About Farming Ahead

Kondinin Group's flagship publication, Farming Ahead, has set the tone for the agricultural industry for over 60 years by delivering high value research findings, industry news, equipment reviews and agricultural information on best farming practices to its members.

Kondinin Group prides itself on its commitment to being an integral part of the farming community and is widely regarded as a trusted partner in running Australia's rural businesses.

About Kondinin Group

During more than 60 years Kondinin Group has grown to become one of Australia's largest independent farm improvement groups with a total of 8,500 readers across Australia helping drive the Kondinin Group research agenda.

Via the annual National Agricultural Survey, members have the opportunity to guide the research programme, suggesting topics and equipment that they wish to know more about.

This ensures Kondinin Group research, published through Farming Ahead, provides farmers with accurate, practical, unbiased and useful information to help them in their jobs.

Kondinin Group research offers the only independent and comprehensive assessment of farm machinery, equipment, technology and rural services available to Australian farmers.

According to the National Agricultural Survey, 67% of members have used the research information published in Farming Ahead to improve their farm practices and drive productivity.

Kondinin Group prides itself as a trusted partner to the Australian agricultural community and is dedicated to providing independent Information for Agriculture.

Editorial enquiries

Mark Saunders, Editor

Email: editorial@kondinin.com.au

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

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Research Report: Side-by-side Vehicles (November 2025)

Kondinin Group’s research team dives into the side-by-side market for this report, looking at popular diesel models, a few petrol versions and a couple of electric vehicles.

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Research Report: Farming Inputs (October 2025)

Inputs are unavoidable in any farming system. This Research Report focuses on several key farming inputs with a view to maximising outputs, production and profit.

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Research Report: Self-Propelled Sprayer Testing (September 2025)

Kondinin Group’s Mark Saunders, Ben White and Josh Giumelli have rounded up five of the latest self-propelled sprayers to cast a discerning eye over them for this month’s Research Report. The sprayers were run over our regular test track and thoroughly inspected to see what makes these million-dollar machines tick.

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Research Report: Sealable Storage Options (August 2025)

Kondinin Group researchers in collaboration with the GRDC Grain storage extension team test dozens of gas-tight sealable grain storages to Australian Standard AS2628-2010 identifying best and worst features in the ultimate grain storage buyers guide.