Farms and Farm Machinery

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Farms and Farm Machinery

Freestyle flow • Krone’s solo bale wrapper features a new ground roller, guide roller and bale turner to make the unit safer and more convenient

Need for speed • New technology currently being trialled could see the speed of seeding double

Simpler tines • Horsch has simplified the drawbar and integrated hydraulic lines into the frame on its Sprinter NT tine seed drill in response to the feedback of Australian customers

Next generation • Kubota expands diesel generator range

Hop to it • New seeding equipment from Lemken will do more for smaller tractors and more precise seed placement

Leaps and bounds • CFMoto’s new midsize utility task vehicle (UTV) is a lighter unit with a heavier towing capacity and more storage space

Finger click • The new Case IH AFS Connect Magnum provides enhanced performance and productivity at touch of a button

Centimetre perfect • Sprayer manufacturer Hardi has taken a big step into the technological space, launching a selective spraying system, which it claims could reduce chemical use and costs by up to 90 per cent. Lincoln Bertelli reports

Banking on it • Stockyard Group’s new deal with Commonwealth Bank (CBA) will see it pay lower interest if it hits emissions and safety targets

Perfect match • With new designs developed specifically for poultry, piggeries, cotton and hay, Dieci’s range of specialty telehandlers are built tough for Australian requirements

Subscription free • John Deere ends subscription fees for JDLink data transfer

Pilot season • Agco has launched a pilot of a new streamlined precision agriculture support system in North America, with a broader rollout planned for next year

Ruling the roost • Väderstäd celebrates the 30th anniversary of its Seed Hawk precision seeding system

Mods not so hot • Modifications to farm equipment should not be treated in the same way as a farmer’s right to repair, the Tractor and Machinery Association of Australia says. By Anthony Wingard

Root cause • A four-year research project will try to determine the perfect barley root shape for varying soil profiles across Australia

Bitter notes • Australia must find new wine markets to avoid significant losses over the next five years due to Chinese wine tariffs, new data shows

November AgQuip • The 2021 AgQuip Field Days have been rescheduled due to ongoing concerns over the impact of COVID-19 outbreaks, though planning for others is proceeding as planned

Quids in • Funding for farmer challenges helps promote Australian agriculture

Events calendar • Here are upcoming Field Day and agricultural events for 2021. Information was current as of going to press

Choice selection • New Zealand’s Fieldays 2021 were an opportunity for the nation’s agricultural producers to get together and check out the latest innovations – and our friends from Farm Trader NZ were there

Sales boom • The end of the financial year saw a boost for tractor sales

Labour losses • Cost of labour is linked to the global header market

Iron horse rides again • A 1982 John Deere 4040 is back on the road after a bit of repair...