More competition needed to cut machinery repair bill says consumer watchdog

Vernon Graham
May 4 2021 - 6:07pm
NEED FOR SPEED: Farmers pay big money for modern headers and can't afford expensive repair bills or having them sit idle for too long at harvest time due to a breakdown.
NEED FOR SPEED: Farmers pay big money for modern headers and can't afford expensive repair bills or having them sit idle for too long at harvest time due to a breakdown.

The national consumer watchdog says more competition is needed to drive down the cost of servicing and repairing farm machinery.

Vernon Graham

Vernon Graham

National machinery and property writer

Former editor of The Land, former Fairfax Media Agricultural Editor

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