Elmore Field Days Committee and Staff plan a Big 60th anniversary event for 2023
Expect a back to business bigger than ever event as Elmore gears up for its 60th main event from 3 to 5 October 2023 The Elmore Field Days has been running annually since 1964, and the Elmore Field Days Committee and Staff have started planning for the 60th Annual Elmore Field Days, to run from […]
Bednar claims the prize for widest cultivator with the Swifterdisc XE MEGA
Available to order now is the biggest speed disc available from Czech tillage specialist Bednar with a 18.4m working width and ultra clean finish The Bednar Swifterdisc Mega XE18400 disc cultivator with a 18.4m (60ft) cut is now claimed as the most productive speed discer available to local growers. This model is already proven across […]
Brandt acquisition of Westernport Tractors closes with smiles all round
Westernport Tractors joins a multistore dealer group with access to product and expertise from 15 locations across Victoria and South Australia The Brandt Group of Companies has confirmed that effective 1 December 2022 the company has successfully settled on acquiring the assets of Westernport Tractors & Implements Pty Ltd. This acquisition unites all Southern Victoria […]
Sonic Boomsprays sells to Nufarm subsidary Croplands to end era for Hebbermann family
Croplands will now run the day-to-day operation of former local family business Sonic Boomsprays located in the central wheatbelt of WA There have been several recent acquisitions by multi-nationals that want a bigger slice of the income being generated by local growers, Horwood Bagshaw and K-line to name the most recent and now Sonic boomsprays […]
Dairy farming family use smartphone technology to ensure lifestyle benefits
With plenty to do on this family milking operation smartphone technology to monitor cow movements has proved a vital and secure time saving For the Bevan dairy farming family who supply Dairy Farmers, their move into smartphone-linked technology is having a big impact. Fifth-generation dairy farmer Henry Bevan farms with his wife Anna and two […]
Organic Industry Farmer of the Year for 2022 is Brendon Hoyle
Brendon Hoyle has been named Farmer of the Year at the 2022 Australian Organic Industry Awards Growing the sweetest berries is an art and a science according to Brendon Hoyle, who has been named as the organic industry’s Farmer of the Year for 2022. Brendon, who is co-owner and operator of Ashbern Farms in Queensland, […]
Beef Week Casino is back with an exciting program across 11 days of non-stop activity
The Casino Food Co-op will celebrate 10 years as naming sponsor for Beef Week 2023 with the event running from 20 to 30 of May 2023 in Casino NSW The Casino Beef Week Promotions Committee Inc hosted its annual Christmas party in late November 2022 but even more exciting for those in attendance was some […]
South East Field Days at Lucindale includes some action packed entertainment
There is plenty for the entire family to see and have a fantastic day while exploring the agriculture equipment and displays in-between some great entertainment A major difference for the South East Field Days at Lucindale is the hard work that goes into the event from organisers, the hard working Lucindale Lions Club and specifically […]
Anameka Farms prepares for a record harvest for season 2022-23
Able to avoid frosts and the flooding that persecuted eastern states growers this Tammin WA grower prepares for consecutive record harvests following a stellar growing season For thirty-one-year-old Western Australia farmer, Oscar York, it’s a matter of rolling up his sleeves ahead of what he predicts to be yet another record harvest on Anameka Farms […]
Brandt expands across the ditch with takeover of Agrowquip NZ
This takeover now positions the Brandt Group of Companies as New Zealand’s most comprehensive John Deere equipment dealer network With Brandt’s expansion plans for mainland Australia held up with some old-time dealer principals digging in for more cash, the company has decided to mop up New Zealand while it sits and waits for circumstances to […]