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Sep 22
THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN By Bill Boekeman

It was 1970, and we had been in our Machinery Business two years, and it was uphill going with sales.  The Government had previously announced, that due to huge surpluses of wheat in Australia, the amount of wheat that a farmer could sell was regulated by “wheat quotas”, mostly this was about half the amount […]

May 18
Two Sets of New Wheels Better Than One for Large WA Vegetable Business Managing Vast Distances, Multiple Farms – Trandos Farms

The Trandos family runs a large-scale farming operation in Western Australia and with four properties across the state, there’s a lot of travel involved. But that part of the job just got a bit easier with an unexpected new addition to their large machinery and vehicle fleet. Arthur Trandos, with brother Jim and cousin Michael, […]

May 26
Mcnee’s Story

Kim McNee’s cropping program needed a boost this season, so he purchased a Hardi Commander 8500 boom sprayer from Boekeman Machinery. A Wyalkatchem graingrower, Mr McNee said in previous years they could cover their 6700 hectares just fine with their Case IH Patriot Self Propelled Sprayer, but with the extra hectares they would need to […]

May 22
Case IH Steiger 500 Turns 15,000! Campbell Jones

Peter Crippen sold this Steiger 500 to Campbell 13 years ago and is still running over 15,000 hours with no major issues.   Wyalkatchem grain grower Campbell Jones’ main tractor, a Case Steiger 500, has just crossed 15,000 hours after 13 years of consistent use and with the same engine. The aging workhorse machine is […]

May 05
Brendon Hardie takes delivery of Ausplow DBS build number 2,000

Wandering graingrower Brendon Hardie took delivery of a Western Australian manufactured Ausplow 12-metre DBS D260-46 seeding bar last week, courtesy of Boekeman Machinery, Brookton branch. Mr Hardie, a third generation grower, said it will be the first time he’s availing himself of the DBS brand at his property, BC Hardie and Co. This season Mr […]

Apr 30
Boekeman Machinery celebrates local winner in Case IH $20K holiday competition

A local customer from Boekeman Machinery has won a $20,000 holiday voucher in the Case IH $20K to Holiday Your Way competition. The competition gave customers the opportunity to win one of 10 $20,000 holiday vouchers by spending $500 or more on Case IH genuine parts or services. Participants had the chance to earn entries […]

Feb 28
SAVE THE DATE – 13TH OF MARCH – NORTHAM REDUCTION SALE

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Feb 24
SAVE THE DATE – 20TH OF MARCH – FARMING AUTONOMY INTRODUCTION GRDC YEALERING

Save The Date! You are invited to attend a Farming Autonomy Introduction Afternoon, after the GRDC Seeder Setup Workshop (in the morning) with Boekeman Machinery. Come along and learn about how to prepare for autonomy in farming for the immediate future. For More Details – Event 1 GRDC Boekemans Final (005) TO RSVP – CLICK […]

Jun 29
Boekemans Matt Joyner Case IH Combine Run Through

Article by Rhys Tarling, Farm Weekly. IN 2002, Case IH’s Axial-Flow combines transitioned from the previous decades’ belt-and-chain engineering to a continuously variable transmission, hydraulically-driven machine, according to Boekeman Machinery precision farming specialist Matthew Joyner. “That was the Axial-Flow 110 Series, and we’re now into the 250 Series combines,” Mr Joyner said. Despite the changes the Axial-Flow […]

Jun 21
Demo Winds Up

Article Written By Rhys Tarling Farm Weekly BOEKEMAN Machinery completed its last round of seeding demonstrations at a heavily disced and clayed 30-hectare paddock near Northam last Friday. As per Boekeman’s previous demonstrations this year, the Case IH 600 Quadtrac, with 60 Series Flexi-Coil air cart and Ausplow DBS D300-61 airseeder bar in tow, was […]