The Rata Blog

Discover innovations, news and tips from NZ's own farm machinery attachments manufacturer.

Irrigate or Aerate? Find out how soil aeration helps during a 'dry'

Posted by Sam Searle on Jan 6, 2020 8:00:00 AM

Do you rely heavily on irrigation to prevent your pasture turning brown through summer? Or have you noticed reduced pasture resilience to warm and dry spells?

Subsoil compaction may well be the culprit!

Read on to find out how you overcome this & take advantage of water sitting in your subsoils!


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Topics: Pasture & Crop Management, Soil Aeration & Drainage

POWER CLAW™ - getting the cleanup job done!

Posted by Sam Searle on Dec 23, 2019 7:15:00 AM

When you have kilometers of washed out fence wire & posts to clean along with a large amount of general trash from flooding it's a good idea to get an extra hand to help with the clean up job! Check out the footage below of the Rata Power Claw helping to get the job done faster, smarter & easier on one Rangitata island farm.


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Topics: Working Smarter, Tractor Grapples

3 Reasons why the Funnel Bucket is so popular!

Posted by Sam Searle on Dec 17, 2019 12:04:02 PM

When you need to transfer bulk amounts of grain, fertiliser & seed through a small space - a standard loader or telehandler bucket just cannot do it. That’s why the Funnel Bucket was designed & manufactured by Rata Equipment back in 2015 to transfer loads as large as 1,000kg through a 400x400 gap – once again the industry leader!


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Topics: Material Handling, Working Smarter, attachments

Get the edge with these bale handling & storage tips!

Posted by Sam Searle on Nov 6, 2019 7:38:01 AM

With warmer weather well and truly here, along with the grass growing & most farmers having already made several cuts for the season we thought we'd share a few tips to help make your hay and forage making season a success!


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Topics: Bale Handling & Storage