Floating hose buoys
Effluent hoses are made easier to drag around by Hose Buoy, an NZ-made gadget that clamps to the hose.
It's sometimes claimed the best ideas are the simplest ones, and an entry in the Innovation Awards at Fieldays backed this thought.
Owners of CeeMee Ltd, Neil McKinley and Dell Wilkins, from Ngakuru, southwest of Rotorua, are dairy farmers who identified a need for temporary barriers onfarm.
Their Click hi-vis barrier should prove useful in agriculture and anywhere else there is a need, eg keeping the public off a pristine lawn or out of a high hazard area in a car workshop.
Available in four sizes and widths from 5.8-7.8m, in green, blue, yellow, orange, pink and red, or maybe a mix of all, there is a combination for any application.
The heavy duty plastic construction closes up tight for transport, has moulded all-weather handles at each end of the tape and a loop for a padlock to stop unauthorised people removing the barrier.
Oamaru-based livestock handling specialist Te Pari has bought Combi Clamp, the New Zealand manufacturer of Combi Clamp manual sheep handlers.
Agriculture Minister Todd McClay has admitted that a scheme bringing workers from Pacific nations to work on orchards has become too hard to navigate but says changes are coming.
A new app designed in New Zealand aims to help sheep, beef and deer farmers capture, analyse and use body condition score data more effectively.
Canterbury farmer Andy Macfarlane has been appointed to the board of AgriZeroNZ, the public-private partnership designed to accelerate the development and deployment of emissions reduction tools for New Zealand farmers.
For over 50 years Mel Ewers has been supporting the apple sector navigate through compliance and quality assurance issues.
The apple sector is enjoying a bumper harvest season.