As always, a right Royal display!
For many decades, the Royal Show has provided a comprehensive display of agricultural machinery and implements. This year was no different, and included amongst the exhibits were several locally manufactured...
New machinery at Nampo 2016
Last week, it was the turn of tractors. This series, we look at some of the other machinery that caught our eye at Nampo 2016, says Joe Spencer.
Tractors at Nampo
The new John Deere 9570RX had an auspicious SA debut at Nampo when the first model in the country sold almost as soon as the show opened.
New harvesting solutions by Geringhoff
Geringhoff has introduced two new maize headers and a flex draper that make it easier to handle multiple planting configurations and harvesting on hillsides.
Boerepatente Competition 2016
This year’s Boerepatente Kompetisie at Nampo Harvest Day was dominated by the Goosen family of Matlakeng, Botswana. Bertus and his daughters won 12 prizes.
X Concept tractor by Fendt
The idea of driving implements by electricity generated by the tractor engine, rather than the power take-off, is decades old. Now, at last, a small number of implements are available...
A training session with Case IH
Case IH recently organised a training camp for its dealers from Africa and the Middle East, followed by a Customer Day that attracted 400 visitors. Joe Spencer reports.
A new workhorse from Massey Ferguson
Massey Ferguson staged the most impressive display of its products in Africa for years at the recent ‘Vision of the Future’ mechanisation event at the AGCO Future Farm in Lusaka....
Mechanising pecan production
Pecan production mechanisation has seen steady improvement in efficiency. Joe Spencer examines some of the latest equipment on offer locally.
New from Great Plains
Joe Spencer takes a closer look at this international company’s latest tillage and seeding solutions.
A Kubota B2420 tractor for the price of a quad bike
A wine grape grower has found that smaller tractors can perform most of the tasks normally carried out by much larger machines.
The world’s first driverless tractor
The final production model of what is claimed to be the world’s first driverless tractor was launched at Agritechnica.
Vintage farming machinery
As part of our 105th anniversary issue, Joe Spencer takes us back to when men were men, and tractors were temperamental beasts.
Monsanto gets top planters
The seed company recently invested R11 million in new Monosem planting technology.
Valtra and Pöttinger – Part 2
Joe Spencer continues his overview of what’s new from Valtra and Pöttinger.
Valtra and Pöttinger – Part 1
Valtra’s new tractors and Pöttinger’s latest implements could benefit SA farmers. Examples were on show at Agritechnica.
New Holland is tops
Joe Spencer takes a closer look at New Holland’s award-winning T7.315 tractor as well as improvements in other models.
The new Aperion
This trailer offers innovation and versatility, and could prove a boon for many farmers.
Class winners at Agritechnica
AGCO dominated Hall 20 at Agritechnica, with Massey Ferguson and Challenger particularly prominent.
Qualidisc Farmer 3000 from Kverneland
Founded in 1879 in Norway, and now owned by Kutoba, Kverneland is one of the world’s leading plough manufacturers.
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