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Friday, 07 March 2025 10:55

Lely order book 'slightly better'

Dairy automation company Lely reported a 3.4% decline in total turnover last year but notes that sales are picking up.

Published in Machinery & Products
Friday, 07 March 2025 08:55

Bigger but not numb

When you compare a RAM 1500 or Chevrolet Silverado to a Ford Ranger or a Toyota Hilux, you will understand why we need the designations truck and ute.

Published in Machinery & Products
Friday, 07 March 2025 07:55

Good just got great

Already well respected in the UTV sector for performance, reliability and a competitive price point, CFMOTO has upped the ante in the middleweight sector with the arrival of the UFORCE 600 Farm Spec model.

Published in Machinery & Products
Friday, 28 February 2025 13:55

AGCO and SDF join hands

Tractor and machinery manufacturer AGCO has signed a supply agreement with the European-based SDF Group, best known for its SAME, Deutz Fahr and Lamborghini tractor brands.

Published in Machinery & Products
Friday, 28 February 2025 12:55

Products born and bred in NZ make the difference

Made in New Zealand is a feature that looks at the wealth of design and manufacturing ability we have in New Zealand, producing productive and cost-effective products for the agricultural sector. This week machinery editor Mark Daniel takes a closer look at McKee Plastics, catching up with business development manager, Logan McKee.

Published in Machinery & Products
Thursday, 27 February 2025 13:55

Massey Ferguson launches double small square baler

AGCO has released details of the new SB.1436DB small square, or conventional baler, that rather unconventionally, produces two rows of bales per field pass, so doubling the output over a traditional single baler producing 14-by-18-inch bales.

Published in Machinery & Products

After establishing its own engine facility in the UK in 2004, followed by an Indian plant in 2010, JCB currently builds around 500 of its Dieselmax engines every day and hit the one million units milestone in late 2024.

Published in Machinery & Products
Thursday, 27 February 2025 11:55

Land-forming equals water use efficiency

Increased efficiency has been a key driver for New Zealand’s farmers to meet the challenge of increased demand with fewer resources.

Published in Machinery & Products
Thursday, 27 February 2025 10:55

What's the correct bolt to use?

You cannot go far in farming without encountering fasteners such as nuts and bolts, given that expensive plant, machinery and buildings are held together by them and your gates would not fill gateways if they were missing.

Published in Machinery & Products

Designed to allow customers to adopt technology and reduce costs, John Deere’s Precision Essentials Programme, offers those customers the option to either buy all their precision agriculture (PA) technology upfront, or select only the hardware and software that will be most valuable to their business.

Published in Machinery & Products
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