News & Press

AGFEST 2017 EDITORIAL - Tasmanian Country.  The new Farmtrac DT series cabin tractors aim to represent European quality in everything but the price tag. Manufactured in Europe with … more

EDITORIAL - The Weekly Times.  The importer of the Canadian-built Wallenstein agroforesty equipment to Australia is launching the Wallenstein FX skidding winch at Farm World this year. The … more

EDITORIAL - Farms & Farm Machinery.  Traction is integral to safe and efficient tractor operation, as the name tractor suggests. As a ready rule of thumb, the bigger and heavier the … more

EDITORIAL - The Land. Horses, poultry, cattle, machinery and more will be displayed across two days at the Hawkesbury Showground in November as part of the Farming Small Areas (FSA) Expo. Open … more

EDITORIAL - Blues Magazine.  The new Del Morino RES 15 backhoe has all the typical uses of a backhoe - but with the size to work in really small areas. Found all sorts of reasons for … more

EDITORIAL - Blues Magazine. SOTA Tractors was the first company in Australia to specialise in products and services for small acreage owners (SAO). It was the first company to provide tailor made … more

EDITORIAL - The Land. In the professional farming game, it's generally hard to resist the lure of big, brand spanking new machinery, but a Melbourne based company is making its mark … more

EDITORIAL - The Land. A key factor in Bruce Cooper's steady business success with the lifestyle farming market is relatively simple - provide a service that helps small area farmers get on … more

EDITORIAL - Farms & Farm Machinery. The superbly built range of agricultural implements from Del Morino is manufactured in Michelangelo's home town of Caprese, situated in the beautiful … more

The SOTA Tractors family is growing with the opening of a new branch at Emu Plains, Western Sydney. SOTA is now able to provide even better service to small acreage farmers across Australia. At … more

EDITORIAL - Queensland Smart Farmer.  A noticeable trend in today’s compact tractors is a move to bigger horsepower (hp). You can have all the horsepower in the world, but at the end of the … more

Katrina from Samford, QLD, used to spend a whole weekend mowing her 5.5 acres, so it’s little wonder she wanted to make mowing quicker. She recently purchased a Kubota L1-24DT and a slasher from SOTA … more

Coinciding with the new product release of the Yanmar EA2400, SOTA Tractors recently received the Victorian Retail Dealer of the Year Award, presented by Derek Lane of Power Farming Group, … more

EDITORIAL - Small Farms.  When they bought an APOLLO tractor in April 2008, Lisa and Paul were particularly pleased with SOTA Tractor’s after-sales support. “We didn’t know much about … more

If you’d ever like to meet a bushie – a proper one, you can’t go past Stephen of Copmanhurst NSW. He grew up 'old school' – from working as a woodcutter at eight years of age to pig chasing, mechanic … more

EDITORIAL - Tasmanian Farmer.  Mick and Amanda from Koroit, Victoria, bought their property on the southwest coast of Victoria as a true seachange. Careful and conservative for more than 20 … more

EDITORIAL - Small Farms. Moving from Sydney back to the bush at Marulan in 2008 was the best thing Robert had ever done. "I just love the people around here" he says "it's such a welcome change - … more

EDITORIAL - Small Farms. Gay and Pat from Cootharaba, Queensland, are delighted with their new SOTA tractor package which they purchased last year. “On our first property in 1985 at the time we … more

EDITORIAL - The Weekly Times.  The Collingwood Children's Farm in Melbourne recently received a handy donation from SOTA Tractors. SOTA Tractors gave the Children's Farm an AGMAX single tine … more

EDITORIAL - Blues Country Magazine. Ken from Bundalaguah is delighted with the Kubota L1-20DT he purchased from SOTA Tractors. “You ought to see the work we’ve done with it! It’s an amazing … more

The 18th Variety Bash 2008 started at 10.00am on August 14th from Moonee Valley Racecourse. A very chilly morning with hot sausages and coffee all round, the Variety Bashers were primed and ready to … more

EDITORIAL - Blues Country Magazine.  Stephen bought a SOTA tractor package in April 2006, to rejuvenate his block in the Wimmera, North West Victoria. Stephen writes: "When I bought the place, … more

EDITORIAL - The Weekly Times. John, after many years, is back doing what he loves - driving a tractor on the family farm. John grew up on a small farm in Scotland and has retained a strong passion … more

EDITORIAL - The Weekly Times. A new range of certified front end loader kits is now available from SOTA Tractors. Designed to suit Kubota imported tractors, the bolt-on loader kits are … more

EDITORIAL - North East Farmer.  Agricultural importer SOTA Tractors announces that its entire range of small acreage tractors and machinery is now available at warehouse direct prices. SOTA … more

EDITORIAL - Farms & Farm Machinery. SOTA Tractors Pty Ltd, located in the Melbourne suburb of Thomastown, is a family owned and operated business that specialises in the import and … more

EDITORIAL - The Land.  Front end loaders have undergone a minor revolution with the development of the "four-in-one" bucket from SOTA Tractors, designed for use on Kubota imported tractors. … more

EDITORIAL - New Zealand Lifestyle Farmer. Far more versatile than a ride on mower, a compact tractor can transform a lifestyle block. Up until now, the prices of quality brands have often been … more

EDITORIAL - Farm Trader. A lifestyle farmer from Gisborne is more than happy with his remanufactured Iseki, the first of its type in New Zealand. John isn’t used to letting the grass grow under … more

EDITORIAL - The Land.  They look new, sound new, even smell new, but the fully "remanufactured" Japanese Kubota tractors are actually secondhand. And at just half the price of a brand new machine, … more

EDITORIAL - The Weekly Times. Martin Cooper and his brother, Bruce, had a good idea - something they believed had never been done before. Why not set up a national used tractors dealer … more

EDITORIAL - Southern Farmer. The shortage of dealer-supported, competitively priced, used tractors has been addressed with the introduction of SOTA Tractor's range of remanufactured tractors. In … more