CLAAS has added two new track widths for its AXION TERRA TRAC high horsepower tractors. In addition to the existing 635 mm (25”) and 735 mm (29”) widths, the crawler tracks are now available in 457 mm (18”) and 890 mm (35”) widths. CLAAS Harvest Centre General Manager – Product,… Read More
LEADING German agricultural technology manufacturers, CLAAS and AMAZONE, have increased their financial involvement with Dutch start-up, AgXeed, for the ongoing development and commercialisation of autonomous farm machinery. The investment will provide CLAAS and AMAZONE with further access to autonomous technologies. In turn, AgXeed will benefit from the expertise of CLAAS… Read More
CLAAS has released the world’s first corn picker with an integrated stubble buster for one-pass harvesting and mulching. CLAAS Harvest Centre General Manager – Product, Tim Needham, says the new unit allows faster decomposition of corn stubble and helps to break the lifecycle of fungal diseases and insect pests. Developed… Read More
AMAZONE has improved the performance of its Cirrus 6003-2 folding trailed combination cultivator-drill with the addition of a forward-mounted knife roller that shreds standing vegetation or tall stubble. CLAAS Harvest Centre Product Manager – AMAZONE, Joshua Patrick, says the unit will significantly improve the effectiveness of direct-drilling operations. “This unit will… Read More
CLAAS has announced it will invest about EUR 40 million to refurbish its Bad Saulgau manufacturing site to meet increasing global demand for high performance harvesting technology. The 17-hectare site in southern Germany, which underwent a EUR 20 million refurbishment only nine years ago, is the home of the company’s… Read More
AMAZONE’s new Centaya-C harrow-mounted seed drills allow precise seed metering and exact depth placement at operating speeds of up to 12 km/h. Available in working widths of 3, 3.5 and 4 metres, they can equipped with either RoTeC pro single-disc coulters or TwinTeC double-disc coulters on 12.5 or 15 cm… Read More
Margaret River Machinery has joined Landpower, one of Australia’s largest privately-owned farm machinery distribution networks, as an independent dealer servicing the Augusta-Margaret River and Busselton shires in Western Australia. For the past 18 months, the dealership has been acting as a sub-branch for CLAAS Harvest Centre Katanning to extend its… Read More
A NEW nine-row ‘bed planter’ is proving to be just the trick to producing the smaller, uniform-shaped tubers preferred by certified seed producers and crisp processors. Still a relatively new concept in Australia, bed planting increases planting density by up to 20% to improve water conservation and nutrient uptake, which… Read More