AMB Macadamia Harvester – A Handy Addition to the Fleet
While MFM designs and builds our own harvesters for large-scale operations, AMB macadamia harvesters also have a place in our program. These compact, manoeuvrable machines are well-suited to certain harvesting situations and can work alongside our in-house fleet when needed.
What the AMB Harvester Does
The AMB harvester sweeps nuts from the orchard floor into a pickup system and passes them through multiple cleaning stages to remove leaves and debris before collection onboard. Unlike our custom-built harvesters, these units do not have an integrated dehusker — instead, the nuts are transported to a central location for dehusking.
A quick tidy-up in select rows with the AMB harvester — perfect for targeted runs and keeping the orchard floor clear between main harvests.
Designed for Clean, Efficient Harvesting
The AMB harvester’s multi-stage cleaning process begins with a ground-level pickup to collect nuts and remove larger debris, followed by a ventilation stage to clear leaves and lighter material. This produces a cleaner load for the next stage of processing.
With hydrostatic drive and a compact footprint, these units are easy to manoeuvre within orchard rows and are gentle on the orchard floor. Operator visibility and comfort are also considered in the design, making them practical for extended use.
Where They Fit in Our Program
- Modular workflow – Useful when we want to pick up and pre-clean in the row, then dehusk centrally.
- Compact footprint – Well-suited to tighter or more sensitive sections, such as younger plantings or narrow headlands.
- Extra capacity on demand – Can be brought in alongside our own harvesters to help keep the harvest schedule on track.
How and when we use them depends on block layout, orchard conditions, and seasonal priorities.
A Flexible Approach to Harvest
By combining our own purpose-built harvesters with equipment like the AMB, we can adapt our approach to suit each orchard’s requirements. This flexibility helps protect fruit quality, maintain orchard floor condition, and keep harvest moving efficiently across all sites.
Vortex Hydroseeder Operator Training
Supporting Orchard Development, Rehabilitation and Erosion Control Hydroseeding plays an important role in orchard development, land rehabilitation and erosion control. Following earthworks, drainage construction or infrastructure installation, exposed soils require rapid stabilisation to minimise erosion, suppress dust and encourage the establishment of healthy vegetation. To support these activities, the PAR Orchard Group has invested in…
From the Ground Up: The MFM Harvester Story
From the workshop floor to the orchard rows. 🚜🔧 At MFM, harvest doesn’t begin when the machines enter the orchard. It starts long before that in our Welcome Creek Workshop, where our team designs, fabricates and continually refines equipment specifically for macadamia orchards. This latest harvester is the result of years of practical harvest experience,…
Shaking Up Harvest: How Tree Shakers Are Changing Macadamia Farming
At Macadamia Farm Management, innovation and efficiency go hand in hand. One of the most striking examples in recent years has been the use of tree shakers — a technology that is changing how we approach harvest. Why Shaking Matters Macadamia nuts don’t always fall easily. Certain varieties, such as A16 and Daddow, are especially…
Macadamia Orchard Growth Benchmarks: Tree Volume and Canopy Area Explained
Tracking how macadamia orchards grow provides an important reference point for orchard performance. While every farm is different, industry research and grower experience give us clear benchmarks for both tree volume and canopy area. These measures help put Aerobotics data into context and show whether orchards are establishing strongly, ahead of schedule, or in need…
The Combinator – Recycling Organic Matter on the Orchard Floor
Soil health is central to macadamia productivity, and there’s more than one way to build it. Alongside imported compost and mulch, we also return organic matter already produced in the orchard itself. The Combinator is one of the key tools that makes this possible. What the Combinator Does After harvest, macadamia orchards generate a valuable…
Soil Moisture
Understanding soil moisture is key to making confident, data-backed irrigation decisions—and Emily Dart is here to help you get it right. In this hands-on workshop, Emily walks through MFM’s five-stage soil moisture scale and shows how to assess both topsoil and subsoil moisture using a simple auger or spade method. With different soil types across…
