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When hay or harvest season arrives, there is no spare time. The weather decides your workdays, and a tractor that won’t start costs you more than a repair bill ever will. A good service checklist helps you avoid that. It is a simple list of things to check and fix while the paddock is still quiet. Here is what your Massey Ferguson tractor service checklist should cover. Why Service Before the Season, Not During It Hay and harvest work means long days and heavy loads. MF tractors are built for that, but they still need regular care to keep going....

It’s a question we hear more often now, usually somewhere between the paddock and the machinery shed. Precision agriculture sounds like something built for much bigger operations. Mid-size farms wonder if the cost is justified, or if it’s just more technology to learn. The honest answer is that it depends on the farm. For many Darling Downs properties, some parts of it earn their keep quickly, and other parts can wait. Here’s how to think it through. What Precision Agriculture Actually Means on a Working Farm It isn’t one product. It’s a set of tools that help you put the...

Round or square? It’s the first thing most people ask when they’re buying a baler. But it’s not the best place to start. Start with the job. What are you baling, who are the bales for, and how much do you need to get done each season? Answer those, and the choice gets a lot easier. Start With Your Hay, Not the Bale Shape Hay, silage and straw all need a bit of a different approach. A farmer baling for their own cattle has different needs to a contractor baling for other properties. Work out what you’re baling and who...

Buying a harvester is one of the biggest calls a grain grower makes. It's a large number on the balance sheet, and it only earns its keep if it's working when the crop is ready. So the real question isn't whether you can afford one. It's whether you've got enough ground to keep one busy. Here's how to work out where that line sits for your operation. There's No Single Magic Number Anyone who hands you one hectare figure that suits every farm is guessing. Two growers with the same acreage can land on completely different answers. What matters is...

Growing in the Lockyer Valley means working some of the best country in the state and some of the tightest seasonal windows. Beds need preparing, plantings need to go in on schedule, and harvest doesn't wait around for a machine that's the wrong size for the job. That's why "which tractor?" rarely has a single answer. Narrow, compact, and utility tractors all earn their place in the valley, just on different kinds of farms. Here's how to work out which one fits yours. What Lockyer Valley Growers Actually Ask of a Tractor Vegetable and cropping work is rarely one big...