Two of the best-known John Deere agricultural equipment dealerships in Australia have joined forces after Vanderfield’s parent company RDO Australia Group bought Chesterfield Australia.
Judith Kerr
John Deere today launched a new home of digital farming information, insights and learning resources with the unveiling of the John Deere Digital Agriculture Hub.
Pandemic restrictions have forced Australian businesses to take a new approach to their day-to-day operations, and Case IH is no exception.
It’s a big move for a little office, from the Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field Days oval to the heart of town.
Cally Dupe
The John Deere Operations Centre has evolved to become a central tool for Australian farmers and operators to unlock the power of precision agriculture and optimise machinery performance.
Advanced connectivity, remote monitoring capabilities and additional power are among the features the recently launched Case IH AFS Connect Magnum.
A “game-changing” new level of tractor connectivity and remote monitoring will be on offer when the AFS Connect Magnum becomes available through Case IH dealerships across Australia and New Zealand.
One Kalgoorlie-Boulder company is understood to be seeking 30 drivers, while those servicing the Pilbara’s iron ore sector are reportedly struggling to fill spots to cope with demand.
Tom Zaunmayr
WA Premier Mark McGowan says a new $7 million autonomous machinery project in the South West will put the State at the ‘cutting edge’ of world mining technology.
Steve Butler
The former military man and grandfather of three had been a councillor on the Show’s committee for seven years and vice-president for three before taking over the mantle last month.
Shannon Verhagen
John Deere has announced several updates and additions to its line-up of 7R and 8R Tractors for the 2021 model year.
A $7.5 million specialist centre for agricultural mechanisation to be built at Muresk Institute is likely to include two sheds filled with machinery and ag-tech equipment split into sections.
A Donnybrook farming couple fleeced out of $19,000 after falling for an online machinery scam have had a somewhat happy ending to their story.
The company behind an air drill subject to multiple warranty claims in Australia has been sold to a Canadian tillage specialist, six months after filing for creditor protection.
Green machine juggernaut AFGRI Equipment has been given the approval to build a $1.2 million dealership and service centre at Narrogin, paving the way for dozens of new jobs in the Wheatbelt.
EXCLUSIVE Cally Dupe
Gnowangerup-based manufacturers, Duraquip, saw a niche in the market and decided to put their background of 110 years of farming experience to create something that would tick all the boxes.
In 1995, Case IH became the first manufacturer to introduce precision farming technology to the market with the launch of Advanced Farming Systems.
Members of a South Australian grain farming family say they have slashed their input costs by trialling John Deere’s new C650 air cart at their 3000ha property near Barabba.
Its nearly crunch time for farmers thinking about buying machinery that needs to be installed before June 30 to take advantage of increased instant tax write-offs due to COVID-19.
AMAZONE has released the flagship model in the next generation of high-performance Avant cultivator-drill combinations.
Spend time around the any of the people that make WA’s three major agricultural machinery field days happen, and one of the first things you’ll notice is their positive attitudes.
AMAZONE has extended its new range of UX Special trailed sprayers with the addition of the mid-sized UX5200 model.
Green machinery juggernaut AFGRI Equipment has unveiled plans to spend $1.2 million building a dealership and service centre at Narrogin.
Cally Dupe and Kellie Balaam
A wind system designed to help harvest shatter-prone crops is now being sold commercially in WA for the first time — with two farmers who used it last harvest saying it paid itself off quickly.
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