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Managing change in a marginal area

April 27, 2020

Bencubbin farmer Nick Gillett has two 60-foot DBS precision seeders for his 10,000-hectare cropping program to ensure he completes his program within the ideal sowing window, which he says gives him the ability to get the crop in and up in marginal moisture conditions.

Managing change is arguably the number one challenge for farmers these days. And for WA farmer Nick Gillett, who manages an 10,000-hectare cropping program at Bencubbin (275km north east of Perth), it’s the reason he has two 60-foot DBS precision...

Where are the new strategies?

April 27, 2020

While the majority of current research focuses on soil amelioration techniques, Ausplow's fopcus is on a sustainable approach, through our 'pot plant' crop establishment techniques.

(PART ONE OF A THREE-PART SERIES) By John Ryan AM It has been an interesting few months for me as I have reviewed a lot of stories relating to increasing crop yields. Soil amelioration is obviously the number one topic at the moment whether...

2020 a focus on liquid nutrients

February 17, 2020

Cranbrook farmer Theo Cunningham (left), talks with Ausplow consultant Dr Margaret Roper, Ausplow General Manager Chris Farmer and Managing Director John Ryan AM in a freshly-harvested crop of Planet barley to examine the closeness of the roots to the previous year’s row.

As we move into a new year, our focus remains on continuing a comprehensive research and development program. It will be spearheaded by our liquid nutrient trials on our Quairading trial site which have produced promising results from 2019 in a...

Cultivation the bogeyman of crop establishment

January 18, 2020

Cranbrook farmer Theo Cunningham (left) digs into an old root pathway to examine subsoil. He is being watched by Ausplow research and development coordinator Dr Margaret Roper and Ausplow managing director John Ryan AM.

By KEN WILSON THERE is no denying that agriculture has experienced a series of paradigm shifts over the past 70 years. And as technology wraps itself tightly around the industry, more attention is being paid to technological changes such as...

Harvest is over for Ausplow trials

December 17, 2019

This photo was taken of a plot harvester in action harvesting crop trials at our Quairading trial site this week, just beating the harvest ban. Trial details will be analysed next month.

Harvesting was in full swing this week at Ausplow's Quairading trial site and while details won't be known for a while, it re-enforces an exciting research and development program in crop establishment with liquid nutrients. In May, at our 190ha...

Christmas cheer from Ausplow

November 24, 2019

Ausplow Managing Director John Ryan AM and his partner Bernadette Turner enjoyed mixing with the staff at yesterday’s wind-up held at the Fremantle Sailing Club.

It’s onwards and upwards for Ausplow. That’s the message from Managing Director and owner John Ryan AM at the company’s annual Christmas staff party held at Fremantle Sailing Club yesterday. “It has been another good year with strong...

Section control for new Multistream

November 23, 2019

Final checks had just been completed when this picture was taken recently of the latest Series 2 five tank Ausplow M22000 Multistream liquid-ready air seeder on tracks, bound for the eastern Wheatbelt. On hand at the company’s Jandakot factory were, from left, sales and marketing manager Chris Blight, assembly supervisor Claude Vinci, service manager Ray Beacham and assemblers Adam Reeves and Tony Kennedy.

By KEN WILSON THE first completed production schedule of Ausplow’s latest Series 2 Multistream liquid-ready air seeders started hitting the road last week to WA and eastern states customers. And the big news is that they come with optional liquid...

Ausplow trials showing promise

October 26, 2019

Ausplow researcher and former CSIRO scientist specialising in microbiology, Dr Margaret Roper, taking plant head counts at the Ausplopw Quairading trial site.

In-furrow nutrient management is clearly showing promising signs at Ausplow’s 190ha research and development site (143 acres arable) at Quairading. This year the company established 40 innovative trials to compare granular and liquid fertilisers,...

DBS valuable tool in NSW dry

October 26, 2019

Chicory pasture sown by a DBS planter in Glenn Innes, NSW, is surviving despite below average rainfall.

Glen Innes, New South Wales cattle producers Greg and Sally Chappell have faced a tough year like many of their peers. But despite below average rain, his pasture paddocks are hanging on. This week he sent across the above picture of a paddock of...

