Team ready for showcase
An agriculture showcase will provide business Wimmera Mallee Ag with a major marketing opportunity to offer farmers a hands-on come-and-try experience.
The Horsham-based team will join industry experts on March 4 to present machinery demonstrations to farmers.
The concept is designed to provide farmers with a ‘field-days experience’ in one location.
The demonstrations tie in with The Weekly Advertiser’s Aglife Digital event, designed to ‘virtually’ replicate what visitors to Wimmera Machinery Field Days have come to expect.
Field days officials cancelled this year’s event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wimmera Mallee Ag’s full-day event will feature five company representatives on site including HARDI Australia, Walker and Bobcat Mowers, Tillage Tools Australia, Grainline and Gulf Western Oil.
Store manager Jodie Eagle said representatives would work with clients to take advantage of their product and machinery expertise and provide farmers with a first-hand experience.
“What better way to experience a product or machine than to drive or operate it alongside its experts?” she said.
“Talk shop, talk timelines, talk operations,
talk technology, talk the right fit for you.
“This event will attract clients who are genuinely interested in talking to the reps.
“It won’t be quite as busy as the machinery field days, which will allow us to provide our customers with a more personalised experience.”
Ms Eagle said the pre-sowing showcase came at a great time for farmers, businesses and individuals who were looking for a product or machine.
These might include everything from self-propelled boom sprays to small spray units, firefighting tanks to slash
ers and mowers, grain feed-out trailers and grain-handling or assessing products.
Ms Eagle said the Wimmera Mallee Ag team would be in store for all its normal services, spare part and accessories needs or just a general face-toface catch up.
“I think people need to get together and support each other,” she said.
“This event will provide a bit of an opportunity to socialise, which most of us have missed out on during the pandemic.”
Wimmera Mallee Ag will also offer exclusive event specials to clients
on Grainline Poly Products and Gulf Western Oils and the opportunity to win a Kärcher vacuum valued at $1000.
Ms Eagle said morning tea and lunch would be available on the day.
The in-store event will be between 9am and 5pm at Wimmera Mallee Ag headquarters at 8 Hamilton Road.
Ms Eagle said people could find out more by calling the team on 53 826 103, emailing admin@wimmeramalleeag.com.au or by visiting website www.wimmeramalleeag.com.au. • People can visit www.aglife.com.au for more information about the week.
Traction AG is inviting primary producers and contractors to its 2021 Product and Drive Day experience on March 3 and 4.
Business leaders have confirmed an ‘exciting’ showcase featuring new products from Massey Ferguson, Fendt, Gleaner, GSI, Challenger, Rogator, Hansa, Polaris, Cub Cadet and Wimmera GPS.
The Traction Ag team will also have other on-site product displays from Pbseeds, Sparex, Primary Sales and more.
General manager Vince Carbone said one of Traction AG’S main feature products this year included a working demonstration of the newly updated and innovative Croplands Weed-it Spray system.
“This machine is the best-selling optical-spot spraying system in Australia,” he said.
“With more than 13,000 optical-spot sensors already in use in Australian agriculture, this technology has opened up new opportunities for Australian farmers to reduce input costs and chemical use.”
Mr Carbone said Traction AG was also launching an exclusive.
“For the first time in Australia, the recently released New Fendt 700 Gen 6 Series Tractor will be showcased and revealed at the Product and Drive Day,” he said.
The team has urged people to avoid missing out on the opportunity and to head along, see the exclusive display and take the tractor for a drive.
“Traction AG’S Rogator 1300C, with its massive 48-metre boom, will have plenty of room to show customers why it is the best self-propelled sprayer on the market for operation, innovation and comfort,” Mr Carbone said.
“With much excitement, Traction Ag is also proud to be launching a new product range – the Australian-owned-and-made Hansa range of heavy duty trailing and 3PL spreaders.
“With current shortages of high-analysis phosphorous fertilisers, these spreaders will be in strong demand.
“The word is, ‘be quick, talk with a Hansa representative and grab an early-bird special’.”
Traction AG also has an exclusive for Victoria’s adrenaline junkies.
Mr Carbone said all-terrain racing legend Simon Evans would attend with his new Polaris RZR pro XP Ultimate and Traction AG was giving its customers the chance for the ultimate adrenaline rush.
“The team at Traction AG is busy building an on-site race track to match the excitement,” he said.
To win a lap on the race track, people can enter via the business’s Facebook by answering why ‘you need to feel the rush’.
“Traction AG’S innovative and progressive team has guaranteed we will have products on display for visitor enjoyment and hands-on experience,” Mr Carbone said.
“This is a great opportunity to catch up with the Traction AG team and enjoy some great food and refreshments. See you there.” • People can visit www.aglife.com.au for more information about the event.