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Avoiding fatigue: how to get enough sleep this seeding

Fatigue due to sleepiness can have serious implications on job performance and safety.

Fatigue can impact anyone working on the farm, particularly during busy periods, so ensuring everyone gets adequate sleep will ensure a productive and safe seeding. Credit: K.A. Willis, Shutterstock.

Fatigue can impact anyone working on the farm, particularly during busy periods, so ensuring everyone gets adequate sleep will support a productive and safe seeding. Credit: K.A. Willis, Shutterstock.

GETTING enough good quality sleep during busy periods can be challenging for farmers, but fatigue due to sleepiness can have serious implications for physical and mental health, wellbeing, job performance...

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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: Sheep Yards (April 2025)

This month's Research Report includes more than a dozen case studies of new sheep yard builds and renovations from around the country. There are plenty of ideas to make the handling of stock more efficient and stress-free.

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Research Report: Large Square Baler Testing (March 2025)

This month Kondinin Group has capacity tested four high-density, large square balers in what is believed to be a first for Australia. Balers from Krone, Kuhn, Massey Ferguson and New Holland were put through their paces, working in windrowed straw.

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Research Report: Rural Communications (February 2025)

With the departure of 3G technology and the emergence of 5G and satellite options, there are significant changes on the connectivity horizon. This month Kondinin Group engineers Ben White and Josh Giumelli investigate what is the best way to stay connected in regional and remote areas.

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Research Report: Chaser Bins (January 2025)

Chaser bins play a vital role when it comes to on-farm grain logistics. The January Research Report features a comprehensive round up of the latest chaser bins of 30 tonnes-plus capacity.