Ausplow at Yorke Peninsula field days

October 07, 2019

Ausplow service manager Ray Beecham (left) and Ausplow Sales and Marketing Manager Chris Blight at last week’s Yorke Peninsula Machinery Field Days. “The reception was pretty good considering it has been a challenging growing season this year,” Chris said.

Despite a tough growing season, Ausplow Sales and Marketing Manager Chris Blight said the Ausplow display at last week’s Yorke Peninsula Machinery Field Days ended positively. “The reception was pretty good considering it has been a...

Ausplow announces patented section control

August 31, 2019

Ausplow general manager Chris Farmer (left) discusses the company's patented section control system with Boekeman Machinery's Stewart Harrison, Wongan Hills.

The Ausplow display at this week’s Dowerin Machinery Field Days proved a popular focal point for many farmers keen to catch up on the company’s latest product developments. And they weren’t disappointed. Foremost was the news of the start of...

Ausplow trailblazers with liquids

August 03, 2019

Ausplow general manager Chris Farmer (left), former CSIRO microbiologist Dr Margaret Roper and former Nutrian director Dave Seagreen, who is now working as a consultant for Landmark pictured at the Quairading trial site.

Ausplow has embarked on its most ambitious project in the company’s history. In May, at its 190ha research and development site (143 acres arable) at Quairading, 40 innovative trials were established to compare granular and liquid...

Using a DBS for 20 years

June 17, 2019

Boekeman Machinery Wongan Hills salesmen Ben Boekeman (left) and Ewan McLintock, Nathan Davey, Konnongorring and tractor driver Kane Corsini check out Mr Davey’s new DBS precision seeder, replacing his original DBS which he had for 20 years.

By KEN WILSON TWENTY years is a fair test for any seeding bar. Basically, you’re looking for its ability to sow at the right depth with a high degree of repeatability over a range of soil types and soil conditions. And in the case of...

Owners schools great sucess

May 04, 2019

Ausplow sales and marketing manager Chris Blight has a captive audience at a recent Boekeman Machinery owners’ school at Wongan Hills. DBS owners and their workers, new and prospective owners and Boekeman staff attended the day.

Ausplow sales and marketing manager Chris Blight recently completed an Australia-wide owners’ school trip to update dealers and new, existing and potential owners on the latest changes that have been made to the DBS Version Four and Multistream...

Growing vegies 'same as growing crops'

May 04, 2019

South Fremantle market gardener Lori Sumich is totally convinced deep tillage is a required management practice growing vegetables.

There’s not much difference between growing vegetables and broadacre food crops. That’s the opinion of well-known market gardener Lori Sumich who has more than 50 years’ experience in the industry. Arguably you’ve got more control of...

The slow 'ox' is gathering pace

May 04, 2019

South Fremantle market gardenerLori Sumich with Ausplow's Engineering Manager Carol Erasmus discussing deep tillage.

By JOHN RYAN AM Chinese philosopher and teacher Confucius had it right in 400BC when he famously declared: “The ox is slow but the earth is patient”. It’s a fairly accurate analogy of agriculture, which in broadacre terms in Australia, only...

Strong ordering surge for 2019

March 02, 2019

Our first two pasture regeneration DBS planters have left our factory bound for New South Wales. We expect growing interest in these planters in 2019.

A strong late ordering surge has fully tested our new manufacturing facilities at Naval Base. And according to Ausplow managing director John Ryan AM it marks another positive step in consolidating the company as Australia’s leading precision...

Re-building soil key to sustainability

February 16, 2019

Lush ryegrass biomass contrasts a love grass-dominated paddock (pictured below) on Greg and Sally Chappell’s Glen Innes, NSW property. The above paddock was renovated and reseeded with a DBS with ryegrass crowding out the love grass.

*This is the second of a two-part series relating to Glen Innes, NSW farmers Greg and Sally Chappell. Part one was published here earlier this month. GREG and Sally Chappell have created a living laboratory managing their Dulverton Angus stud,...

Three Rs of farming: Renovate, Rejuvenate, Re-Establish.

