Sarah Dobson wins 2022 Pukekohe Young Grower title
The first finalist for the national Young Grower of the Year competition has been crowned.
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Good Moving Day planning key
Waikato Regional Council is reminding farmers to ensure machinery, vehicles and equipment are cleaned ahead of Moving Day.
NZ lamb celebrations in London and Oamaru
Celebrations will be held in London and Oamaru on 24 May to mark the 140th anniversary of the first shipment of frozen New Zealand lamb arriving in the UK in 1882.
ASB rolls out more community bankers
ASB is rolling out more community bankers across New Zealand, providing targeted coaching and seminars to help customers with their personal finance needs.
B+LNZ bosses head to Europe
For the first time since Covid-19 travel restrictions were implemented, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says it will send a contingent of its leaders overseas.
Deer management funding welcomed
The NZ Game Animal Council (GAC) welcomes the $30 million allocated in Budget 2022 to implement the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy: Deer Management and Goat Control.
National
NZ farmers can lead carbon conscious food production - SFF
Silver Fern Farms says it welcomes the release of the Emissions Reduction Plan and looks forward to working with the Government, industry and farmer suppliers to ensure New Zealand is the food producer of choice in a low carbon world.
Investment in R&D positive, but lack of ETS changes disappointing
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says it is pleased by the Government’s announcement yesterday that it would boost funding for research and development into greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation technologies.
Feds and DairyNZ pleased by emissions tech investment
Federated Farmers and DairyNZ say they are pleased the Government is investing in new technologies and tools that could solve the agricultural emissions issue.
Co-op rolls out e-commerce site
Fonterra Ingredients business has launched a new global e-commerce website for customers.
World
FAO distributes seed potatoes to Ukrainian rural families
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has distributed seed potato kits to 17,740 Ukrainian households from…
Arla joins trials to reduce emissions
European dairy co-operative Arla Foods has become the second global milk processor to trial the methane-reducing feed additive Bovaer.EU co-op to trial methane reducing feed additive
European dairy co-operative FrieslandCampina is trialling a feed additive that is said to reduce methane emissions from cows by 30%.Arla beats Covid, posts solid result
European co-operative Arla Food reported a solid performance in 2021 despite continued disruptions from the pandemic and high inflation.Arla invests in solar power
European dairy giant Arla Foods will be using solar energy to meet one-third of its electricity consumption within two years.Opinion
HWEN - farmers are rightly nervous, confused and angry
OPINION: As consultation by He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) has rounded up, there are still a vast number of farmers…
Editorial: Alarm bells
OPINION: The Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs) bill proposed by Government is causing alarm in the farming sector.Seeking better outcomes for farmers and NZ
OPINION: DairyNZ is fighting for an emissions pricing solution that's fair and ensures you can continue running profitable and sustainable…Death and taxes the only answer!
OPINION: In the past several months, three separate articles have appeared purporting to explain the current situation in New Zealand…Editorial: A sick joke!
OPINION: When the Covid pandemic broke out over two years ago, Jacinda Ardern waxed lyrical about the importance of the…Agribusiness
Rising up to challenges
Dr Danny Donaghy is professor of dairy systems at Massey University and a specialist in pasture agronomy and physiology.
Helping feed the needy
New Zealand generated 571,000 tonnes of food waste annually - including residential and commercial food waste.State help for coal project
Ravensdown is getting government co-funding to install a biomass combustor at its Dipton lime quarry.Tunnel houses to teach children food production
Rabobank has donated tunnel houses to eight primary schools from across the Southland region as part of an initiative to…Dairy commodity price rises drive increase in March exports
The value of total good exports rose strongly in March, driven by increases in dairy products, beef, and aluminium, Stats…Management
Workshops to offer solutions
SIDE 2022 will offer a wide range of workshops which provide practical solutions to farming challenges and help farmers taking advantage of a rapidly changing farming environment.
Dynamic SIDE on the cards
South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) 2022 chair Anna Wakelin is promising a dynamic two-day affair.
