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A group of Fonterra farmers want an independent review of the Fonterra shareholders council following the co-op’s financial debacle.
Fonterra has appointed a NZ business leader to its newly created role of chief operating officer.
A new EasyCut B950 butterfly mower from German manufacturer Krone looks to have hit the mark with users.
CLAAS will take a silver medal in the Agritechnica Innovation Awards in November for its Cemos Auto performance feature.
The squeeze on plastics should be a sobering warning to farmers and plastic wrap suppliers says the head of Plasback, New Zealand’s on farm recycler.
Toyota New Zealand has broadened its Hilux range with a new entry level two-wheel drive, the WorkMate, aimed at buyers looking for affordability and Toyota reliability.
A robotic feed pusher designed to refresh and remix feed is running on a South Island dairy farm which reports a resulting increase in production and significant labour savings.
A new task management system allows farmers and agricultural contractors to keep track of job and time records with an app, helping reduce mistakes and saving time.
Applying liquid manures or farmyard effluents to standing crops of forage maize is largely unheard of in New Zealand, but the practice is gaining ground in Europe.
Massey Ferguson is further extending its hay and forage equipment line-up with new front mounted mowers and wider mounted and trailed tedders.
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Kuhn has launched two mower-conditioners for use in delicate crops like lucerne or alfalfa, where leaf loss can be a major problem if conditioning is done by traditional flail type designs.
A new mower from Irish manufacturer Malone will be of interest as a no-nonsense, heavy duty machine for use in hay or silage production.
Good silage making is a fine art, explains Chris Balemi, managing director of Agvance Nutrition.
Taranaki contractor Jason Holdem’s approach to farm machinery is straightforward: “It’s got to be simple to use and need minimum maintenance.”
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