» 2010 National Fielday’s
22 June 2010
The 2010 National Fielday’s at Mystery Creek was once again a great success for Power Farming, giving the company the opportunity to showcase an outstanding range of new machinery and tractors.
» POWER FARMING GROUP SIGNS DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH SAME DEUTZ-FAHR
11 June 2010
The Power Farming Group announced today that it has signed an agreement with
SAME Deutz-Fahr to become the exclusive distributor of their tractors and related
agricultural machinery products for both Australia and New Zealand. This is effective from 1 July 2010.
» Schuitemaker SR
18 May 2010
We are pleased to announce Power Farming New Zealand and KV Agriculture Australia have been appointed sole distributors for Schuitemaker SR.
» 100 Years of Vicon
30 April 2010
2010 marks a significant milestone for the Vicon brand – it is 100 years since
Dutch founder Hermanus Vissers started his agricultural contracting business.
» Safety Bulletin - ATTENTION ALL TELEHANDLER OWNERS
23 March 2010
Death prompts telehandler warning
» Power Farming appointed SIMBA distributors for New Zealand & Australia
15 March 2010
I am pleased to announce we have been appointed SIMBA importer for New Zealand and Australia.
» Power Farming gets green light on McHale distribution in NZ
1 December 2009
The Australasian farm machinery industry is in for a major shake up as Morrinsville-based Power Farming Machinery takes on the distribution of the McHale range of balers and bale wrappers in New Zealand and Australia.
» JAYLOR® wins Ag Innovations 2009 Award
12 November 2009
JAY•LOR of Orton, Ontario was named winner at the prestigious Ag Innovations 2009 Awards, for their Alexander Knife (patent pending).
» POWER FARMING ROADSHOW BRINGING HEAVY ARTILLERY TO YOUR TOWN…
9 June 2009
Attention! If you need more firepower in the paddock, report to Power Farming.
Power Farming is using National Fieldays to introduce new models from four of the biggest names in tractors. They include some real heavy artillery from the legendary Versatile brand as well as new models from McCormick, Landini and Iseki.
And if you won’t have a chance to get to Mystery Creek, don’t fret – an eight-week, nation-wide roadshow featuring the new big guns is coming your way.
» "New generation” Versatile tractors come to New Zealand.
27 April 2009
We are pleased to announce the introduction of the “new generation” Versatile tractors to New Zealand.
These high output tractors will compliment our current offering from the McCormick camp which currently peaks at 230 HP and allow us to enter into the broader market with a product that has a long heritage of powerful, rugged and reliable operation over many hours in difficult conditions.
"New generation” Versatile tractors come to New Zealand.
27 April 2009
Contributor: Mark Daniel
The history of Versatile dates back to the 1970’s when the company was the first to mass produce articulated four wheel drive tractors at 100hp. By the late 1970’s horsepower had climbed to 330hp and the 1980’s brought tractors offering 470hp.
In 1987 the Versatile brand was acquired by Ford New Holland and by 1989 the tractors wore the blue and white paint of the Ford brand.
These tractors carried the “Genesis” suffix and many examples found their way to the Australian marketplace, either as Ford or Fiat G series mainly as a conventional format tractor with a front wheel drive assist format.
Our best information tells us that around 170 units made it to the New Zealand marketplace.
In 2000 Buhler Industries Inc, a Canadian owned company purchased New Holland’s Winnipeg production facility and continued to build the original Versatile product as the Buhler Genesis 2000 Series.
In the ensuing years production was sporadic and the factory produced limited numbers of tractors until 2006 when Rostelmarsh Ltd, a Russian Combine Harvester manufacturer brought 80% of Buhler and set about increasing production to early 80 levels. To mark their return to profitable and expanded production the Versatile name was relaunched in 2008.
The reputation of Versatile today is known worldwide for reliability, durability and ease of service and maintenance.
It is our intention to launch the first unit at the Mystery Creek Fieldays followed by a roadshow that will travel the whole country through June to August.