Avant makes its debut at the Royal Show
The Pietermaritzburg Royal Show has a policy of introducing a number of new exhibitors every year. This year, Finnish machinery manufacturer, Avant, makes its debut.
Meet the new Hanseo sprayer
Reapers Agriculture introduced a remarkable low-profile self-propelled sprayer at the Royal Show recently.
The Pérard VMP chaff harvester
The Pérard ‘chaff harvester’ brings a new solution to a growing problem.
5 simple tips for tractor safety
The lack of meaningful statistics on agriculture-related accidents suggests that attitudes towards farm safety are quite slack.
Sparex – 50 years of agri spares
Sparex, the international wholesaler of spare parts for tractors and agricultural machinery, is celebrating 50 years of successful business, writes Joe Spencer.
Will this tyre be worth the wait?
Mitas, known in South Africa for its Continental brand tyres, continues to develop the PneuTrac concept, writes Joe Spencer.
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New from Case IH
High performance and efficiency were clearly the emphasis when Case IH unveiled its new products at the recent SIMA Show in Paris.
Mechanisation demo at Weston
Two MF dealers and two local manufacturers used the occasion of the ploughing competition at Weston Agricultural College to demonstrate tractors and implements.
Ploughing at Weston
The KwaZulu-Natal regional heat of the SA National Ploughing Championships was held at Weston Agricultural College recently.
Revolution in planting
One way to improve production is to increase working speed. But this sacrifices accuracy. John Deere’s high-speed precision seed drill is breaking this ironclad law.
CLAAS wins at SIMA
At Paris this year, CLAAS picked up a gold medal for its Panoramic cab concept and earned a special mention for its Vario cutter bar.
Introducing the mighty Kubota M7
Kubota introduces the highly anticipated M7-Series Tractor Line – Kubota's mid-range tractor entry into the commercial livestock and row-crop production markets.
Tractors: East meets West
Established Western manufacturers are increasingly turning to Asian assembly plants and ‘joint venture’ factories.
A world of tractors
A recent survey provides interesting statistics on the number of tractors
in the world.
Sugarcane showcase
Case IH exhibited its sugarcane harvesters and tractors at a well-attended event in Mauritius.
Rotating auto-aligning flotation tracks (RAAFT)
Designed for pivot irrigation systems, these tracks pay for themselves in a season by preventing broken or bogged down equipment.
Starting from scratch – the Valtra T-series
The fourth generation of the Valtra T-series is an entirely new tractor.
Kubota: A safe cab
An imported cab built to international standards may cost more, but there are advantages in terms of productivity and safety. Joe Spencer reports.
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New Holland Guinness world record!
New Holland has reclaimed the Guinness world record for the most wheat harvested in eight hours.
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