NZ Central Fields feel the heat
New Zealand’s Central Districts Field Days attracted farmers and contractors to the big machinery as confidence lifted at the prospect of a higher dairy payout. Source: Stuff NZ But many said farmers they were taking the opportunity of fine weather to get chores done on the farm and they thought attendance was down on previous years. Alan […]
Case IH locals keep business humming along
Western Australia is home to a number of Case IH dealerships, three of which stand, not only for their dedication to their customers, but due to the proud histories they share with their local communities. Source: AFDJ eNews For Farmers Centre (1978), Boekeman Machinery, and Purcher International, when the going got tough, all three dealerships […]
Government safety rebates grow side x side market
On the back of SafeWork NSW announcing a doubling of its safety rebates for farmers to transition from an ATV to side x side vehicle last week, Polaris has hailed the safety rebates offered in New South Wales and Victoria as “monumentally successful” and a key driver in the staggering growth of the side x […]
Fendt top three tractors in Germany
The registration statistics from the German vehicle registration office for tractors in Germany included four Fendt tractors are among the top five types in Germany. Source: AFDJ eNews “This is a top result for us,” Andreas Loewel, Manager of the German Fendt Sales Department said. “We would like to take the opportunity to thank all […]
Two JCBs awarded at SIMA
Two of JCB’s newest and most innovative products have been named as Machines of the Year for 2017 at one of the world’s leading agricultural shows. Source: AFDJ eNews The 8000 Series JCB Fastrac received the award in the 280-400 hp tractor category and the JCB Agripro Loadall telescopic handler secured the accolade in the […]
Kubota Spring winners
Winners of the Kubota spring catalogue competition were announced with Ben Fahy from Ballarat taking home the Kubota RTV500. Source: AFDJ eNews The 20 runners up will also receive a gift voucher from RB sellars. Rowena Negrosa CMF Excavations PTY LTD Bianco Loris LG Vineyard Services Ralph Nicholson Grewal Farms Woorabinda Past CO Countryman Contracting […]
MF show debut at SIMA
The new MF 6700 S Series, which includes the world’s first 200hp, four-cylinder agricultural tractor, made its SIMA Show debut in Paris, following its preview in France last year. Source: AFDJ eNews With its unrivalled four-cylinder power, manoeuvrability and agility the MF 6700 S was in a class of its own, with Massey Ferguson’s new ‘S […]
JD’s Joy
John Deere’s new CommandPRO joystick won the Farmers Guide Award for Excellence for 2016, the second year that these awards have been presented for innovations in the machinery and arable sectors. Source: AFDJ eNews The awards are intended to highlight excellence within the industry, as selected by Farmers Guide machinery editor David Williams and arable editor […]
Get Behind the Wheel with the CNH design team
The latest episode of the Behind the Wheel series follows CNH Industrial’s Design Analysis & Simulation team as they collaborate across continents with super computers to conceptualize future machines. Source: AFDJ eNews With the help of Engineering Simulation and Virtual Reality technology, they are able to reduce the number of physical prototypes that need to […]
Claas Machine of the Year 2017
At the “Machine of the Year 2017” awards ceremony held at SIMA, CLAAS won the Special Jury Prize for the JAGUAR fitted with SHREDLAGE crop processing technology. Source: AFDJ eNews A large audience watched the ceremony held on the stand of the French agricultural magazine “Terre-net”. The crop processing technology known under the brand name […]