Top chef, gourmet cheese headline SMASH
It was third time lucky for Smaller Milk and Supply Herds (SMASH) in staging a field day in the Manawatu with previous attempts being thwarted by Covid. About thirty people turned up at the dairy farm of Aly and Ian Passey in the beautiful Pohangina Valley, about 20km north east of Palmerston North.
Talking about things a must
Farmers in New Zealand have to be prepared for anything – from the ever-changing weather to issues with stock, crops and machinery.
Turning theory into practicality
Kirstin Deuss believes the findings of her research work into soil drainage in Southland will have benefits for other parts of New Zealand as well.
Farm Health
Uterine infection hits production
Wet spring weather is having “a huge impact” on the number of ‘dirty’ cows, says veterinarian Paul Daly, of Selwyn-Rakaia Vet Services, Dunsandel.
Nutritional strategies can help mitigate heat stress
Heat stress in dairy cattle is probably the most overlooked seasonal problem here in New Zealand.
'Pig' of a new welfare code
NZ's pig farming sector believes if a new draft welfare code for pigs is adopted it could spell the end of the country's pork industry.
Top cow fetches $27,500!
The Legacy Sale, dedicated to family and destined to give back, has done just that.
Discovery Project keeps on giving
A joint venture between Holstein Friesian NZ and LIC is going strong 18 years after it was established with another six Holstein Friesian bulls being accepted into the LIC Sire Proving Scheme for the 2022-23 season.
Machinery & Products
Kuhn going wider with new mower
Said to be the widest mower produced to date by Kuhn, the recently announced FC 13460RA, when used in conjunction with a FC3125DF or FC 3525DF front mower unit, offers a variable working width of 12.4 to 13.4 metres.
India boosts fert subsidy
India plans to double its budgeted 2021-22 fertiliser subsidies to a record of more than 1.55 trillion rupees (US$20.64 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, to avoid potential shortages amid a sharp increase in global prices of chemicals, fertiliser and fuels.
Claas axes Cargos loader wagon production
German tractor and machinery manufacturer Claas is to stop production of its Cargos self-loading forage wagons in response to a global trend towards what the company describes as technological harvesting technology and more reliance on self-propelled forage harvesters.
A new approach to apprenticeships
By taking a new approach to its apprenticeship programme, agricultural equipment supplier Norwood says it is ensuring farmers’ machinery will be supported in the future, while also bringing a wider range of people into the industry.
Hands no longer needed for headland turns
A software update for Valtra tractors combines Auto U-Pilot headland management and Valtra Guide automated steering to help deliver automated headland turns.
Motoring
LDV electric ute breaks cover
While there seems to be a feeding frenzy for hybrid or electric cars of late, there’s no such madness for…
New-look 'Step-Thru'
Remarkably there are still many of the venerable Honda step-throughs operating on rural properties throughout New Zealand.Safari on a Trek to NZ
Exclusive to the New Zealand market and available in limited supply, the Suzuki Jimny Safari adds to an already versatile…A price saving proposition
A bit like Vegemite, the first impression raised when you encounter a Mahindra Pik Up is love or hate –…Updated Navara ute bolder and more refined
The most obvious change to the updated Nissan Navara is the bold, almost American, styling.» The RNG Weather Report
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The Hound
Say what?
OPINION: This old mutt almost choked while chewing his bone when he happened upon the latest politically-correct advice that’s been…
Why bother?
OPINION: A mate of the Hound’s recently applied for membership with Ashburton-based farm supply co-operative Ruralco.
Milking It
Fake and cheap
OPINION: First they demanded plant-based 'milk', now they want it priced cheaper than real milk.
Cannon fodder?
OPINION: The recent high-profile Mycoplasma bovis announcement from the Government in Hamilton featured Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Agriculture Minister…
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No boat to China
Some 300 farmers around the country - supplying 12,000 dairy cattle for export to China have been left hundreds of…
Report claims Fonterra farmers would be the losers
Fonterra's planned capital restructure could see the co-operative's share price slump to $2/share - shaving $4 billion off the shareholders'…
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OPINION: Recently Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor made great fanfare when announcing a new farm planning system for farmers and growers.