Yet there’s one modest Aussie invention that’s largely gone under the radar. It’s the Queensland-­invented cotton root cutter, created in 1992 in a farm workshop and today used in an updated form by ...

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Agricultural machinery has evolved substantially in recent years, with a strong focus on optimising cutting processes to enhance efficiency, reduce energy consumption, and minimise crop damage.

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RECENTLY were were very pleased to show a picture of a Bamford’s Root Cutter – a wonderful mechanical device from the 1920s which, at a turn of a handle, would cut root vegetables like turnips and ...