08 March 2023
Changing of the guard for Canterbury’s CLAAS Harvest Centres
Leading Australasian agricultural machinery distributor, Landpower Group, has acquired the Canterbury-based CLAAS Harvest Centres in Ashburton, Templeton, Timaru, Waipara, and Westland from the Carrfields Group.
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04 October 2022
New SCORPION telehandlers have even more sting
CLAAS has given its SCORPION range of high performance agricultural telehandlers a comprehensive upgrade for even greater handling performance, efficiency, comfort and safety.
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13 September 2022
High performance mowing
WITH a working width of almost 10 metres, the new DISCO 1010 is billed as the widest-mounted disc mower without a telescopic boom on the market.
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30 August 2022
Trimble the guiding force behind CLAAS steering
CLAAS has entered into a strategic partnership with Trimble Inc to develop a new generation of satellite-based steering systems for CLAAS tractors, combine harvesters and forage harvesters.
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12 August 2022
New automatic cutterbar adjustment makes life easier
CLAAS has introduced a new machine optimisation system that automatically adjusts the table length and reel position of its VARIO variable cutterbars when used in combination with CLAAS LEXION combine harvesters.
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12 August 2022
CLAAS rolls out next-gen improvements to LEXION
CLAAS has announced a number of improvements for all 2023-delivery LEXION 8000/7000 harvesters, including increased engine power on its top-of-the-line 8800 model, greater grain tank volume, a new cab and improved operator assistance systems.
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12 August 2022
Big stubble, no trouble
CLAAS has released the world’s first corn picker with an integrated stubble buster for one-pass harvesting and mulching.
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05 August 2022
XERION continues to turn heads after 25 years
CLAAS is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its revolutionary XERION tractor with the production of a special edition sporting the colour scheme of the original XERION 2500. In addition, all machines manufactured this financial year will carry an anniversary sticker on the cab door.
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04 July 2022
JCB unveils its new king of the clamp
WITH a category-leading power-to-weight ratio of 14 hp to every tonne, JCB’s new 457S agricultural wheeled loader is the undisputed king of the clamp for on-farm material loading, handling or spreading.
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27 June 2022
New tractor optimisation system reduces soil compaction
CLAAS has incorporated a new function that helps to prevent soil compaction into its award-winning CEMOS for Tractors machine optimisation system.
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24 June 2022
CLAAS and AMAZONE double down on autonomous technology
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.
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24 June 2022
CLAAS introduces two new track widths
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.
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16 May 2022
A close shave for stubble
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.
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09 May 2022
CLAAS flags major investment in forage harvesting
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.
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20 April 2022
Centaya-C just the shot for precision sowing
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.
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28 March 2022
AMAZONE posts record sales
GERMAN farm machinery manufacturer, AMAZONE, has posted a record sales result of 655 million euro during 2021, a 22% jump on top of the 15% increase recorded the previous year.
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