February 02, 2019

Ausplow representative Keith Ryan (left) and NSW farmer Greg Chappell examine a flourishing forage sorghum crop. Greg now gets two cuts which he attributes to the DBS>

Regardless of your business model as a farmer, soil remains the cornerstone to success. It might sound like a trite comment, but how many farmers, apart from yourself, do you know who are involved in liming, claying, spreading gypsum, deep tillage,...

Ausplow sets out exciting plans for 2019

December 01, 2018

Ausplow managing director John Ryan AM and his partner Bernadette Turner welcomed guests at last Saturday’s annual Ausplow Christmas wind-up at the Fremantle Sailing Club.

It’s onward and upwards for Ausplow Farming Systems, according to its owner and managing director John Ryan AM. Foremost in John’s mind was the outstanding finish by most DBS owners who reported surprisingly higher-yielding crops than...

Ausplow moves ahead of steel price rises

November 17, 2018

Ausplow general manager Chris Farmer checks over the latest delivery of steel at the company’s Naval Base factory this week. An astute ordering move means there will be no price increases related to imminent price rises in steel.

With recent news of an imminent price rise in steel, said to be around nine per cent, Ausplow has purchased six months usage of steel at old prices in order to beat the steel price rises and hence hold off price increases as long as we can. We also...

DBS and ProTrakker prove right combination

November 10, 2018

Cranrook farmer Theo Cunningham (left) and Burando Hill salesman Michael Kowald in front of a healthy GD53 canola crop which was established in April . “We can achieve these sort of crops more consistently now we have a ProTrakker linked to a DBS and liquid injection,” Theo said.

By KEN WILSON CRANBROOK farmer Theo Cunningham calls the ProTrakker guidance hitch, a game-changer. It’s a big call but results on the family farm are impressive and Theo, along with his parents Twynam and Elizabeth are convinced it’s a new...

DBS shines showing benefits in dry sowing

October 03, 2018

Boekeman Machinery Dalwallinu branch manager James Mitchell (left) and Buntine farmer Mike Dodd, discuss the Pro-D blades and leading coulters on Mike’s DBS precision seeder.

By KEN WILSON HINDSIGHT always provides lessons. And one that Buntine farmer Mike Dodd recalled recently was his decision to buy a seeding rig in 2008. The context was that he was coming off a drought and money was tight. And throw in the Global...

New upgrades to Series II Multistream

September 30, 2018

Farmers Centre Esperance salesman Jakke Little (left) is taken on a walk-round of the Series II Multistream at the Newedegate Machinery Field Days earlier this month by Ausplow general manager Chris Farmer. Significant changes have been made for 2019 models.

Ausplow debuted its new Series II Multistream at the Dowerin and Newdegate field days and finished the events with a healthy inquiry list. “A lot of people who came and saw us will probably order one if the season finishes well,” company general...

SA farmers visit our factories

September 03, 2018

Airtec Australia and Ausplow representative Ryan Taig (left) and Aaron Smart flank Ausplow sales and marketing manager Chris Blight as they discuss market opportunities in the Eastern States during a factory tour of the company’s Naval Base and Cockburn Central factories this week.

Our South Australian and New South Wales sales representatives Ashley Smart and his son Aaron, last week led a 16-strong group of South Australian farmers across the Nullabor to visit the company’s factories in Naval Base and Cockburn Central this...

Boekeman Machinery visit Ausplow's factory

July 21, 2018

Boekeman Machinery Wongan Hills sales and marketing representative Ben Boekeman (centre) is flanked by Kondut farmers Peter and Tyler Latham as they discuss the Ausplow factory tour.

Boekeman Machinery representatives visited the company’s Naval Base factory yesterday along with 25 of its customers, mostly DBS owners and interested farmers. The dealership, which is one of Ausplow’s biggest, has made it an annual fixture to...

Cunderdin students visit Ausplow's factory

June 30, 2018

WA College of Agriculture students are shown over Ausplow's state-of-the-art factory at Naval Base.

A total of 19 WA College of Agriculture, Cunderdin students witnessed the latest in precision seeding technology on a tour of the Ausplow factory in Naval Base this week. The factory tour included a visit to the welding, fabrication, blast and...

