Running a large and successful vegetable business comes with a lot of moving parts, with reliability and productivity a key component when it comes to keeping supply up not only for domestic markets, but international ones as well.

It took some time for Wakanui farmer Eric Watson to get the tracks dirty on his newly-purchased Case IH AF10 combine, but it was worth the wait, he says, and the challenging conditions really put the new machine through its paces.

Queensland’s annual sugarcane crush is nearing its end - in stark contrast to last year when constant rain caused frustrating delays - and cane farmers like Gary Stockham are breathing a sigh of relief.