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OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the…
Accepting an ACT Party ticket for the next general election is like finding "a natural home", says former Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard.
Massey Ferguson has announced the arrival of the MF1800 and MF2800 compact tractors, said to be premium workhorses built on a reputation for nimble, versatile, and reliable performance.
Amazone's new AmaSpread 2 terminal is said to provide users with simple menu navigation of the ZA-V Profis Control weigh cell fertiliser spreader.
'Tried and tested for more than 15 years’ was a phrase that came to mind when an ex-dairy farmer in Taranaki decided to set up a fencing business in the Manawatu and had a post rammer on the shopping list.
Could it be that pelletised minerals is the thing that makes the difference in a herd? Louise Cook, general manager of the Southern Demonstration & Research Farm for Southern Dairy Hub, seems to think so.
Taranaki and Whanganui farmers encouraged to use their technology to capitalise on a record autumn.
DairyNZ says all cattle, regardless of their purpose, must be treated with care and respect as they are being prepared for transport and then physically transported.
DairyNZ says all cattle, regardless of their purpose, must be treated with care and respect as they are being prepared for transport and then physically transported.
Moving Day is the busiest day of the year for livestock movements.
Over the past few weeks, farmers have begun to receive herd mating results from their vets.
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Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson have advanced their subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) trial with positive feedback from farmers following field days at trial blocks in North Canterbury and Central Otago.
Dairy farmer Thomas Read is one of more than 100 Kiwi farmers trialling a unique plant on their farms to help improve water quality.
ACT primary industries spokesman Mark Cameron gives National a 6/10 for its recently released ‘Getting Back to Farming’ package. He explains why…
OPINION: As the Galloway Express left Port Taranaki last month with cattle for China, it marked the end of livestock export.
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