Evolution of the DBS

June 19, 2018

Service manager Ray Beecham (left) and sales and marketing manager Chris Blight have played pivotal roles in the development of the DBS module over the years.

By JOHN RYAN AM This year marks more than 25 years since I developed the DBS, or Deep Blade System. Today, it’s an accepted and widely adopted precision seeding tool, with basically no change to the original idea of cultivation below the seed,...

Changing paradigm on NSW farm

April 30, 2018

This is the pith of the story of soil renovation. These two sods were dug up from two parts of a paddock on Peter Alexander’s farm at Glen Innes in New South Wales. The sod on the left was dug up in an unrenovated part of the paddock and is like a brick, with minimal root penetration. The sod on the right was dug up from a DBS-renovated strip and shows soil structure, with plenty of rooting activity and obvious ‘pathways’ for water and air infiltration – the key to healthy plant growth.

By JOHN RYAN AM The Chinese proverb, ‘The ox is slow, but the earth is patient’, bears some thought. In the agricultural industry, despite the rapid advance of technology over the past 60 years, there remains a few “oxen”, which more...

New DBS owners take factory tour

February 17, 2018

Ausplow product manager Gary Andrews talks with a group of DBS owners about the production flow at the start of the tour.

About 30 new DBS owners from the Esperance district visited our Naval Base factory and Cockburn headquarters yesterday. The visit was organised by our newest dealer, Farmers Centre, Esperance, with the tour party led by salesman Jason...

Ausplow goes solar

January 15, 2018

Ausplow operations manager at Naval Base, Gary Andrews, checks out the recently-installed solar panels on the roof of the main factory.

Our Naval Base factory in Leath Road, has a new look with the addition of 200 solar panels, installed on the main factory roof. It is a 75Kw system to provide complementary power to the main power grid and will help to offset power costs associated...

Hopes are high for another good year at Ausplow

December 19, 2017

Ausplow Sales and Marketing Manager Chris Blight (left), General Manager Chris Farmer and Service Manager Ray Beacham.

Ausplow celebrated its Christmas wind-up with staff at the Royal Fremantle Sailing Cub last Saturday night. Company general manager Chris Farmer said that despite the difficult year, Ausplow had enjoyed good sales of DBS precision seeding bars,...

2018 orders rolling outing of factory

December 13, 2017

Ausplow multistream m28000

Our flagship M28000 Multistream rolled out of our Cockburn Central factory this week bound for Albany. It was sold by Farmer’s Centre 1978 Albany and is one of many Multistreams heading to new homes for the 2018 season. Production has ramped...

Ausplow creates history with collaboration

November 25, 2017

Ausplow managing director John Ryan (left), the company’s sales and marketing manager Chris Blight and Nutrian director Dave Seagreen discuss the liquid delivery system on a DBS module during the factory tour with Primaries CRT agronomists at Jandakot this week.

Ausplow this week created history with an official announcement of a collaborative research effort to progress liquid nutrients for improved crop and pasture establishment. The company revealed it has been involved with liquid nutrient product...

Ausplow cranking up 2018 production models

November 09, 2017

Four Ausplow Multistreams in production at the Jandakot factory this week.

It has been a busy week at Ausplow’s Jandakot factory as four Multistreams are assembled for various customers throughout Australia. The models represented are – the M14,000 litre capacity, M18,000L, M22,000L and M28,000L. According to Ausplow...

Regenerating poor-performing pastures with DBS

October 21, 2017

Ausplow general manager Chris Farmer (left), Keith Ryan, who will be overseeing the pasture trials in New South Wales, Ausplow managing director John Ryan AM and Glen Innes, NSW farmer, Peter Alexander, pictured next to the Ausplow trial seeder. Keith, who is John’s brother, has had extensive experience and knowledge of deep tillage and the DBS system. Ausplow service manager Ray Beecham is obscured underneath the trial seeder. Ray plays a pivotal role visiting DBS owners throughout Australia.

