Christmas Update 2025

Christmas Greetings from the Strautmann Hopkins Team! 🎄 As 2025 comes to a close, all of us at Strautmann Hopkins want to thank you for your support this year. Farming and contracting in New Zealand keeps everyone busy, and we’re …
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Go Forth and Fork

Palmerston North, that windswept hub of the ManawatÅ« where often the existential bafflement (mainly of its weather) has the good folk, affectionately called the Bucket Heads, scratching their heads (if they could under the green ManawatÅ« Turbos buckets) at the …
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Third-generation farmer, born and bred in Waiau

For Scott Galletly, self-sufficiency combined with industry support creates a strong pathway forward. The third-generation farmer was born and bred in Waiau, North Canterbury. After farming at home, and in the UK, Scott recently formed a working business partnership with his …
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New Strautmann Magnon 9

The compact short-cut forage wagon with 22 mm cutting length For the 2025 harvest season, Strautmann is presenting the Magnon 9, a new forage wagon model that is specially tailored to the needs of professional dairy farms and contractors. With …
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Animals come out in amazing condition

A couple of years ago West Coast dairy farmer Frano Voldman made the decision to build a 5500sqm composting herd home for his cows to enjoy during the harsh winter months. “We wanted to minimise feed wastage, get better feed …
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