Two-legged pests
OPINION: Federated Farmers has launched a new campaign, swapping ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ for ‘The Twelve Pests of Christmas’ to…
Fonterra’s chief operating officer (COO) Fraser Whineray is leaving the co-op after three years in the
role.
One of the country’s largest apple packer and exporter, T&G Global is assessing damage to its facilities in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne.
The 2023 East Coast Farming Expo, scheduled for next week in Wairoa, has been cancelled.
New Zealand agritech start-up Cropsy Technologies is leading a $1.3 million SFF Futures/ AGMARDT co-funded project to help growers identify and replace grapevines that are missing, dead, dying or otherwise unproductive Ñ also known as 'Ghost Vines'.
Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ) chief executive Sam McIvor says Cyclone Gabrielle is having a devastating impact on farmers and rural communities already under significant stress and pressure.
Federated Farmers say they have not forgotten the currently isolated Tairawhiti region.
The Northland Field Days started life in 1985 at the Dargaville racecourse as a project run by the Dargaville Jaycees, and regardless of the pouring rain, it was a roaring success with some 80 exhibitors!
Over the years, Ashburton- based Rotowiper has followed one main objective: to design and manufacture an effective, cost-efficient method of controlling/eradicating weed infestation in pasture and crops.
Kubota New Zealand has recently added to its product line the new U10-5 excavator that will replace the existing K008-3.
Dairy farms in Northland, Hawke’s Bay and the Coromandel Peninsula remain cut off, says Fonterra.
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With the current issues of forestry ‘slash’ continuing to be a major problem in high rainfall events, a new take on an old method to deal with the forestry waste is set to help Kiwi logging crews better manage skid sites and landings, which could in turn increase productivity.
Reducing soil compaction has been recognised for many years as an efficient method of increasing production in grassland and arable operations.
Organisers of the Northland Field Days have signed up a record 300 exhibitors for the three-day event next month.
Dargaville dairy farmer and Northland Field Days president, John Phillips is confident he’ll be third time lucky.
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