Rollovers of quad bikes or ATVs towing calf milk trailers have typically prompted a Safety Alert from Safer Farms, the industry-led organisation dedicated to fostering a safer farming culture across New Zealand.
With the increased arrival of technology in modern agricultural machinery, it invariably means more wiring and electronic control modules. This brings with it the risk of rodent damage when machines are in storage during the winter.
Deutz-Fahr has been awarded the prestigious silver medal at the upcoming Agritechnica 2025.
Although not a new concept, in-field animal weighing seems to be gaining traction by delivering live animal data without the need to bring mobs back to the yard for analysis.
GEA says that its latest walkover teat sprayer is helping farmers save time and boost udder health.
AGCO Corp has agreed with TAFE to resolve all outstanding disputes and matters related to their commercial relationship.
Engine maker Deutz is realising increasing growth in new orders and revenue in the first six months of 2025.
Recently released in Australia and New Zealand by John Deere, a unique new software platform offers near real time profitability monitoring across crops and individual paddocks.
Well-known for its Fusion baler wrapper combination, Irish manufacturer McHale has launched an interesting option at the recent Irish Ploughing Match.
It's hard to believe that quad bikes or ATVs have been around for about 50 years – even longer if you add in the balloon-tyred trikes that first appeared in the Bond movie Moonraker.
With the price of fertiliser still significantly higher than 2024, there is an increased onus on ensuring its spread accurately at the correct rate.
Sky Agriculture was formed in 2020, bringing together the well-known European brands of Sulky, Prolog and Sky, under the oversight of the family-owned Burel Group.
With Agritechnica just around the corner, it’s no surprise to see manufacturers drip-feed some information of new products worth a closer look.
Pottinger has released details of its newly developed LIQUIDO F front-mounted, multi-purpose silage additive tank.
Officially launched at the National Fieldays event in June, the Leader in-line conventional PRO 1900 balers are imported and distributed by Cambridge-based Ag Tech-Global Ag Solutions, who were appointed worldwide agents for Leader balers earlier this year.
Valtra has recently announced upgrades to the fifth generation A Series, offered to the New Zealand market in the four cylinder, A105 and A115 models, each delivering the maximum horsepower indicated on the side panels.
Connectivity is widely recognised as one of the biggest challenges facing farmers, but it is now being overcome through the power of satellite technology.
Formed in 1871, Austrian agricultural machinery manufacturer Pottinger originally focused on producing grassland machinery for a little over a century.
The all-new 2026 Can-Am Defender HD11 looks likely to raise the bar in the highly competitive side-by-side category.
Umbilical pumping specialists Transpread have designed a compact, single-axled version of its Contractor trailer engine-driven pump system, offering reduced dimensions for ease of access through tight gateways or confined yards.
Water treatment technology company FORSI Innovations Ltd may be headquartered in the rural town of Matamata but the business is anything but provincial in its ambitions.
Stoll appears to have become the first frontend loader manufacturer to address the question of ISOBUS for front-end loaders, by designing a new valve configuration for the existing ProfiLine layout that integrates with the Aux N, Tech U and VT channels on an ISOBUS-equipped tractor.
Back at the 2022 National Fieldays Innovation Awards, Jade Luxton, then a Year 13 pupil at St Pauls Collegiate School in Hamilton, was taking out a Highly Commended Award in the Young Innovators Category.
Scheduled for release later in the year at Germany’s Agritechnica Event, Lemken’s new Solitair PT is a power harrow/drill combination designed for farmers and contractors who want to work in a wide range of soil conditions, achieving a good seedbed combined with precise drilling in one pass.
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