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Claas Arion Quick To Impress Canterbury Cropper

Canterbury mixed cropping farmer David Gorman trialled his first Claas tractor in October last year. That machine, a Claas Arion 610, is now the main workhorse on his Highbank farm and David is already contemplating another Claas tractor.

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Functionality And Backup Key Reasons For CLAAS Switch 

When large scale Northland farming operation Tapora Trust went looking for two new tractors last year, simplicity, functionality and backup service were at the top of the shopping list.

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Claas Tractors Help Young Contractor Provide Quality Product

Owning a contracting business at just 22 years of age is already an achievement in itself, but Sam Percival is keen to grow his North Otago baleage operation even further.

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Landpower NZ - 2009 News


Landpower NZ - 2009 News

Exchange Rate Bonanza

October 9, 2009

EXCHANGE RATE BONANZA We are gearing up for another busy grass season and with the recent rains we are looking forward to an early start. All the new season equipment is arriving and the workshop is busy assembling and getting ready for... read more

Southland Contractor Set To Mow with New CLAAS Disco

October 1, 2009

Southland Contractor Set To Mow with New CLAAS Disco With two high capacity CLAAS mowers ready to go into action, Southland contractor Brian Hughes is all geared up for a big grass silage season. Run with the help of his... read more

Big CLAAS Tedder Speeds Up Harvesting Process

September 22, 2009

Big CLAAS Tedder Speeds Up Harvesting Process for Specialist Baling Business Time-saving was a key reason behind Jeff and Rod Lancaster’s decision to buy a CLAAS Volto1320T Tedder for their Canterbury contracting operation. read more

North Canterbury Contractor Gears Up for More Hay

September 18, 2009

North Canterbury Contractor Gears Up for More Hay This Summer The last two hay seasons have been a real challenge for Canterbury contracting operations like Mehrtens Ag Services. After back to back seasons of poor summer... read more

Amazone Doubles Capacity at its Worldwide Parts Centre

September 17, 2009

Amazone Doubles Capacity at its Worldwide Parts Centre The reliable and quick supply of spare parts is an increasingly important factor to ensure success of a global manufacturer of agricultural and municipal machinery in the market. This... read more

Big CLAAS Mower Helps Contractor Meet Demand

September 14, 2009

Big CLAAS Mower Helps Contractor Meet Demand for Baled Supplement   Canterbury contractor Tim Ridgen believes the steady demand for baled supplement in his region is a response to rising feed costs. Bales of straw, ... read more

Performance of First CLAAS Axion Impresses

September 14, 2009

Performance of First CLAAS Axion Prompts Southland Contractor to Buy a Second Nightcaps Contracting opened for business on April Fools’ Day, 1999, but the inauspicious start date hasn’t stopped the business gaining a firm foothold in the... read more

New Feed Mixer Improves Feed Utilisation on Canterbury Farm

September 11, 2009

New Feed Mixer Improves Feed Utilisation on Canterbury Farm A Trioliet Solomix Feed Mixer has helped Canterbury dairy farmers Malcolm and Ilka Norrie improve utilisation of their mostly home-grown feed supplements. The... read more

Otago Contractor Super Happy With New Amazone Seed Drill

September 7, 2009

Otago Contractor ‘Super Happy’ With New Amazone Seed Drill Former farmer Ian ‘Charlie’ Mills is a relative newcomer to the... read more

JCB Farm Masters Work Hard Year Round

September 4, 2009

JCB Farm Masters Work Hard Year Round   Graeme Bagrie’s JCB wheeled loaders are at work just about every day of the year on tasks that range from silage stacking to earthmoving. The Horowhenua farmer and contractor, an... read more

CLAAS Harvest Centre Opens in Southland

September 1, 2009

CLAAS Harvest Centre Opens in Southland   Landpower, the New Zealand-owned importer of premium European agricultural machinery, is going against economic trends to raise its investment and profile in the coming... read more

New CLAAS Combine Gives Harvesting Capacity a Huge Boost

September 1, 2009

New CLAAS Combine Gives Harvesting Capacity a Huge Boost   Grain prices may have fallen recently, but Rangitikei farmer and contractor Jason Wing is confident the arable industry will bounce back. “The world is still gr... read more

Landpower New Zealand - Annual Dealer Awards

August 31, 2009

Landpower New Zealand - Annual Dealer Awards   At the recent New Zealand Dealer Conference in Christchurch, four CLAAS Harvest Centres were recognised for their outstanding achievement in 2008/09.We extend our... read more

Big CLAAS Swather Maximises Harvesting Efficiency

August 26, 2009

Big CLAAS Swather Maximises Harvesting Efficiency   A CLAAS swather with a huge working width of 15 metres will be available in New Zealand this season. Roger Nehoff, Group Product Manager for CLAAS distributor... read more

Versatile Catros Speeds Cultivation for Canterbury Croppers

August 26, 2009

Versatile Catros Speeds Cultivation for Canterbury Croppers   Tillage technology has come a long way since the day Gary Wilson’s grandfather settled Kahautara Farm, near Kirwee, in 1927. During the 1920s and 1930s it could take da... read more

Big Discs Pave Way for Murray Brothers Maize Crops

August 26, 2009

Big Discs Pave Way for Murray Brothers’ Maize Crops   Despite a tough season for maize growers last year, Bay of Plenty contractor Bruce Murray remains upbeat about the future of maize silage. He and his brother Ian ru... read more

New Sprayer Takes Stress Out of Crop Work

August 7, 2009

New Sprayer Takes Stress Out of Crop Work   About the only thing Norm Styles’ new Amazone crop sprayer can’t do is open gates. Apart from that the South Canterbury farmer and cont... read more

New CLAAS AXOS - The Farmers Friend

July 31, 2009

NEW CLAAS AXOS - THE FARMERS FRIEND CLAAS has replaced its sub-100hp CELTIS tractors with the all new AXOS models. The four tractors - called the 310, 320, 330 and 340 - have power ratings of 75hp, 87hp, 92hp and 102hp... read more

Fergus McDonald Chooses Cutting Edge European Machinery

July 28, 2009

Fergus McDonald Chooses Cutting Edge European Machinery When former Southland arable farmer Fergus McDonald moved to Wanaka, he realised that there was a niche market available to him, which he has acquired with the help of... read more

Winner of the $5000 is Announced

July 9, 2009

Winner of the $5000 is Announced.   This week Landpower Australia announced the winner of the ‘Win $5000 cash by purchasing a CLAAS Tractor competition’. The lucky winner is Mr Wayne Roberts from Mardan,... read more

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