Farm Machines & In-Betweens

Send us Fan Mail Rice harvest is here! In today's episode Michael Dotta from Serafin Agpro catches up with Benerembah local farmer Robert Armanini as he shares his journey in agriculture. From being the first in the area to purchase a Fendt Ideal 8T combine harvester to visiting the Ideal factory in Italy, Rob talks about the innovations shaping his farm. We also dive into this season's...

Send us Fan Mail On behalf of the Serafin Group, we would like to thank everyone who attended or contributed to our Tillage and Drive days for 2025. We had two jam packed days that featured a variety of tractors and tillage equipment side by side with expert demonstrations from staff and suppliers. If you missed out, then hear from those who attended and what they got out of the day. Hope to see y...

Send us Fan Mail Founder of HYDPOWER Hydraulics Shane Burke, stops by to conduct some training with our workshop staff for their hydraulic systems on our Ultisow machines. We have collaborated with HYDPOWER for many years now and it was great catching up with Shane to discuss their services and how the business has continually evolved to meet increasing demands in the Australian market. Shane is a...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Serafin Machinery Podcast for 2025. We get straight into it with Darryl and Rodney on all things machinery, the announcement of a new salesperson joining the team and the upcoming Tillage and Drive Days in February.  SERAFIN GROUP TILLAGE & DRIVE DAYS – SAVE THE DATES 📅 IRRIGATION FARM DEMO 💦 Location: Benerembah, NSW 2680 Date: Wednesday 5th February DRY...

Send us Fan Mail Rounding off 2024 is friend and fan of the podcast, Matt Petersen from Australian Tyre Traders. ATT have been great to work with over the years as they are committed to providing industry leading innovation and outcomes with an approach of developing quality tyres. Their tyres are specifically designed and engineered locally to be fit for purpose in Australia’s unique conditions a...

Send us Fan Mail Meet The Team: There's more to sales than just selling machinery. Today's guest is the epitome of this sentiment. You may have dealt with Denis regarding an enquiry or have seen him on our socials. A man of many talents and interests from his time working in Kings Cross to surfing around the world, Denis has tried just about anything but first and foremost is his passion...

Send us Fan Mail Developed by a group of local, visionary growers, Nice Rice has evolved to become a leading grower, miller and seller of rice in Australia. With a rich family history in the heartland of Australian rice growing, the New South Wales Riverina region, they are led by some of the best growers and operators in the country. Nice Rice CEO Mirza Kozarcanin chats with Rodney about the busi...

Send us Fan Mail Meet The Team: We catch up with parts manager Brett Sam to talk about his come up in the agricultural industry and how far he has come with Serafin Machinery over the years. Brett started in the workshop assembling machinery and then moved into the spare parts department. He then become the spare parts manager a little time after this, a role that he has made his own. As Serafin M...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever heard of a Doula or know what a Doula is? Kylie 'The Doula' is here to help. A Doula is a trained, non-medical, non-judgemental, support person and companion for both parents during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Kylie offers a continuity of care, in the true sense of the word and can provide a completely personalised support package tailored to the needs...

Send us Fan Mail In todays episode, Rodney and Darryl discuss current agricultural trends, field days, new products from both Serafin Machinery and Serafin Agpro, our time with Baldan and Agrimec representatives on their Australian tour and the Machinery Salesperson position that we are currently advertising. Another big quarter thanks to all our customers and staff. If you have any audio clips or...

Send us Fan Mail We had the pleasure of hosting Wilian (Baldan) and Fernando (Agrimec) from Brazil on their Australian tour. While we have a longstanding importer relationship with Baldan , we have recently struck up a new partnership as an official dealer of Agrimec products in Australia! Agrimec's unique range of soil preparation implements, harvesting equipment and irrigation pumps will be...

Send us Fan Mail While in Wagga Wagga for the Vic No-Till 'Food for Thought' conference, Rod caught up with guest speaker Joel Williams from Integrated Soils. Joel is an independent plant and soil health educator, providing lectures, workshops and consultation on soil management, plant nutrition and integrated approaches of sustainable food production. His extensive practical experience...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode takes us to Boorowa, a small country town in the south west slopes of NSW. Boorowa is the home of the world renowned Enforcer Scrum Machines, designed and manufactured by Matthew Corkhill. Matthew grew up working on the family farm, when he decided to start his own engineering business specialising in machining, hydraulics and fabrication for customers in the...

