22 September 2016
New CLAAS QUADRANT 5000 series ties a better knot
CLAAS claims the new QUADRANT 5300 and 5200 – the replacement models for the popular QUADRANT 3300 and 3200 – are the fastest square balers on the market.
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14 September 2016
It's snow time!
AGRICULTURAL contractor, Colin Murdoch, has swapped his winter downtime for non-stop snowtime by leasing his fleet of four CLAAS advanced technology tractors to an award-winning automotive testing facility in New Zealand’s Southern Alps.
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02 September 2016
CLAAS tractor made of 800,000 Lego bricks
FRANCE’S first museum of agriculture, the Musée du Compa, has a new highlight: a full-scale CLAAS ARION 460 tractor built entirely from Lego bricks.
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18 August 2016
CLAAS acquires SHREDLAGE technology
GLOBAL forage harvesting technology giant, CLAAS, has acquired the complete intellectual and marketing rights for the innovative SHREDLAGE maize silage process.
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03 August 2016
The Best of the best
THE very best dealerships, teams and individuals from throughout the Landpower and CLAAS Harvest Centre network in New Zealand and Australia have been recognised at the inaugural Strive Annual Awards for Excellence held in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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04 July 2016
CLAAS manufactures its 50,000th LEXION
THE 50,000th LEXION combine harvester, recognised as the world’s most technologically advanced harvesting platform, has rolled off the CLAAS assembly line in Harsewinkel, Germany.
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22 June 2016
World-class technology powers Lincoln research
Landpower is proud to be part of the provision of more than $850,000 of high performance agricultural technology, service and advice to Lincoln University as part of a three-year research program that aims to improve the performance and viability of New Zealand dairy farming systems.
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21 June 2016
AMAZONE Fertiliser Database
As one of the biggest manufacturers of fertiliser spreaders in the world, AMAZONE provides information on fertilizer spreading rates across many platforms
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19 June 2016
More horses and a better tractor
WAIKATO dairy farmers, Andrew and Toni Rooks, are adamant they got more horsepower for their dollar and a better tractor for good measure when they purchased a CLAAS ARION 620C.
“We got an extra 30 or 40 horsepower for the same price.”
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19 June 2016
New flagship model for CLAAS AXION 800 series
CLAAS has added a new flagship model to its highly successful AXION 800 series, which now boasts seven models spanning 205 to 295 hp. With a maximum rating of 295 hp and CMATIC continuously variable transmission as standard, the AXION 870 bridges the gap between the AXION 850 (264 hp) and AXION 910 (320 hp).
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16 June 2016
À la carte dining for cows
MAIZE and grass silage, palm kernel and minerals are now on the menu at Kelvin and Rita Cutforth’s dairy farm in Waikato, thanks to the purchase of a high performance Trioliet wagon that rapidly and thoroughly mixes and feeds out all types of rations.
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07 June 2016
30,000 operating hours, not out
AN early-model CLAAS telehandler has chalked up an impressive 30,000 operating hours on its original engine on an agricultural cooperative in Germany.
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03 June 2016
The three Ps
ADHERANCE to a simple three-point philosophy – prepare, place and protect – has helped to almost double the yield potential of a northern Victorian cropping operation over the past three decades.
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20 May 2016
New silage processing method improves digestibility
A NEW maize silage technique that intensively processes both the kernel and long chopped corn stalk particles significantly improves digestibility and livestock performance.
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20 May 2016
Going forward, backwards
A LARGE scale farming operation in Central West NSW has taken delivery of one of the first CLAAS XERION 4500 tractors equipped with a variable cabin in Australia. Boasting permanent 4x4 drive, all-wheel steering and continuously variable transmission, the 483 hp tractor is arguably one of the most technologically advanced tractors available.
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19 May 2016
Launching the pocket rocket
Despite it’s compact size the all-new JCB 516-40 telehandler is capable of lifting 1.6 tonnes up to a maximum height of 4 m and it's sure to find immediate appeal where operating areas can be restrictive.
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