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New Zealand dairy farmers woke up today to more good news on the milk price front.
First previewed by Krone at Agritechnica 2019, the company has release further details of its folding front mower cutter-bar.
Driving improved efficiency, many farmers and contractors are committing to machinery that improves output, preserves quality and ultimately reduces costs.
Topcon's latest product is designed to establish sugar beet and maize more accurately and help reduce seed wastage.
While a 3.0m x 3.0m sheet of heavy-duty PVC might not seem to be cutting edge technology, sometimes the simplest ideas can often be very effective.
Kuhn has extended its range of independent disc stubble cultivators with the addition of the high capacity Optimer L Series.
Amazone has combined its Precea precision air seeder and CombiDisc 3000 compact disc harrow to provide one-pass seedbed preparation and sowing at operating speeds of up to 15 km/h.
Primarily used for reconsolidation, but also for ballasting, front-mounted furrow presses are becoming increasingly popular on tractors working with mounted seed drills.
For new pasture you can be proud of - even if it feels too dry to think about it right now - consider sowing seed before it rains, instead of waiting for the autumn weather to smile on you.
At the tender age of 15, Jacoba Gread has already imagined her future in great detail.
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As temperatures soar, farmers are being urged to review feed plans and consider what supplements could help reduce the impact of heat stress on their cows.
Cow guidance system maker Halter is now offering dairy farmers the ability to draft cows in the paddock, instead of out of the cowshed.
LIC says it has made more than 60 improvements to its MINDA LIVE and MINDA App following farmer feedback.
The poor pasture performance of traditional ryegrass/white clover mixes has many Northland farmers searching for substitutes and Evan Smeath, who farms in Hukerenui, is willing to try alternative solutions.
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