Solving a nutty problem
Harvesting macadamias and other nuts is costly in SA. New equipment
could soon change this, says Joe Spencer.
Horsch Pronto DC: farming without a plough
The new 12m Horsch Pronto DC is the largest cultivating disc drill in the UK.
Making hay in Balfour
Tractors, mowers, balers and new baling technology were on display at the annual Balfour haymaking equipment day in Mpumalanga.
Back to seat-of-the-pants flying
The escalating costs associated with all forms of flying in South Africa has inspired veteran microlight pilot and instructor, Craig Couzens, to design the Nanolite Bumblebee.
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New Holland: Saving the planet
With its environmentally friendly technology, New Holland helps farmers do more with less.
Power ploughing
The KZN provincial heat for South Africa’s national ploughing championships was held recently at Weston Agricultural College.
The Plus factor: Amazone Catros+
It’s easy to become a dedicated convert to the Amazone Catros+, says one farmer: just test it.
The Prado gets a facelift
Top engineering and performance come at a cost – and not only a financial one! After test-driving the new Prado, Chris Nel finds himself admiring its technology, but questioning its complexity.
Latest from Claas
The German agricultural machinery manufacturer has a new distributor in South Africa and several notable models.
Hi-tech trials
This technologically advanced planter will plant maize trials more accurately and improve the efficiency of research.
Fendt – X Concept tractor
Fendt is developing tractors with electrical power available for agricultural operations.
Kuhn’s better bales
Kuhn’s LSB 1290 is designed to produce bales 25% denser than those made with conventional balers.
Cosmic probe sheds light on soil moisture
A proposed network of soil moisture probes in SA could have important consequences for food security and disaster mitigation.
Controlling the ‘famine weed’
Integrated management is needed to control parthenium, a member of the Asteraceae family and a noxious weed that threatens food security, biodiversity and human and animal health.
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New Holland tractor is No. 1
The New Holland T8 Auto Command tractor gets the No. 1 award from the
top exhibition for agricultural machinery.
Digging up African treasure
Plant breeder Mohammed Mohammed, a PhD student at UKZN, is researching the Bambara groundnut, a high-protein legume.
Massey Ferguson’s Antarctic adventure
In 2014, Massey Ferguson will celebrate the historic feat of three Ferguson TE20 ‘Vaaljapie’ tractors in 1958 by returning to the South Pole.
