Cropping News
Maki Marks Milestone
(3-Dec-2008)
...He said its release could help make field peas a 50,000 ha crop in central and northern NSW and the Southern Qld
cropping zone. Extensive testing throughout the region showed Maki out-yielding other varieties. Maki is classified as a green seeded ...
AIM Command Technology Helps Manage Rising Chemical Costs
(3-Nov-2008)
...chemical use isn’t as even across the field as it should be,” explained John Shadbolt, who runs a 12,000-hectare mixed
cropping operation at Nungarin, near Mukinbudin in Western Australia.“The AIM Command system on our two Patriot 4410s allows ...
New Combine Range Offers the Right Machine for Every Operation
(3-Nov-2008)
...in the industry.“With six models each offering increased harvesting capacities, there’s an option to suit every
cropping and contracting operation,” says Case IH Hay and Harvest Manager, Geoff Rendell. “There’s no need to settle for a machine ...
Big Cropping Operations Reaping Benefits with Steiger 535
(3-Nov-2008)
...IH’s new Steiger 535 is making a big difference to the efficiency of large
cropping operations across the country, including that of WA farmer, Matthew Steber. Matthew runs a 7,800-hectare family farming business at Kellerberrin, 50 ...
Two Flexi-Coil ST820s are Better than One
(3-Nov-2008)
...Zell and his father Bill, of Collarenebri in NSW, run an 18,200-hectare mixed
cropping operation and have taken a novel approach to seeding, by hooking two Flexi-Coil cultivator bars together for increased capacity and reduced labour ...