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When farmers look for technology to make their lives easier, reliability and precision are top of mind and anything that...
30/07/2025

When farmers look for technology to make their lives easier, reliability and precision are top of mind and anything that helps farmers work smarter, faster and with less stress is worth a closer look.

The new Nav-960 guidance controller from PTx Trimble, launched recently at Agrishow in São Paulo Brazil, promises to do exactly that - bringing better accuracy, more power and greater durability to farms around the world.

Read more at https://www.ruralcontractor.co.nz/blog/ptx-trimbles-nav-960-sets-new-standard-for-precision-farming

CASE IH is proud to announce a new partnership with Meet The Need NZ, a grassroots farmer-led charity working to tackle ...
24/07/2025

CASE IH is proud to announce a new partnership with Meet The Need NZ, a grassroots farmer-led charity working to tackle food insecurity across New Zealand one meal at a time.

As part of the initiative, $50 from the sale of every new Case IH tractor in New Zealand will be donated to Meet the Need, helping provide meals to families in need through local food banks and community groups.

Read more at https://www.ruralcontractor.co.nz/blog/case-ih-partners-with-meet-the-need-to-support-aotearoa-communities

FarmShop has set an ambitious goal to become New Zealand’s market leader for hay mowers by 2027 — and to achieve this, t...
15/07/2025

FarmShop has set an ambitious goal to become New Zealand’s market leader for hay mowers by 2027 — and to achieve this, they’ve teamed up with global frontrunners in the industry: SaMASZ.

Based in Poland, SaMASZ operates in over 70 countries and has manufactured more than 160,000 mowers since its inception in 1984. This year, key personnel from the company, Jake Korczowski and Łukasz Łapiński, visited New Zealand to connect with the owners of its mowers.

Read more at https://www.ruralcontractor.co.nz/blog/samasz-has-spoken-nz-in-top-5

Australia is the world’s largest exporter of chickpeas, with around 790,000 tonnes sent offshore last year - worth about...
11/07/2025

Australia is the world’s largest exporter of chickpeas, with around 790,000 tonnes sent offshore last year - worth about $600 million to the local economy.

But while its nitrogen-fixing properties make chickpeas a good option as part of a rotation, it’s fair to say chickpeas are one of the least popular crops to harvest for both contractors and farmers alike.

Read more at https://www.ruralcontractor.co.nz/blog/across-the-ditch-derrick-and-kerry-barnes-taking-the-heat-out-of-volatile-crops

Fear of failure can be a powerful motivator for farmers and growers. Reduced returns, the threat of tariffs and market u...
03/07/2025

Fear of failure can be a powerful motivator for farmers and growers. Reduced returns, the threat of tariffs and market uncertainty are keeping everyone on their toes. There’s no margin for error.

It comes as no surprise that farmers and growers expect to see scientific proof that a product is going to work for them. They want data and studies.

Read more at https://www.ruralcontractor.co.nz/blog/knowledge-is-also-power

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