Farmland security
OPINION: Paranoia about foreigners is at an all-time high in the US and attention is now turning to foreign-owned farmland.
Glockemann Pumps provide an easy way of moving water where there is no power, or where the need for monitoring stationary engines is a headache, because they use the water itself to do the job.
The efforts of farmers to improve the health of the Piako River in the Waikato region have been recognised.
Effluent hoses are made easier to drag around by Hose Buoy, an NZ-made gadget that clamps to the hose.
Dairy farmers cautiously welcome the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill introduced at Parliament today, but are concerned it may not go far enough.
Fonterra chairman John Wilson says he is unhappy about Fonterra coming third in the payout stakes among other New Zealand processors.
New Zealand Wool Services International's chief executive John Dawson says the North Island auction received mixed support with the stronger NZ dollar having a limited impact in some areas.
September was the highest export revenue month on record for dairy technology company, Waikato Milking Systems.
The management of dairy effluent provides many opportunities for dairy businesses in Australia.
Westland Milk Products says its 2.5% drop in peak milk processing has meant more capacity available for the cooperative and its shareholders, enabling more focus on added-value product.
Effluent, properly used, can wipe thousands off the annual fertiliser bill, observes the distributors of Slurryquip – Webbline.
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Fonterra farmers want a smaller board, says co-op chairman John Wilson.
The proposal to reduce the size of the Fonterra board is one the co-op can no longer ignore say its proponents, Greg Gent and Colin Armer.
Using solar energy to partly power farm irrigation systems may be now within the reach of Australian dairy farmers, according to a new report.
Knowing the soil has always been the basis of good farming because the soil is the foundation of the production system.
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