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Room with a great view

THE DICTIONARY defines ‘panoramic’ as “an unbroken view of the surrounding region”, so the new Claas Arion 400 series tractors should be worth a closer look. The six-model series has machines from 90 to 140 hp. Built at the company’s Le...

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Allflex wins two World Expo awards

Allflex received two Dairy Herd Management Innovation Awards at the recent World Dairy Expo for its SenseTime cow monitoring system and the eSense Flex ear tag. The awards recognise the top 10 dairy industry innovations introduced over the previous...

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Considering the 2WD lifestyle

TWO WHEEL drive is a lifestyle I never really understood. Calling it a lifestyle (rather than simply a drivetrain configuration) may seem a little far-fetched, but bear with me. I grew up in a family that did earthmoving contracting with large equal...

John Droppert
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Replacing contractors with pure grunt

Recently, I have had cause to review my policy on ‘DIY vs hiring contractors’. Several times. A Council-ordained requirement to move around 300 cubic metres of fill for a construction project looked well in excess of what my venerable...

John Droppert
Machinery & Products

Local thumbs up for A5

AUSTRALIAN DAIRY technicians and Lely distributors, Rob Ciavatta, Mount Gambier, and Damian Loomans, Warrnambool, attended the Astronaut A5 launch at Lely’s HQ in the Netherlands. Both men were given a thorough overview of the new machine and were...

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Lely launches its latest Astronaut

THE LATEST version of the Lely Astronaut milking robot was launched at the company’s home base in the Netherlands last month and is now available to order in Australia. The Lely Astronaut A5 was revealed in front of 750 people at the Lely Future...

Stephen Cooke
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Farmer front of mind

DIRK AND Els Keijzer and their son, Hans, noticed an immediate improvement in terms of cow comfort and usability with the Lely A5 Astronaut compared to the A4. The Keijzers milk 120 dairy cows and run an extra 60 young stock in a barn on their 70 h...

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Isuzu SBR tipper keeps on truckin’

I don’t know much about trucks. Never have. In my orbit, they’re good for shifting tractors and machinery around. More generally, while trains are pretty awesome we don’t all live and work next to a railway siding, so it’s trucks that get it...

John Droppert
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Mahindra unveil seven new models

Twelve years after its introduction into Australia, Mahindra has delivered seven new models at a dealer conference on the Gold Coast last month. Customer acceptance of the Mahindra Max sub-compacts has played a solid part in the brand’s position...

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New mixer wagon a step forward for Kuhn

The Kuhn Profile 24.2 DL double-auger mixer wagon is brand new to Australia — and with it comes some special features designed to transform the speed and efficiency of any feed delivery system. Kuhn product specialist Tom de Greenlaw said feeding...

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Machinery & Products

Room with a great view

THE DICTIONARY defines ‘panoramic’ as “an unbroken view of the surrounding region”, so the new Claas Arion 400 series tractors should be worth a closer look. The six-model series has machines from 90 to 140 hp. Built at the company’s Le...

Dairy News
Machinery & Products

Considering the 2WD lifestyle

TWO WHEEL drive is a lifestyle I never really understood. Calling it a lifestyle (rather than simply a drivetrain configuration) may seem a little far-fetched, but bear with me. I grew up in a family that did earthmoving contracting with large equal...

John Droppert
Machinery & Products

Local thumbs up for A5

AUSTRALIAN DAIRY technicians and Lely distributors, Rob Ciavatta, Mount Gambier, and Damian Loomans, Warrnambool, attended the Astronaut A5 launch at Lely’s HQ in the Netherlands. Both men were given a thorough overview of the new machine and were...

Dairy News
Machinery & Products

Farmer front of mind

DIRK AND Els Keijzer and their son, Hans, noticed an immediate improvement in terms of cow comfort and usability with the Lely A5 Astronaut compared to the A4. The Keijzers milk 120 dairy cows and run an extra 60 young stock in a barn on their 70 h...

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