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OPINION: While we're on the topic of lumberjacks, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard has no doubt used a chainsaw hundreds of…
Palmerston North is set to rumble with the power and excitement of rural sports this coming March, as Ford New Zealand takes pole position as the naming rights sponsor of the illustrious Ford New Zealand Rural Sports Awards.
Southburn-based farmer and new National MP for Waitaki, Miles Anderson is heading to Wellington tomorrow for induction.
Former Federated Farmers president and Manawatu dairy farmer Andrew Hoggard says becoming a Member of Parliament overnight hasn’t sunk in yet.
Outgoing Agriculture and Trade Minister Damien O’Connor has lost his West Coast-Tasman seat in a shock result.
Farmlands has made an offer to purchase SealesWinslow – an animal nutrition business currently owned by Ballance Agri-Nutrients (Ballance).
Animal nutrition company SealesWinslow could soon be part of rural service provider, Farmlands.
Cultivation, drilling and planting specialist Väderstad has announced the addition of a new tined cultivator to its product range.
A new partnership to try and help solve the labour shortage gap for rural contractors in both NZ and the UK has recently been established.
Fendt has extended its VarioDrive concept further down the power range with a totally new Vario 600, four-cylinder range.
Any young fella with a Ford 5000 and an 80-inch Howard Rotovator can’t fail to be impressed by a slightly larger combination that recently set new record by cultivating 770ha in 24 hours.
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Electric cars and big American trucks can both bring a little anxiety, but for different reasons.
A Pukekohe deer farmer was recently fined $12,000 for not tagging 278 animals under the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme.
A key factor in the dramatic failure of commonly used triple drenches is that these are not effective on 27% of New Zealand sheep farms.
One of the ways Beef+Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is working to support farmers in addressing the challenges they face is through our extensive research and development (R&D) programmes.
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