The Saudi Arabian owners of WA’s biggest farm aggregation will start to sell a colossal amount of machinery this weekend with the nation’s biggest online clearing sale tipped to net $35 million.
Cally Dupe
John Deere has launched new weave automation for select round balers to speed up the baling process and reduce farmers’ “frustration” when trying to create a quality hay bale.
Staff Reporter
One of Australia’s burgeoning real estate and advisory firms has ventured into the farm machinery space for the first time, with plans to hold its first auction later this month.
One of Australia’s biggest vintage machinery collections netted more than $220,000 at the weekend when collector Neil Twaddle auctioned all 600 pieces from his private museum.
Future advancements in autonomous farm machinery will be a headline topic at WA’s biggest grains industry conference in Perth later this month.
Adam Poulsen
A national push to enable farmers to be able to repair their own machinery has had a significant win after the Federal Government’s newly formed National Small Business Strategy backed the reforms.
Conditions remain ‘challenging’ in the farm machinery industry but dealers are expecting more sales and an expansion of the workforce in all States except SA, according to the latest nationwide survey.
The biggest agriculture machinery auction in WA history will take place next month as the Saudi owners of the State’s largest farm aggregation seek to offload their vast inventory.
The latest crop of AFGRI Equipment apprentices have graduated from the dealer’s Apprentice Academy, celebrating their milestone with friends, family, branch and service managers.
Olivia Ford
Drones designed specifically for weed detection, mapping and spraying are increasingly being adopted by WA grain growers as the technology becomes more affordable, industry insiders say.
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The McVeigh family — who grow a range of crops in Queensland’s Western Downs Region — have reported positive results after trialing John Deere’s ExactRate liquid fertilizer system for cotton planting.
Tractor sales were down 23 per cent nationwide and 11 per cent in WA in 2024, capping off a tough year for dealers amid depressed demand across Australia.
For the Jones family, this year’s harvest has been made more efficient and productive with the help of Elmer’s HIVE Motherbin.
WA farm machinery provider Waringa Distribution is hoping to continue to expand its horizons on the east coast after opening a new distribution centre at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.
A Canadian John Deere combine product specialist has spent time in WA to better understand the needs and practices of local farmers.
Consumer Protection is warning farmers to be wary of ‘red flags’ when buying equipment, amid a spike in the number of people losing tens and thousands of dollars to sophisticated machinery scams
The strip and disc farming system can improve farm profits by increasing crop residue and ground cover while reducing evaporation and improving soil health, according to new research by a Nuffield scholar.
Farmers have heralded a move by Australia’s Board of Treasurers to sign a 10-year national competition policy as a “key first step” towards right to repair reforms.
Four tractors have won prestigious international awards at the 2024 Tractor of the Year awards ceremony.
The latest model in the Case IH tractor range, the Steiger Quadtrac 715, has won the Tractor of the year 2025 HighPower Category for models of 300 horsepower.
The farming industry has welcomed a push by Jim Chalmers to prioritise right to repair, following the announcement the Federal Government would provide a $900 million productivity carrot to the States.
Tractor sales were down 20 per cent across WA last month as demand nationwide continues to return to pre-COVID levels.
Wagin grain grower JP Van De Velde has been reaping the rewards of green-on-green spot spraying and the latest in individual, pulse width modulation nozzle control in his cropping program this season.
Australia will host trials for Greeneye Technology’s new AI-enabled precision spraying machinery, which is supported by a partnership with Croplands.
Ezra Kaye
