Kubota to purchase Great Plains
Kubota Corporation has announced it will purchase US company Great Plains Manufacturing. Source: Farm Industry News Once final, according to the media announcement, the purchase will expand the company’s long-time partnership with Land Pride and will include all five Great Plains divisions with multiple facilities in Kansas and a manufacturing plant in Sleaford, England. In 2013 Kubota purchased Kverneland Group and soon after started marketing hay tools under […]
Oz Value rolls out affordable machinery
Oz Value Ag Machinery is offering an affordable alternative in the land roller segment with their Flatout range. Source: The Land The Flatout land roller range is available in three roller types, a simple fixed roller in widths to four metres, Twist Rollers that swivel for easy transportation up to seven metres and Tri-Plex roller, a massive three part roller that hydraulically […]
Parklands superstores
Parklands has introduced a superstore concept for its range of power equipment product stores. Source: AFDJ eNews “It’s not a Superstore in the Ikea or Bunnings model,” Managing Director Ron Zacka said. “But we’ve tailored the Superstore concept, by improving on current industry practice. Other power products suppliers tend to get their dealers to pay […]
Farm quads safety should be common sense
Hard and fast regulations about farm quad use are not useful, says a New Zealand safety expert. Source: Stuff.co.nz Farmers can challenge WorkSafe guidelines on quad use because it is not always “reasonable and practical” to wear a helmet or not carry a passenger, says a quad safety specialist. Robin Grieve, a quad safety tutor at Farmskills, […]
AGFEST shows off X5 Farm Spec
CF Moto decided to use AGFEST to launch its latest ATV the X5 Farm Spec. Source: AFDJ eNews Director, Michael Poynton said AGFEST was the perfect place to introduce agricultural customers to the company’s new ATV and expects high demand and honest feedback from AGFEST attendees. “The Farm Spec model this one replaces was an […]
Isuzu at AgFest Tasmania
Isuzu’s engines’ department will show a select range of off-highway engines on the road, with a visit to AgFest in Launceston, Tasmania, on 5 May. Source: Big Rigs Now in its 33rd year, AgFest draws an average of 60,000 people from all corners of Australia who are involved in, or passionate about, agriculture. With around 700 exhibits at […]
Claas shows class with excellence
For the fifth consecutive year readers of the American magazines “Diesel Progress North America” and “Diesel Progress International” chose the best products, technologies and innovations across 12 categories, in different areas of the automotive industry. The CLAAS LEXION 780 triumphed in the newly added “agricultural equipment” category by virtue of its design and technical functionality. The “Diesel Progress Excellence In Equipment Awards” were […]
Just In Time printed parts
Imagine your local implement dealer manufacturing an emergency repair part you need at the dealership. Source: Farm and Ranch Guide Well, it’s no longer just imagination. Jake Clark, a young entrepreneur from Fargo, explained to farmers attending a recent Commodity Classic in New Orleans, a new process called 3-dimensional printing and how it could impact the agricultural industry. Mr Clark is […]
Claas has widest mower on the market
CLAAS has extended availability of its new MAX CUT disc bed with the addition of six new disc mower models one of which, the DISCO 1100C BUSINESS, is the widest mounted mower combination on the market with a maximum working width of 10.30m. Source: AFDJ eNews While this new addition will mainly appeal to contractors and […]
New Deere sprayer in June
Featuring a larger 5000-litre capacity spray tank and a new ultra-lightweight but extremely strong carbon fibre boom, John Deere’s new R4050i self-propelled sprayer will be making its UK & Ireland show debut at Cereals 2016 in Cambridgeshire this June. Source: AFDJ eNews Scheduled to be in full production at the John Deere Horst factory in the Netherlands for the 2018 season, the R4050i will join […]