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Wrapping up a hypothetical silage venture

I’D BE willing to wager that every machinery enthusiast has their share of ‘aspirational’ purchases. The machines that you don’t strictly need, but with whose hypothetical selection and applications you preoccupy your spare time. I have...

John Droppert
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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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Digital toolbox gets an upgrade

CASE IH Australia and New Zealand’s parent company, CNH Industrial, has partnered with Canadian-based Farmers Edge for a new strategic digital agriculture agreement, reflecting Case IH’s global focus to give customers more access to the tools...

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Planting the seeds of success

IT’S THE planter that has put precision, performance and profitability to the fore for producers across the globe, and now Australian farmers can see what the Early Riser 2000 Series from Case IH can do for their bottom line. The Early Riser 2130...

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Tough workhorses get new stablemates

OVER THE past 10 years, the heavy hitters in Mahindra’s range have forged an ironclad reputation for bulletproof toughness and durability, all thanks to the design of the tractors. The Mahindra 8000 series 80 hp tractor has been the bedrock of the...

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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
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Steiger name still stands for power and reliability

SIXTY YEARS ago, a pair of American brothers on a farm near Minnesota needed a high-powered, four-wheel drive tractor for their business. When they couldn’t find one on the market they built it themselves, and the first Steiger rolled out of the...

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New year will bring new features for 6R Series

AN UPDATED line of 6R Series tractors is coming to John Deere in 2019, with the line of 82 to 186 kW tractors including 10 models in two- and four-wheel drive configurations with cab. Three new, optional features that enhance tractor performance and...

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Turning up the heat on reliable machinery

CHALLENGING WEATHER conditions are testing the mettle of farmers. But as is often the case, testing times also bring out the best in producers — and the machinery they rely on to get the job done. North-west NSW farmer Tony Wilson and his family...

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Robot keeps feed in line

INSTALLING A GEA FR1 feed pusher from Advanced Dairy Systems in Cobram has been an investment Finley dairy farmer Marcus Flanagan is happy he made. Running a busy and intensive 700-cow operation means time is precious, and Mr Flanagan is always...

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Put these mixers to intensive use

A NEW range of Kuhn Profile twin-auger mixers are designed for intensive use. Capacities range from 18 cubic metres, ideal in tight spaces, to 34 cubic metres for larger scale operations. The Profile range has a compact design for greater volume...

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Taking the drudgery out of moving fences

IT’S NOT uncommon for farms to be a family affair, but the Drumm family at Mullingar in County Westmeath, Ireland, have taken this to new heights with their own agritech invention. Fed up with the chore of moving electric fences — often in the...

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Bridging the gap between slasher and mulcher

THE MAJOR range of Cyclone mowers is designed to do the work of a flail-mower, but the rotary layout is said to require up to 25 per cent less power and so save fuel. Available in cutting widths from 2 m to 5.6m, machines carry from three to eight...

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Thrilled with mower win

LEWIS SEIFFERT, from Victoria’s Western District, was the lucky recipient of a special edition GMD 310 disc mower valued at $17 000 after being announced as the winner of a KUHN Farm Machinery competition to celebrate 50 years of disc mower...

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Tractor is a versatile all-rounder

THE NEWLY launched Landini Powerfarm 110 RPS tractor is the ultimate combination of loader tractor and general farm tractor for field work, according to its manufacturer Inlon. Inlon offers many features as part of its tractor loader package...

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Rotary dairies a cheap, efficient option

ROTARY DAIRIES remain a cost-effective and low-maintenance option for dairy farmers, according to Steve Allenby from Allenby Engineering, Camperdown. Allenby Engineering built its first rotary dairy — 40 units — in 1988. Mr Allenby believes it...

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Should it be this hard?

SIMPLE THINGS please simple minds — or so the saying goes. That probably explains (at least partly) my decision to purchase a Chinese wheel loader. Simplicity was a major selling point. After all, who needs a 35 point suspension with 243 moving...

John Droppert
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Round baler for knockout rounds

WITH AGCO buying the grassland division of Lely in 2017, it was always a sure bet that Massey Ferguson would introduce a new round baler baler range, that took the best from the Welger stable, but also build on MF long history of such products. The...

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Bandaid approach leaves farmers stranded

THE OTHER week we sent 20 cows from our Crossley dairy farm to slaughter. That’s on top of the 15 we sent a few weeks before. These were good dairy cows, profitable and well in-milk. We wanted to keep them. But the sad truth is we probably...

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New owner for Coomboona Dairies

A company associated with Freedom Foods Group has purchased the troubled Coomboona Dairies operation near Shepparton, once jointly owned by Australian entrepreneur Gerry Harvey. Freedom says it will use the relationship with the large dairy to...

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Step-up for Burra Foods Suppliers

BURRA FOODS has announced a step-up in its base farm gate milk price, equivalent to $0.13/kg of milk solids across the 2019 financial year. In a letter to suppliers in October, Burra Foods chief executive officer Grant Crothers said this step-up was...

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Dairy farmers say no to a mandatory code of conduct

‘‘No mandatory code, full stop.’’

Alana Christensen