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RESEARCH TEAM

Smart new look for farming community

Welcome to the new look Farming Ahead website

17 November 2016

MACHINERY GENERAL

Parallelogram planter spring assistant

TIM Barndon from Kulin WA has come up with a handy piece of kit for taking up spring pressure when changing

02 September 2016

ARCHIVE

WEATHERZONE: Pressure readings

This month's question is:

29 August 2016

MACHINERY GENERAL

Smooth and safe flow on the farm

MOVING products such as grain and urea can be a tough job at the best of times, especially when you are

05 August 2016

ARCHIVE

How weather radar works and its accuracy

THIS month's question comes from James Hicks of Esperance in Western Australia. He has asked: How does

03 August 2016

ARCHIVE

Playing with plasma

IF YOU'RE looking for an economical way to cut metal, a plasma cutter may just be the ticket. By Josh

22 July 2016

MACHINERY GENERAL

Yard-friendly compressor

DRAGGING a portable petrol-powered compressor through sheep yards or around the farm on small solid wheels

03 June 2016

PARTNER CONTENT

Building a Resilient Digital Ecosystem for all Australians

Telstra is committed to creating a resilient digital ecosystem that benefits all Australians, with a particular focus on enhancing regional connectivity and leveraging advanced technologies.

PARTNER CONTENT

Drought, Fires, and Floods Haven't Stopped WA-Based Business Expansion

CW Imports continues to expand its reach across Australia

PARTNER CONTENT

Utrisha N: The new biostimulant boosting broadacre yield potential

Extensive trials conducted across Australia show boosted yields in a wide range of

PARTNER CONTENT

Maximise your nitrogen use efficiency

Losing nitrogen to the environment can be costly.

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.