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Two new Agmech feed out options will be available this autumn from South Canterbury machinery maker Duncan Ag.
The company says the machinery will embody all-round farm solutions and smart design. And it is extending a special finance offer to ease farmers into tools to improve productivity.
General manager Craig McIsaac says the company knows of farmers’ increasing need to get as much value as possible out of their machinery, including the firm’s recently acquired Agmech range and its Duncan Ag drills and accessories.
“We like to think of ourselves as designers and makers of smart farming multi-tools – implements that deliver heaps of versatility as well as proven build quality,” McIsaac says.
For example, the new Agmech Multi Plus is a “perfect multi-tool wagon that can feed anything from pit silage, round bales and square bales to fodder beet and maize”.
“It’s not your normal multi wagon, in that it has 450mm high sides to increase the capacity which means it can then double as a silage wagon. Normal wagon sides are only 200mm high, so this makes quite a difference.
“It also means farmers can use just one machine to do several jobs, which saves time, money and labour.”
The Agmech Multi Plus will come in a four bale size, with a capacity of 12m3 of silage.
Also new for autumn is the Fodder Chopper, designed for easy maintenance and nonstop delivery of any vegetable, root, maize, meal or nut crop.
“It chops a tonne of crop in two minutes even with foreign objects mixed in and, like the Multi Plus, it combines efficiency, high build quality and versatility to help farmers maintain productivity,” McIsaac says.
“Production systems on many large farms mean supplements will remain on the menu notwithstanding tighter budgets this season; what we’re aiming to do with the likes of these new machines is make sure farmers have the tools they need to manage and handle that feed quickly, efficiently and reliably.”
McIsaac says the special finance offer centres on extended payment terms and reduced interest on at least a dozen different AgMech models, including the multi feeders, forage wagons, and trailers.
Duncan Ag has cut interest rates on the range to 2.9%, with one third of the price paid at purchase and the balance due in two payments over the following 24 months.
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