Trial work on two northern New South Wales farms in the Tablelands, shows promise of unlocking potential to boost grazing pastures. Ausplow owner and managing director John Ryan AM has been working with Glen Innes farmers Peter Alexander...

Machinery field days round a great success

September 09, 2017

Ausplow engineering manager Carl Vance (left) and marketing and sales manager Chris Blight were kept busy during the field days as they fielded questions from farmers about the company’s R&D to develop a liquid delivery system for in-row or edge-row applications using Friction Flow tubing from Furrow Management Systems.

The machinery field days round throughout Australia was a huge success for Ausplow. Our new products, along with our existing product range, drew strong inquiry and there were plenty of questions from farmers relating to the company’s R & D...

Swan Hill farmers take Ausplow factory tour

September 09, 2017

Ausplow factory manager Gary Andrews (yellow safety vest) explains the sand blasting process to a group of Swan Hill farmers during a recent factory tour.

Australian manufacturing was at its best when a group of farmers from Swan Hill, Victoria, visited Ausplow’s Naval Base factory recently. The group, visiting WA in conjunction with their local Elders representative, were impressed with the...

Ausplow team heads to the Eastern States

August 01, 2017

Ausplow general manager Chris Farmer (left) and the company's sales and marketing manager Chris Blight re planning to expand Ausplow's market in the Eastern States.

Ausplow general manager Chris Farmer and sales and marketing manager Chris Blight are off to the Eastern States later this month as part of a new phase for Ausplow’s growth. With increasing inquiry from the New South Wales farmers, in particular,...

In-furrow sowing without 'snake oil'

July 28, 2017

Nutrian Liquids Fertilisers researcher Andy Webster (top) and assistant Cassidy Chambers, Primaries CRT Midland, prepare a Ausplow DBS and Multistream trial seeding rig, used to assess liquid and granular nutrients and ameliorants.

By KEN WILSON THERE’S snake oil and then there’s ... well, science. The serious question is who you believe, because snake oil still persists as advocates promise better crops, and money is being made about the benefits of a lot of dubious...

Ausplow joins UWA in Future Farm research

June 20, 2017

Ausplow managing director John Ryan (left), Ausplow Engineering Manager Carl Vance and University of WA (UWA) farm Ridgefield, Pingelly, farm manager Steven Wainwright, next to the special Ausplow DBS and Multistream rig to be used for UWA trials.

The University of Western Australia (UWA) has entered a research and development partnership with Ausplow Farming Systems to improve crop yields and machine performance. Ausplow will test various configurations of its DBS D260-36 matched to a 6000...

Deep tillage starts to bubble in SA

June 12, 2017

Ausplow sales and marketing manager Chris Blight (third from right) talks with South Australian farmers at Murray Bridge recently as part of a Ramsey Bros deep tillage day.

Ausplow South Australian dealer Ramsey Bros’ Murray Bridge branch hosted a deep tillage day recently. It was supported by local Elders rep Craig Bell and was held on Peter Rose’s property at Karoonda (east of Murray Bridge). Several of the local...

The 'Clayton's Rip' with a DBS

June 05, 2017

East Latham farmers Mark (left) his wife Suzanna and son Tom talk with Boekeman Machinery Dalwallinu salesman Wayne Stoner.

WA farmer Mark Wilson can testify to the long term benefits of using a DBS. The East Latham farmer, who farms 4700ha with his wife Suzanne and son Tom, recently traded in a 10.9 metre (36ft) Ausplow DBS precision seeder on a new 18m (59ft) model and...

Ausplow team in Victoria

May 11, 2017

Ausplow Service Manager Ray Beecham (fourth from left) talks with long standing owners of Ausplow equipment, providing tips to achieve the best performance out of their machines.

Our Ausplow team continues its busy program visiting new and current owners throughout Australia. One recent event was a two day information day held at the Birchip, Victoria branch of Ausplow dealers J J O’Connor. Organised by the dealership’s...

Ausplow takes to the roads

April 01, 2017

Ausplow Sales and Marketing Manager Chris Blight talks with new DBS owners at the O'Connors Shepparaton, Victoria, new owners school last week.

