Kubota's rice harvester designed for elderly farmers

OSAKA, Japan - Kubota Corp. has released a new small rice harvester (photo) it says is specially designed for use by elderly farmers. The harvester is fully automated and is easy to maneuver even in small paddy fields, the company says. The price of a 10.5-horsepower machine begins at 1,417,500 yen. About 60 percent of Japanese farmers are aged over 65. (Kyodo)

Sample
PDF Preview

Product Code
ILEA000038295

Registered date
2008/1/17 00:00:00

Credit
Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

Media source

Media size
1332 × 1131 pixel

Resolution
72 dpi

Deployment size
239.16(KB)*

Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos

Daily Life In Tangail

Farmers are cutting paddy in the early morning in Tangail, Bangladesh, on May 5, 2024. (Photo by Syed Mahamudur Rahman/NurPhoto)

Daily Life In Tangail

Farmers are cutting paddy in the early morning in Tangail, Bangladesh, on May 5, 2024. (Photo by Syed Mahamudur Rahman/NurPhoto)

Indonesia Harvest Season

A number of farmers are carrying collections of rice leaves after clearing them from the rice harvest during the harvest season in Medan, Indonesia, North Sumatraon April 25, 2024. . (Photo by Kartik Byma/NurPhoto)

Indonesia Harvest Season

A number of farmers are separating rice leaves using a thresher machine during the harvest season in Medan, Indonesia, North Sumatraon April 25, 2024. . (Photo by Kartik Byma/NurPhoto)

Sri Lankan Economy

An aerial view is showing the paddy fields in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, on April 6, 2024. (Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto)

Daihatsu suspends domestic production over safety scandal

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 26, 2023, shows a Daihatsu Motor Co. factory at its headquarters in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. The small-car unit of Toyota Motor Corp. is suspending production at all domestic factories due to a safety testing scandal, with the halt lasting until at least the end of January.

Daihatsu suspends domestic production over safety scandal

[Breaking News]Toshiba Corp. to delist from Tokyo Stock Exchange

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Video shows Toshiba Corp.'s closing price at 4,590 yen on an electronic signboard at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 19, 2023, the last day of trading on the exchange. The Japanese conglomerate will be delisted from the bourse on Dec. 20, ending its 74-year history as a public company. (Kyodo)

Toshiba Corp. to delist from Tokyo Stock Exchange

Photo shows Toshiba Corp.'s closing price (top, C) at 4,590 yen on an electronic signboard at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 19, 2023, the last day of trading on the exchange. The Japanese conglomerate will be delisted from the bourse on Dec. 20, ending its 74-year history as a public company.

Toshiba Corp. to delist from Tokyo Stock Exchange

Photo shows Toshiba Corp.'s closing price at 4,590 yen on an electronic signboard at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 19, 2023, the last day of trading on the exchange. The Japanese conglomerate will be delisted from the bourse on Dec. 20, ending its 74-year history as a public company.