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First digital firearms registry in the pipeline

Te Tari Pūreke – Firearms Safety Authority executive director Angela Brazier.

The release of the Arms Amendment Regulations will enable New Zealand’s first comprehensive digital Firearms Registry.

Council issues 200 winter grazing consents

Otago Regional Council says it has issued 207 Intensive Winter Grazing consents to date.

More than 200 Intensive Winter Grazing (IWG) consents have been issued by Otago Regional Council (ORC) to farmers in recent months for winter 2023 and beyond.

Enhanced Hilux hits the spot

The new Hilux SR5 Cruiser Double Cab Wide Track ute is more than a workhorse.

The war for supremacy in the ute market is still being waged by market leaders Toyota and Ford, with the Hilux and Ranger.

NZ wool spun into accessories

Honest Wolf co-founder Sophie Hurley (right) says strong economic competition from synthetic fibres has meant the wool industry has been steadily declining for decades.

Top quality wool from sustainably farmed New Zealand sheep is helping create luxurious everyday essentials including overnight bags, totes, and wallets.

Changes for Canterbury's Claas Harvest Centres

Landpower chief executive Richard Wilson says Canterbury’s Claas Harvest Centres will continue to be based on the local relationships.

Agricultural machinery distributor, Landpower Group, has acquired the Canterbury- based Claas Harvest Centres in Ashburton, Templeton, Timaru, Waipara, and Westland from the Carrfields Group.

JD’s new partnership aims to improve harvest in-field data analysis

Farmers will have the ability to take data from JD’s Operations Center and seamlessly share it with PCT Agcloud, providing insights into protein and yield.

A new agreement between John Deere and Australian precision agriculture leader PCT aims to help to revolutionise in-field data analysis for grain and corn farmers in Australia and New Zealand.

Animal health challenges discussed

Wormwise Programme manager Ginny Dodunski was one of the panel members.

Parasites, facial eczema and dairy beef integration all challenge the red meat sector and were the subject of a panel discussion at Beef + Lamb New Zealand's annual meeting last month.

High alert for FMD

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.

Facing up to the FE problem

Tokaora Diagnostics chief researcher Frey Livingston says the company has developed a rapid antigen test aimed at early detection of facial eczema.

A rapid antigen test (RAT) aimed at early detection of facial eczema (FE) in ruminants may help manage a disease that costs the New Zealand economy millions of dollars each year.

'Shearing' NZ's knowledge

Mongolian herder Budee demonstrates how to shear with scissors at the Shear for A Cause event in West Otago in early February.

Four Mongolian sheep herders have returned to their homeland with new knowledge and skills, honed in NZ, that have the potential to change their lives and reshape their home country's shearing scene.