Ausplow’s new owner schools have proven popular throughout Australia along with service back-up calls to dealers and owners. Over the past few months, Ausplow Sales and Marketing Manager Chris Blight and the Ausplow team, including Service...

Building soil structure

March 03, 2017

There needs to be roots in the soil to build good structure.

By JOHN RYAN AM (The third and final story in a series) THE TRUISM of farming is flexibility. But I would add ... and building soil structure. Knowing plant roots are your best friend can keep you alert to opportunities. For example, planting...

Another 80ft precision seeder heads for Wheatbelt

February 28, 2017

This 24.2m (80ft) DBS precision seeder left our Naval Base factory this week bound for the eastern Wheatbelt.

Another 24.2m (80ft) DBS precision seeder left our Naval Base factory this week headed for the eastern Wheatbelt. It has been designed on 325mm (13in) spacings with a total of 75 tines. With the special “scissor-fold” design for transport,...

Parts training at Ausplow

February 27, 2017

Ausplow parts interpreter Tim Jobson takes Boekeman Machinery staff through the company's product categories at the recent parts school held at Ausplow's Jandakot office.

Ausplow machinery dealer Boekeman Machinery brought its parts staff to Ausplow’s headquarters in Jandakot recently for a parts and product update. It drew favourable comment from Tim Boekeman, who praised the Ausplow staff for their hospitality and...

The importance of plant roots

February 25, 2017

The importance of plant roots

The second is a three part series by Ausplow owner and managing director John Rya AM. More than 50 years ago farmers were satisfied in the knowledge that building soil structure was the sensible pathway to sustainable and profitable...

The quest for sustainable and profitable cropping

February 18, 2017

The focus of today's farming is no different to the pioneers. Keep the soil healthy and make money.

By Ausplow managing director JOHN RYAN AM It was very evident to farmers in the early 1960s that changes had to be made to the conventional method of crop establishment - work-up, work-back on the break, then seed. With annual events of topsoil...

Staying away from silver bullets

January 05, 2017

Katanning farmer Barry Kowald has 20 years' experience using the DBS.

With 20 years of experience using the DBS, Katanning farmer Barry Kowald is more convinced that ever he is on the right track. But it’s not so much a path of discovery. It’s more an understanding of what he maintains is “balance”. A cursory...

Ausplow celebrates 'memorable'Christmas party

December 13, 2016

Bernadette Turner and John Ryan AM.

It was a memorable Christmas wind-up party for Ausplow staff last Saturday, especially in the light of the company celebrating 30 years in the industry. Owner and managing director John Ryan AM spoke of the team effort that characterises the Ausplow...

Paired row boot ready for trials

November 18, 2016

Ausplow engineering manager Carl Vance illustrates the difference between the new 135mm diameter press wheel and the standard diameter press wheel mounted on a DBS module.

We have a limited supply of paired row boots for the 2017 season. Many of our DBS owners already are set to trial the boots in 2017 with 135mm (5.5in) press wheels. If you are interested in trialling the boots, talk to your local dealer. And...

New factory setting new highs

November 18, 2016

Welding is on in earnest at the new Naval Base factory as production ramps up for the 2017 season.

It’s full steam ahead at Ausplow’s new Naval Base factory. Opened in August, production of DBS precision seeders and Multistream air seeder to meet 2017 orders is on schedule. According to company General Manager Chris Farmer, the...

Still factory allocations for 2017

September 30, 2016

Ausplow Marketing Manager Chris Blight.

Word of mouth has quickly spread that factory allocations for 2017 are filling fast. But during the recent round of machinery field days throughout Australia, Ausplow’s Marketing and Sales manager Chris Blight said there were still build...

Ausplow opens new factory

August 20, 2016

Ausplow opens new factory

We witnessed a historic event on Thursday night with the opening of our new factory in Naval Base and celebrations for our 30th birthday. In front of more than 250 DBS owners and invited guests, the company’s owner and managing director John Ryan...

Welcome to our new Web page

August 19, 2016

Ausplow owner and managing director John Ryan AM.

Welcome to our new Web page.Right from the outset we want you to know that we are keen for your interaction with us to make this Web page a place you will want to check regularly. You’ll find in our Resource Hub how to get in contact with our...

