it to simultaneously operate the tractor’s steering system and ISOBUS compatible implements. Source: AFDJ eNews Available with all 2017 delivery machines or as a retrofit option for existing terminals, the improvement means that simple, one-terminal control of multiple implements is now a reality. Besides […]
Starfire 6000
John Deere’s new-generation StarFire 6000 satellite receiver will be launched at this year’s Croptec event which is on at the end of November. Source: AFDJ eNews The receiver is available with an improved, free SF1 correction signal (+/-15cm, reduced from 23cm), an all-new SF3 signal with +/-3cm pass-to-pass accuracy and a number of RTK (+/-2.5cm) […]
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 […]