THE inaugural HarvestFest event will wind up in Moree, New South Wales, today after a day of displays and discussions centred on broadacre harvesting.
Organised by Australian Custom Harvesters, the two-day event drew contractors and farmers from several states to inspect some of the latest harvesting equipment and technology.
All of the major harvester brands were represented with machines on display by New Holland, Case IH, John Deere, CLAAS and AGCO (Fendt). Specifically, the harvester lineup included a New Holland CR11, Case IH AF9, CLAAS Lexion 8800, Fendt Ideal 9T, John Deere X9 1000 and John Deere S7 800.
Attendees were split into groups with each group able to listen in on a walk around of the harvesters on display delivered by harvester product specialists.
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Other exhibitors at the event included chaser bin and mother bin manufactures, suppliers of harvester fronts, tyres, aftermarket harvester parts, harvester front trailers and various grain handling gear like augers and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR).
Day one finished with a forum and discussion panel with harvester specialists from CNH, John Deere, AGCO and CLAAS.
The panel covered a variety of topics including the use of artificial intelligence and the time it takes to get a new harvester to market, which appears to be about 10-15 years from concept to retail-ready.
The two-day event will conclude today with the Australian Custom Harvesters' Annual General Meeting and a presentation from NHVR engineers.
Kondinin Group researchers will endeavour to independently test several of the current model harvesters for capacity and grain loss this summer.
