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Automation company Lely says fully robotic farms are the future for the booming global dairy industry.
Submissions are now open on a variation to the plan to improve the health of the Waikato and Waipa rivers.
Fish & Game chief executive Martin Taylor has dismissed as “ridiculous” a claim by Irrigation New Zealand chief executive Andrew Curtis that irrigation is good for the environment.
Modern irrigation is all about “precision rainfall,” says Federated Farmers water and environment spokesperson Chris Allen.
Economists are optimistic of a small rise in this season’s farmgate milk price.
Butter prices look like making another strong run, says ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny.
All possible pathways remain open in the hunt for the source of the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, says MPI’s director of response, Geoff Gwyn.
Federated Farmers says all the hard work being done to improve freshwater quality is starting to pay off.
Federated Farmers previous president, William Rolleston, was very supportive of GE and there was a perception that Feds was leading the charge in support of the science — but this could now cost them.
An Environment Court judge has slammed Federated Farmers for pursuing a case regarding limitation on the use of GE in Northland.
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The words “powdery mildew” are enough to send fear through any grape grower. It is the stuff of sleepless nights and money down the drain. But it doesn’t have to be!
The acclaimed machinery maker Kuhn, known especially for its cultivation and grassland gear, is celebrating 190 years since Joseph Kuhn opened a forge in Alsace, France in 1828.
Amazone has extended its range of Cayros reversible ploughs with new models and equipment options across its range.
Swedish plough maker Overum has launched a new CX2 reversible plough range.
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