Out of more than 80,000 entries, Daniel Neil from Piopio has been announced as the lucky winner of the Isuzu D-MAX LX Double Cab 4WD Ute in this year’s Fieldays Ute giveaway.
New Holland and Case IH are introducing new advancements in its precision technology stack to make farming easier and more efficient for its customers.
Ashburton-based Carrfields has signed a deal with Kubota NZ for the retail distribution rights of Krone products in Canterbury, effective September 1.
While the new Coalition Government sorts out the previous administrations’ emissions policy, emerging UK technology companies are indicating where things might be heading.
Italian tractor manufacturer Argo Tractors, builders of the McCormick, Landini and Valpadana marques, has opened a new factory to develop and manufacture transmissions for those brands.
Recently Landpower and Claas Harvest Centre unveiled the Claas Xerion 12 series high-horsepower tractor, ending the wait for the much-vaunted model in Australia and New Zealand.
John Deere's 6M Series tractors have been given a major update for 2025 with more speed and power across the 13-model range and, for the first time, will include four models above 200hp and a 50km/h transmission.
Following a quarter century of production, the 100,000th Fendt 700 Vario was recently driven off the production line in Marktoberdorf, Germany.
As a sign of the times, a sharp downturn in the global demand for tractors and machinery has seen some of the global players announcing lacklustre half yearly results.
A T7.225 with candy blue body panels, New Holland silver and black graphics featuring the Union Jack flag, black wheels rims with candy blue rim edges, plus a NH leaf on the bonnet top is obviously something special.
While New Zealand’s clever thinkers were out in full force at the Fieldays Innovations event last month, the youngsters weren’t there to be overlooked.
Contractors Phil and Tim May, who work around the Methven area of Mid- Canterbury in the South Island, have been putting together a fleet of machines with the right technology to achieve productivity gains and maintain their reputation for an efficient, reliable service.
With 2023 behind us, the global market for agricultural tractors closed with a decline in terms of units, but with growth in terms of value.
In a move that will be welcomed by many, Austrian manufacturer Pottinger appears to be following a trend of bringing its machines down from the technological high-spec offerings seen over the last few years and offering them to customers in a more userfriendly format.
Growing up on a South Waikato sheep and beef farm, Penny Ranger has firsthand experience on the day-to-day challenges.
Claas is celebrating half a million combine harvesters built since 1936, marking the occasion by building anniversary machines from the Lexion, Trion, Evion and Dominator families at three locations on three continents.
A Christchurch manufacturer of woollen covers for newborn lambs says his covers pay dividends in survival rates and liveweight gains, especially at a time when farmers are feeling the economic pinch.
When Cyclone Gabrielle hit in February 2023, it left an estimated $13.5 billion worth of damage across New Zealand.
Having taken over from the previous distributor, who represented the brand for two decades, Landini New Zealand marks the beginning of a new distribution deal with Norwood, with a first look at Fieldays.
Already well known for its silage wagons, tip trailers and an extensive range of bale feeders, McIntosh Farm Machinery has expanded its product offering with their first dual purpose machine, the Combi Pro.
Operating for around a decade, Waringa Distribution thoroughly appraises and paddocktests machinery brands prior to market introduction and before assisting operators with full support and parts backup.
Landpower is heading to Mystery Creek to showcase the latest Claas Harvest Centre European technologies from manufacturers, including Claas, JCB, and Amazone.
German company Deutz-Fahr has broadened its 6-cylinder product offering, adopting many features from large frame 7 and 8 series siblings.
When Wilfred Giltrap founded Giltrap Engineering in 1959, he laid the building blocks for a business that represents clever, durable and time-saving products with a loyal following in New Zealand and beyond.
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