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OPINION: Your old mate welcomes the proposed changes to local government but notes it drew responses that ranged from the reasonable…
The end of live exports by sea could mark a ‘new dawn’ for animal welfare, both in New Zealand and across the globe.
The National Party claims its new firearms policy will make Kiwis safer, while ensuring they can use firearms for legitimate reasons.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council says the region has received help in its pest control efforts from an online mapping system.
Alliance Group is shifting eastward, introducing its Pure South Handpicked Lamb range to the Malaysian and Singaporean markets.
Ravensdown has launched a new commercialisation entity named Agnition to try and drive innovations needed by farmers and growers.
Nominations have opened for the annual NZ Arable Awards which take place on 10 August 2023, with three new awards up for grabs.
Critics say claims from environmental activist organisation Greenpeace around nitrates in South Island waterways are ‘misleading’ and ‘misinformation’.
DairyNZ chairman Jim van der Poel says science and farmer innovation will once again find solutions to challenges facing the dairy sector.
Already an emerging leader in alternative fuels for use in tractors with its T6 Methane tractor, New Holland recently raised its stake in the rapidly emerging sector by taking a majority interest in Bennamann, a company specialising in methane capture.
Nearing twelve months since CNH Industrial cancelled its distribution agreement for Case IH and New Holland products with CB Norwood Distributors on July 1, 2022, followed by the establishment of a new retail footprint for New Zealand, with Norwood now having departed from the CNH Industrial dealer network in January 2023, the events have ushered in some big changes that are creating more positive outcomes for customers across the country.
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In a move that sees further realignment in the New Zealand farm machinery market, Palmerston North headquartered Norwood and German manufacturer Horsch have announced they will end their exclusive distribution and retail agreement.
Valtra Unlimited, the specialist division of Finnish manufacturer Valtra, is celebrating its first decade, over which time around a third of all tractors produced have passed through its doors, taking customisation to a new level, so that bespoke machines are created to suit individual customer’s exact requirements.
Biosecurity New Zealand says it has implemented revised border measures to manage any possible threat of foot and mouth disease (FMD) from air passengers arriving directly from Bali.
Rams are getting ready to fulfil their life’s purpose as mating gets underway around the country.
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