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Hill farmer’s winning

IF HE hadn’t been left a farm, Nigel Faram concedes he probably would have been an engineer.

NZVA backs IP protection calls

THE NEW Zealand Veterinary Association is supporting calls for greater protection of animal health product intellectual property.

Vets seek consistency in transport standards

EXPECT MORE consistent and more explicit direction from your vet on transporting compromised livestock in the wake of a nationwide series of roadshows, says the Ministry of Primary Industries.

FARMERS AND contractors looking for greater control during sowing or fertiliser spreading will be able to use an iPad or Android tablet thanks to a new mapping application developed by Precision Tracking.

JCB moves to Fastrac Finnish power

POWERING ITS new Fastrac 8000 range with AGCO Sisu engines is a notable shift by the British company, it says. It previously used Cummins engines in its larger tractors.

Coming to a sand dune near you

RURAL NEWS also drove the Impreza’s nattier cousin, the XV, which ticks the ‘cross-over’ box for Subaru and gives it a product to compete with vehicles such as the Mitsubishi ASX and the successful Nissan Quashqai.

Hindon farmers ewe hogget winners

Preston and Tori Hope from Hindon, the Perendale Breed section winners, have been named 2012 Winners of the NZ Ewe Hogget Competition.

Maori tradition, science in study

University of Otago researcher has been granted $600,000 over two years to create a low-input farming model combining Maori knowledge and science.

SALEYARD REPORT | Frankton store cattle

A good crowd gathered in the rostrum at Frankton today to see the bigger yarding of 652 cattle sold today as many got back into the swing of things following Field days week.

Gap widens between US domestic and imported beef

US retailers are chasing fresh domestic lean beef rather than frozen imported beef seeing many don't use imported beef in their formulations, partly because of labeling requirements.