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REGULARS
FEATURES
INDUSTRY NEWS
R&D
CONTENTS
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Editorial
Messages from the Chairman and CEO
Regional updates
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Counting down to Hort Connections 2017
Young Potato People
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Dawn of a new era: AUSVEG welcomes its new leader
Young grower profile: Bradey Davis
Grower profile: Mark Pye
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The National Potato Levy at work
Managing Common scab in potatoes
Collaborating with potato growers to deliver long-term,
sustainable results
International potato specialist visits Australia
Western Australia: Pristine seed the key to a
successful future
Genetically modified potatoes in Australia: A way of
the future?
On high alert: Transforming the risk criteria for Late
blight in potatoes
The Front Line: Black bean aphid
Gaining an insight into a widespread potato disease
A prime opportunity for growth in potato exports
Ask the industry
Comparison of potato yields in Australia
United Kingdom prepares to tackle Free living nematodes
Breakdown of levy projects 2016-17
Dobmac Potato Planter
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Tasmania - AUSTRALIA
Phone: (03) 6425 5533
Potato Planting
• Quality, reliabable and precise
• 4,5,6 & 8 row planters
• Heavy duty construction
• Engineered & built in the USA
• In cab hydraulic controls
• Dry or liquid fertilizer options
• Walking beam rear axle
• Rear steer (GPS ready)
• Short seed drop
• Positive seed feed system
• Semi-mount and trailing
• Rigid row unit
Handling Innovation
• Efficient & gentle vegetable handling
• Belt widths up to 2.4m wide
• Wide range of cleaning tables
• Complete turn key solutions
• Heavy duty construction
• Mobile graders
• Field transfer trailers
• Sizing and sorting
• Box & big bag fillers
• Box tippers
• Potato & Carrot Washing
• Brassica trimming & grading equipment
DOBMACAGRICULTURAL MACHINERY
A leader in the design, manufacture & supply of
specialised agricultural machinery
Industrial Drive, Ulverstone, Tasmania. AUSTRALIA 7315
Phone: (03)
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