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OPINION: The release of the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill to replace the Resource Management Act is a red-letter day…
C-DAX HAS won a 2011 Innovators Award for the pasture meter it developed with Massey University.
GETTING ALONG at 13km/h during secondary cultivation and stubble burying impresses Hawkes Bay farmer and contractor Doug Drummond, using a Farmgard RZ Series multi disc cultivator, says the machine supplier.
CANTERBURY farm machinery maker Don Robertson hadn't forgotten his grandfather's Lanz Bulldog tractor. He just needed to discover where it was hiding, 59 years after it left the family fold.
IN AN historic 'first' for a utility, the new Ford Ranger has gained a maximum 5 Star rating under the Euro NCAP crash test protocol.
RENAULT'S HOTTEST 'hot hatch' – the Megane RS 250 in Cup Trophee form – impressed motor racer Ray Williams and 'celebrity' co-drivers during the recent five-day Targa tarmac road rally, says the brand's New Zealand distributor.
FARMERS ARE converting from sheep and beef into dairy. However, strict regional council rules are putting off some in Manawatu/Rangtikei region.
LABOUR WANTS to increase our agricultural exports in quantity and quality.
NATIONAL IS pledging $400 million within the next two years to boost water storage and irrigation.
THE PRESIDENT of the Wool Exporters Council says he's not holding his breath about what might happen with wool prices in the New Year.
A Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) would transform New Zealand's agriculture and economy by involving five of our top ten export partners.
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Animals are lining up to take part in Whangarei A&P Society's annual Summer Show next month. The show will be held on December 3 and 4 at the Barge Showgrounds.
NEW ZEALAND'S premium beef is making its way into gourmet pies.
HOW OFTEN do you get a roomful of dairy farmers, council officials and environmental advocates emerging from their presentations and discussions 95% happy and in positive territory?
WITH ONLY a few days until voting closes in Fonterra’s director and council elections, farmers are being urged to vote.
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