Mike Fell of Pathfinder Aviation, operating out of Homer, Alaska was pleased he had TracMap GPS systems when asked to fertilize the ice road, and also seed and fertilize a 500 acre gold mine. Mike was familiar with TracMap, as he had been introduced to it by New Zealand pilots […]
What started with a single tractor shared among farming friends is now, 25 years later, one of Taranaki’s largest agricultural contracting business. When Mike Silson was 14 a typical day included school and then heading to help his dad John with his contracting business. Mike went on to become a […]
Nature and Environment Management Operators Ltd (NEMO) based in Firenze, Italy, undertake analysis, planning and management of natural resources in the Mediterranean region. When they were involved in an EU founded project (LIFE + Montecristo 2010) to carry out a rat eradication program on the 1080Ha Monticristo Island in the […]
Variable rate spreading is based on a simple concept: Apply fertislier only where you need it. Northland contractor Ben McLennan is based at Mata, south of Whangarei. He started applying variable rates of fertiliser last year and finds it as straightforward as regular spreading. “We just push a button and we become […]
Oamaru contractor Nick Hyslop is keen to remain a one-man spreading operation to keep a lid on his stress levels and give him more time with his young family. “It was pretty easy to get the hang of it. I run a TracMap and Whitehead spreader control system, which is […]