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While New Zealand might not have the hills associated with Switzerland, the concept of a self-propelled round baler makes an interesting proposition.

Back in 2022, Claas announced the sale of its Cargos self-loading wagons to Bavarian company, Fliegl, suggesting that the market for such wagons was static, with too many players vying for the limited business and a pressing need for more room at its Bad Saulgau factory.

As part of an ongoing initiative to recognise the importance of service and parts technicians, John Deere ANZ recently held its third annual Technician of the Year Awards at a Gala event in Brisbane.

Origin Ag is New Zealand’s only farm machinery co-operative and owned by a group of farm machinery retailers.

Claas has made good on its promise to take the high horsepower tractor market head-on with the release of its XERION 12 series.

Growing potatoes requires suitable ground, an experienced workforce and a substantial investment in plant and machinery.

With the Irish dairy industry often compared to that of New Zealand, it would appear that Paddy is a long way ahead of his Kiwi counterpart when it comes to using dairy effluent.

Controlled Traffic Farming (TCF) systems see arable operators, using tramlines as “highways” for moving through a crop.

Robotic milking specialist Lely has announced that Exos, a fully autonomous vehicle for harvesting and feeding fresh grass, will be commercially available to Dutch dairy farms from the middle of 2024.

The first of French manufacturer Pichon’s new SV slurry tankers certainly looks like it means business.