Across the country, the red and white logo of Power Farming is a familiar sight on tractors, balers, mowers and cultivation gear, but behind every machine sits a team whose collective knowledge and passion keep those brands at the forefront of New Zealand agriculture.

The JCB 457S Agri marks a major step forward in large-scale agricultural loading machinery, built to meet the demands of contractors and big farming operations across New Zealand. With a rated operating weight just over 20 tonnes and peak output of 282 horsepower, it brings a power-to-weight ratio of around 14 horsepower per tonne giving it the strength and speed to handle the toughest silage clamp or feed-pad jobs.

New Zealand orchard and grape growers will be impressed by John Deere’s new 5EN specialty narrow tractors, which enable operators to work with more power through narrow vineyards or tree rows in a cab built for comfort. Erin Wagstaff, Australia and New Zealand Small Ag and Turf Marketing Manager, said the 5090EN and 5105EN specialty tractors were purpose-built for vineyard and orchard operations and build on the success of John Deere’s 5ML orchard tractor.

Cutting smarter rather than harder has become the new standard for Kelvin Richardson, owner and operator of KJR Contracting who runs a busy operation based southeast of Te Awamutu. Every season brings the same familiar pressures, tight weather windows, large areas to cover and clients expecting quality feed when they need it. For Kelvin, staying ahead means constantly looking for better ways to work.

The announcement by Case IH at the recent Henty Machinery Field Days of a factory-supported 3-metre centre set-up for the Optum range, signals a significant evolution in large-scale tractor capability for broadacre and horticulture operations and offers New Zealand contractors and farmers a solution built for fixed tramline tracks and controlled traffic farming systems.

New Holland has once again shown its ability to listen to the market with the introduction of a new 3-metre centre option for its T7 Heavy Duty tractor range across Australia and New Zealand, answering a growing demand from broadacre, cotton and horticultural producers who are committed to Controlled Traffic Farming systems.

A ground-breaking electric pumping system developed in New Zealand is poised to transform milk tanker operations, delivering dramatic fuel savings, reduced emissions, and operational efficiencies across the dairy transport sector.

John Deere is raising the bar for forage harvesting in New Zealand with the launch of its new F8 and F9 Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters.

Case IH’s Quadtrac 715, the 778hp range-topping tractor model launched just over a year ago, now has two further accolades in its haul of international design and innovation prizes.

Over the past five decades, 4AG has quietly established itself as one of New Zealand agriculture’s most trusted brands.

Fendt’s latest innovation has already made a bold impression, taking out a top honour in a newly created category at the prestigious Tractor of the Year 2025 awards, held during the EIMA trade fair in Italy.

Based in Poland, SaMASZ operates in over 70 countries and has manufactured more than 160,000 mowers since its inception in 1984. This year, key personnel from the company, Jake Korczowski and Łukasz Łapiński, visited New Zealand to connect with the owners of its mowers.

A strong focus on producing their dairy feed requirements on-farm meant North Canterbury producer Sandy Fleming used to spend most of his time on the family’s fertiliser spreader, however that’s all changed in recent years after they decided to invest in an upgrade.

Reinforcing Deutz-Fahr’s core product offering and diverse range is the all-new Series 6C. In designing and developing this new product offering, Deutz-Fahr wanted to create a product that could be configured in a number of variants, targeting the diverse applications and customer requirements of a tractor of this size. The new 6C range spans 115 – 135 HP and is the latest product to feature in their ever-expanding mid-range line-up. This model sits above New Zealand’s current 5 series product offering, as a heavier duty 4 cylinder tractor with a range of new features and functions.

The Cirrus trailed cultivator drill is a pneumatic seed drill characterised by its superb, precise working performance in conventional and mulch sowing. With various models, in working widths from 3 to 6 metres and hopper sizes from 3,000 to 4,000 litres, the Cirrus offers maximum flexibility and manoeuvrability with any tractor due to the telescopic drawbar. The low pulling power requirement also makes it possible to use smaller tractors, and the convenient hose rail makes it easier to hitch up all the hydraulic and electronic connections.

Amazone Product Business Manager Murray Tuck says Landpower | Claas Harvest Centre sales focus on the 4000 & 6000 models that work for medium to large scale cultivation. The 4003-2 and 2C models are just the right size for many medium-sized farmers and contractors, offering a four-metre working width, larger hopper capacity, and narrow folded transport width. Whilst the Cirrus 6000 range, with a working width of 6 metres, has row spacing options of 125 to 167mm, perfect for large scale cultivation.

Challenge accepted!  Claas has responded to market demands with the new Night Edition for the continuously variable, ARION 660 CMATIC and the AXION 870 CMATIC tractor. 

The tractor has the most substantial emotional connection with the driver of all farm machines. After all, most drivers spend from a few hundred to over a thousand hours a year in the cab, so opportunities for a premium driver package are becoming increasingly important for driver wellbeing, and for identifying 'their' tractor.

The catchphrase for these special limited-edition models is 'Strong on performance, design and price’.