Send us Fan Mail Todays episode takes us out to Marrar NSW, to speak with Vic No-Till president Dan Fox. Rodney and Dan cover his family's history, the benefits of no-till farming and regenerative agriculture systems, while advocating for sustainable practices to keep future generations farming in Australia. Serafin Machinery will be attending this years VIC No-Till conference, held in Wagga...

Send us Fan Mail On Sunday the 30th of June 2019, farmer, husband, father, son, brother, mate, volunteer and passionate motorcycle rider Derek Lewington had a tragic accident resulting in a serious spinal cord injury that would rock an entire community and family like nobody could have expected. 5 years on from the accident, Derek and Skye Lewington's resilience and determination to keep thei...

Send us Fan Mail On our travels to the Wagga Wagga area we stopped by James Turtle's property, the business development manager at MagrowTec. Their magnetic assist technology can be added to any sprayer and helps growers to improve crop protection, lower costs, increase crop quality and productivity while reducing wastage of inputs. For more information on MagrowTec's offering click the...

Send us Fan Mail Rodney reflects on the past few months and makes some exciting  announcements for the business: from Darryl's recent trip to Farmet headquarters in the Czech Republic, new machines to hit the market, field day success and our return to the Vic No-Till conference. If you have any audio clips or questions that you would like Rodney to address on the podcast please send to info@...

Send us Fan Mail John Harper from the Mate helping mate podcast stops by to visit the team on his travels. He has a long list of accolades from farmer to podcast host and receiving an order of Australia Medal advocating for mental health.  John sits down with Rodney to speak about his past experience with overcoming his own mental health battle. He shares simple strategies to help others that are...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode takes place at Terra Ag Services, a rural supplies business based in Griffith NSW, with branches in Swan Hill and Canowindra.  Principal and senior agronomist Mark Zanatta  shares his insights with Rodney about agronomy, technology, farming trends, and the growers ability to adapt in the current climate. To learn more about Terra Ag Services visit their website bel...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode takes place at Collier & Miller in Griffith NSW to speak with Paul Giovinazzo who is the engineering division manager. Paul & Rod cover all things C&M from the company’s history, their design team, manufacturing processes, apprenticeship programs and innovative projects. If you have any audio clips or questions that you would like Rodney to answer on th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Rodney calls Jordan Wilson, a Finance Broker from Moody Kiddell & Partners to discuss common myths about brokers, benefits of using a broker and tips for purchasing before EOFY. If you have any audio clips or questions that you would like Rodney to answer on the podcast please send to info@serafin.com.au. If you have any audio or written questions that you woul...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode takes Rodney out to Quandialla NSW in the Bland Region, to speak with Josh Curry who owns a Farmet Softer 12. Josh is passionate about the bland region, the future of agriculture in Australia and the importance of succession planning.  Bonus content: Rodney addresses some answers to field day questions from episode #3 and presents a new question to our listeners as...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode takes us out to Cowabbie NSW to catch up with Paul Passlow  Paul has a wealth of knowledge in the agricultural industry as his farm reached its centenary last year with son Harry becoming the 4th generation to work the family farm. Now it’s time to hear from Paul Passlow and our sales manager Rodney Dunn as they discuss Paul’s farming operation, his experience with...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode takes place in our showroom with our host Rodney Dunn and the owner of Serafin Machinery, Darryl Serafin. They cover an array of topics from the company's journey so far, the evolution of no-till in Australia, current agricultural trends and the employment challenges we face today. If you have any audio or written questions that you would like us to addre...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode takes our team out to Rankin Springs NSW, where a collaborative training day was hosted by Kelly Tillage. Our staff gained valuable knowledge and hands on experience with the 40 foot tillage system out on hire. Thanks to the Kelly team for travelling all the way from the Booleroo Centre in South Australia. Now it's time to hear from the executive director...