DBS shines in Lake King

April 23, 2016

Lake King farm manager Jorg Brinkman says two DBS bars and two Multistreams can accomplish a 10,000ha program in five or six weeks if conditions are good.

By KEN WILSON HERE’S a serious question. If you were head of a global superannuation fund, would you buy a farm in WA where the annual average rainfall was only 350mm, with growing season rainfall of 240mm? Well, the US-based Westchester Group is...

Pioneering with DBS 001

March 31, 2016

Ross Whittall and his nephew James Lewis who helped run the farm with Ross when this picture was taken in 2003 by Farm Weekly. In the background is DBS 001.

DBS 001, the first ever DBS bar built by Ausplow in 1996 is still going strong. It has been traced to South Australian farmer Simon Jaeske, Clare, who bought it off WA farmer Glen Williams from Gibson, who bought it off the original owner, Ross...

John Ryan meets Wongan Hills farmers

March 25, 2016

Ausplow managing director John Ryan fields questions from farmers during last night's meeting in Wongan Hills. Photo courtesy Boekeman Machinery.

Ausplow managing director John Ryan visited Wongan Hills this week to talk with Ausplow owners in the Wongan Hills district. The visit, hosted by DBS dealer Boekeman Machinery, also inclouded a relaxed around-the-table talk with DBS owners. John...

On track with a 28000L Multistream

March 17, 2016

Kojonup farmer Geoff Thorn says the saddle tank holding Treflan is a big improvement on carrying enviro drums on the side of a trailed water cart. Treflan is metered through a Dosatron into a line carrying water from the seventh tank (4700L) on the Multistream.

By KEN WILSON It is self-evident the continued declining terms of trade for farmers has forced them to become more cost efficient with their farm operations. Anything within a farmer’s control that can be changed inevitably gets a forensic...

Congratulations Ramsay Bros

February 26, 2016

The Ramsay Bros team with Hamish Ward pictured right.

Congratulations to Ausplow South Australia dealer Ramsay Bros, which picked up the 2015 Case IH Dealer of the Year Award yesterday at a Gala Dinner held at Old Parliament House in Canberra. As a family-owned company, Ramsey Bros is one of the most...

Ausplow at Technology Expo

February 26, 2016

Ausplow general manager Chris Farmer (left) and Ausplow sales and marketing manager Chris Blight at this week's Technology Expo in Katanning.

Ausplow general manager Chris Farmer provided an upbeat report to farmers this week at the Farmers Centre (1978) Technology Expo at Katanning. Speaking on the Pro-D retrofits, Chris said there had been strong uptake and he expected that situation to...

Ausplow sponsors Nuffield Scholars

February 15, 2016

Ausplow managing director John Ryan (left), general manager Chris Farmer and New Norcia farmer Peter Nixon catch up for a chat during last week's Nuffield Australian Farming Scholars annual Sponsors' Luncheon.

AUSPLOW again was involved as a major sponsor of the Nuffield Australia Farming Scholars annual Sponsors’ Luncheon at the University Club, Nedlands on Friday, February 12. According to Ausplow managing director John Ryan his company’s involvement...

Latest Multistream off to Katanning

December 24, 2015

Katanning branch manager Kevin Newman inspects the new Multistream before it is delivered to a local farmer.

By KEN WILSON WA manufacturer Ausplow has sold one of its first 28,500 litre capacity Multistreams, arguably the world’s biggest multi-purpose granular and liquid delivery system. The monster unit has been bought by a Kojonup farmer who also bought...

Back to basics says John

November 20, 2015

Ausplow owner and managing director John Ryan.

Fix the land and make money. That in a nutshell is how Ausplow owner and inventor John Ryan AM assesses the state of agriculture today. After an involvement in the industry spanning nearly 50 years, he believes it’s time to go back to...

Chasing moisture at Eradu

November 19, 2015

Eradu farmer Peter Barnetson reports the ability to chase moisture with the DBS promoted more healthy and higher yielding crops.

