New Farm Machinery magazine’s issue 18 will hit newsstands on February 2. In this issue, we put John Deere’s new release, the 9410R articulated tractor to the test.
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The 410hp 9410R belongs to John Deere’s new 9R series which has been designed for broadacre cropping.
“The only thing bigger than the 9410R on this occasion is Western Victoria’s Mount Elephant standing prominently in the background,” NFM’s resident tractor tester Tom Dickson says.
Don’t miss Tom’s encounter with the green and gold “beast” in this issue. Watch the test video
Other machinery reviews featured in this edition include:
- 2014 Toyota Hilux Black Edition pickup
- 2015 Can-Am Outlander L 450 ATV(watch the video)
- Krone Swadro TC 880 Plus rotary rake
- Lely Tigo PR 60 loader wagon
Just before Christmas, Managing Editor Anna Game-Lopata travelled to Bateman’s Bay in New South Wales to catch up with Ewan McAsh, a strong-willed oyster farmer and Nuffield scholar who’s determined to turn NSW’s declining oyster industry around.
“Every aspect of the industry needed work,” McAsh laments.
“There was no marketing, no reliable spat supply, farmers weren’t collaborating and they didn’t have good relationships with the government.”
Since receiving his Nuffield scholarship in 2012, McAsh has made significant changes to his business as well as built a steadily growing network of local and interstate farmers to increase capacity, enable reliable supply and improve prices.
Don’t miss the remarkable story in this issue. Watch the video interview
Col Jackson returns to Tasmania where companies like Poppy Growers Tasmania are developing new varieties that offer huge potential for the painkiller, smoking and obesity markets despite continued challenges from litigious thieves and disease.
CEO Keith Rice tells Jackson that in the field of human endeavour, Tasmania poppy growers can be enormously proud of their achievements.
“The farmers have persevered and advanced alongside new cultivation and spraying techniques in agriculture and new techniques in irrigation.
“It’s the stuff dreams are made of,” Rice adds.
Dr Graeme Quick offers more exclusive research, this time on the topic of combine harvester classification and he also relates the fascinating royal Russian roots of rubber tractor tracks.
Last but not least, our buyers’ guide for this issue focuses on tractors in the 50-200hp category.
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