Kubota tests diesel engines
Kubota last month used the UK LAMMA Show to test the water with its new 200hp, four-cylinder 09-series diesel engines.
Over the last few years Kubota has indicated its intention of becoming a major global player.
— And its 2015 results seem to confirm things are under way.
With a change to its fiscal year to end in December 2015, the final nine months showed sales of $US11.024 billion which represented an increase of 9% over the same period in 2014.
Export revenues rose significantly in North America from sales of compact tractors, whilst in Europe tractor, construction and engines saw increases, although farm implements are said to have "stagnated".
Nearer home, increased mechanisation was the mood for many Asian countries with increases in tractors and combines in Vietnam; China saw increased combine sales brought about by a reinstatement of subsidies by government; Thailand saw sales drop as a result of a prolonged drought.
For the year 2016, the company is forecasting a rise in revenues of around 3.6%, driven by expansion in North America, Europe and Asia, and also re-confirming that it sees agricultural and industrial machinery sales as the core to its strategy in becoming a major global brand.
New Zealand dairy processors are welcoming the Government’s commitment to continuing to push for Canada to honour its trade commitments.
An educational programme, set up by Beef + Land New Zealand, to connect farmers virtually with primary and intermediate school students has reported the successful completion of its second year.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a resolution adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to declare 2026 International Year of the Woman Farmer.
Waikato herd health veterinarian Katrina Roberts is the 2024 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year.
Trade Minister Todd McClay says New Zealand has no intention of backing down in a trade dispute with Canada over dairy products.
Horticulture NZ chief executive Nadine Tunley will step down in August.