By KEN WILSON THE proof is always in the pudding. That’s why harvest is such an interesting time to assess management decisions. In the case of Eradu farmer Peter Barnetson, healthy crops this year confirmed his decision to start seeding...

New factory takes shape in Kwinana

October 16, 2015

Ausplow factory manager Gary Andrews.

Increased demand for our products has meant we have always focused on the big picture. It not only concerns our R&D but also our manufacturing capacity. And that’s why we’re on schedule for another stage expansion with new factory facilities...

Precision cropping in limestone

October 16, 2015

Corey Turnbull (left), Luke Turnbull and his son Johnny and Ramsay Bros director Hamish Ward.

Kalpinnie, SA, farmers Corey and Luke Turnbull are under no illusions about the worth of a DBS. The pair, who operate two 18.2 metre (60ft) DBS bars and two 18,000L Multistreams have been DBS owners for 15 years and remember seven years ago trading...

Ripple effect of using a DBS

June 18, 2015

Boekeman Machinery service manager James Gulliver (left), salesman Steve Darrah and Konnongorring farmer Jamie Bynon puictured during a post-seeding check of the new Ausplow seeding rig |Jamie bought earlier this year – a new Case IH Steiger Quadtrac, an Ausplow Multistream air seeder and an Ausplow DBS precision seeding bar.

By KEN WILSON IT almost goes without saying these days that broadacre crop establishment has improved in leaps and bounds on the back of more than 20 years of improved machinery technology. And it’s interesting to hear from farmers the ripple...

DBS is best seeding bar on market: dealer

April 17, 2015

Ramsay Bros South Australia director Hamish Ward.

One of Ausplow’s most enthusiastic supporters is South Australian machinery dealer Hamish Ward, a director of the family-owned Ramsey Bros. And he has sold more than 120 DBS bars and Multistream bins into South Australia. The company was started 65...

Breakthrough in lime application

January 30, 2015

Ausplow's John Ryan (left) and Nutrian director Dave Seagreen.

Elevating soil pH quickly and cheaply could be the next breakthrough in agriculture, particularly in sandy soils. And it’s the reason Ausplow is collaborating with Perth-based Nutrian to trial a liquid formulation called Calbud. According to...

Ausplow an eye-opener for European farmers

January 29, 2015

Ausplow’s Chris Farmer (left) and Chris Blight, flank French farmer Guillaume Renault and Belgium precision farming dealer and tour leader Pol Braine during the recent factory tour by a group of European farmers to Ausplow’s Jandakot factory.

By KEN WILSON PLANTING a 24ha paddock in less than hour raised the collective eyebrows of a group of European farmers who visited the Ausplow Jandakot factory in January on the first leg of an Australian tour. Their factory visit was to learn about...

New Pro-D ready for 2015

January 22, 2015

Ausplow marketing manager Chris Blight (left) shows how to remove a DBS blade with an extraction tool which also is used to lock the whole assembly in place. With him is Ausplow engineering manager Carl Vance who played a pivotal role in developing the Pro-D tillage tool system.

Positive feedback about our new patented addition to our DBS Auseeder precision seeding bar, the Pro-D system, has seen a marked increase in interest for retro-fits for the 2015 season. The Pro-D system is essentially is a new bolt-less tool...

Contoured approach with DBS

June 25, 2014

Quairading farmer Darryl Richards has plans to remove this Whittington Interceptor Bank, commonly known as a WISALT or “Harry Bank” named after Harry Whittington, who in the late 1970s, developed the concept of arresting lateral water flow to prevent salt degradation and water-eroded paddocks. Darryl constructed 30 kilometres of banks on his property but is now grading them out as part of a re-design of his property to crop in straight lines.

By KEN WILSON Throughout his farming career and like the majority of his peers, Quairading farmer Darryl Richards has always focused on improving the soil. There was always the handed-down saying from generation to generation of leaving the...

Evolving with the DBS

April 11, 2014

New Norcia farmer Peter Nixon.

New Norcia farmer Peter Nixon can consider himself an “evolvee” in terms of the evolution of the DBS. He was among the early adopters of a broadacre crop establishment system that promised precision seed placement while creating a “pot...