Farms and Farm Machinery

The Trifecta

Mike Kettle Contracting, just south of Hastings, was the destination to check out the New Zealand-designed and made Allen Custom Drills CD 3000 direct triple disc drill.

Things are changing in the area – agriculture is moving into steeper country as horticulture and viticulture takes over the flatter plains. To better manage the hilly country, Kettle switched from a 4m drill to three 3m drills, all from Allen, using two 6190R John Deere tractors with duals to run

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