Industry research has shown that on average tractors spend up to 70% of their time on haulage duties.

It's that time again to break out the gumboots and a warm coat for the National Fieldays, which for 2023, returns to its normal mid-winter timeslot.

Mother Nature always has a part to play at harvest, so after intermittent showers on already wet fields made it a challenging period at Crystal Brook, in South Australia’s Mid North, David Hosking was keen to see how quickly his new John Deere X9 1000 combine harvester could get through the workload.

The humble muck-spreader has evolved into the technological age, with UK-built Bunning rear discharge spreaders offering a range of options to suit today’s precision farming requirements.

Primary sector education and exciting career opportunities will be showcased at the Fieldays Opportunity Grows Here Careers Hub next month.

The Fieldays Forestry Hub will again feature at Mystery Creek in Waikato.

Massey University will be celebrating its 50th anniversary of holding a site at the National Fieldays this year.

AI is being used to report on samples with high parasite counts ensuring farmers with high FECs (faecal egg counts) receive results within minutes.

B+LNZ says while the 1 May application date has passed for farmers requiring a resource consent to graze their winter forage crops this year, it's not too late to put together a wintering plan.

All sheep, beef and deer farming operations should consider joining the New Zealand Farm Assurance Programme (NZFAP).

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