Show and tell was at the order of the day when the top round balers converged recently to show their steel in the Valtrac and Farmboek baling competition on Vlakfontein, farm of Jonathan van Aswegen, near Parys. The competition was the first of its kind in South Africa and the result of a notion that […] More
Valtrac, a company with its head office in Parys in the Freestate, has a treasure chest of new technology and exciting innovative equipment, which the company wants to re-introduce to farmers. The new developments were already on show at last year’s NAMPO Harvest Day. The Valtrac exhibition at NAMPO indicated that farmers were keen to […] More
Hierdie oorsig oor die sportnutsvoer-tuie wat in 2018 bekendgestel is, is saamgestel deur Dirk Gallowitz van Ultimate Drive. Verlede maand was dit die bakkies se beurt, hierdie maand klim ons agter die stuur van ’n paar sportnutse of 4X4’s in wat ook plaaspaaie kan baasraak. Nuwe Renault Duster: Beter, mooier en tawwer deur Dirk Gallowitz […] More
“Amper al ons kliënte in hierdie streek het iets met landbou te doen en een ding wat ons sien, is dat ’n boer altyd gereed is om ’n plan te maak,” sê Morné Botha, streeksbestuurder van Scania in Bloemfontein. Die streek strek van die Noord-Kaap af deur die Vrystaat en Oos-Kaap, tot by die see. […] More
Makliker, geriefliker en doeltreffender kry jy nie: Valtra se SmartTouch-beheerarm haal al die smart uit trekkerbestuur. Verby is die dae toe ’n swetende, stofbelaaide boer op ’n bonsende trekker moes rondstamp terwyl hy op die stram koppelaar staan en met ’n tros halsstarrige ratkieries spook – vandag sit hy sag in die lugversorgde weelde van […] More
Making quality hay in the summer rainfall areas of South Africa during January to March means one thing – whilst we need rain desperately for the fodder to grow, we experience great losses due to an unexpected thunderstorm just after the hay has been cut. The rate of baling, which equates to tonnes per hour […] More
“We have a responsibility towards our environment and our people,” says Wynn Dedwith, founder and owner of Valtrac, the agricultural machinery manufacturer, which recently celebrated its 21st birthday in the company of its people and in the environment it is dedicated to. Farmers, dealers, suppliers, personnel, the media and the extended Dedwith family gathered at […] More
“The new Valtra is like my Harley Davidson – the seat remains soft and comfy even on the longest tour,” says Gerrit Herbst from Lichtenburg. He and his two sons, Barnie and Gerrit, have an extended crop farming enterprise. Since mid-December, they had to cover great distances in the tractors to prepare and plant the […] More
No world harvesting record is safe when a CLAAS is near. This was proven once again when Bob Stewart, a US farmer of the Stewart Farms Partnership in Yorkville, Illinois, beat two world records in a day with a CLAAS LEXION 760 combine harvester. What makes the achievement even more noteworthy, is the fact that […] More
JCB set new records for turnover and machine sales in 2017 as global markets continued to rebound strongly during the year, the company announced today. The Staff ordshire-based construction and agricultural machinery maker revealed that its sales turnover in 2017 rose by almost 28% to £3.35 billion (2016: £2.62 billion), while machine sales increased to […] More
Farms are increasing in size and bigger farms demand bigger implements. Therefore, Kuhn built a new self-propelled sprayer. This sprayer is popular all over the world, and is also steadily gaining a firm foothold in South Africa. Valtrac, the reputable provider of agricultural equipment, is the importer and distributor of this standard setting sprayer. The […] More
“We are thankful to those farmers who grasped the value of combination cultivation and the Lemken way of soil preparation, and capitalised on all the advantages of the LEMKEN way of doing it,” says Karel Munnik, Manager of the German manufacturer’s South African office. The 1 000th LEMKEN, since the establishment of the local office […] More
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