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It is all go for next week’s East Coast Farming Expo, albeit with plenty of attention on ensuring everyone is kept safe.
New Zealand has a wealth of design and manufacturing ability, producing productive and cost-effective products for the agricultural sector. Mark Daniel takes a closer look at Northland-based Hansen Products, catching up with managing director Steve Sharpe.
Kverneland distributor Power Farming says its KultiStrip System will help farmers to cultivate environmentally, while improving yields and profitability.
Palmerston North's McIntosh has a reputation for building feed equipment that’s of robust construction, features clever engineering and a has long working life.
Manawatu dairy farmers Wendy and Richard Ridd consider the environment extensively when making decisions on their farm that runs to 260 hectares, with a milking platform of 196 cows.
A record milk price this season would be a huge psychological boost for Northland farmers, says the region's Federated Farmers dairy chair Matt Long.
The annual Northland Dairy Development Trust (NDDT) conference will now be run as a series of webinars.
The Government's decision last week to progressively open the country's borders is a step in the right direction, says Northland Field Days Committee vice chair Basil Cole.
Cash-strapped organisers of the annual Northland Field Days are looking to farmers for assistance.
John Deere 8R Series tractors can now be configured to continually monitor and adjust tyre pressures by push button.
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While popular in horticultural operations for harvesting over the past few decades, many growers have switched from gantry layouts in favour of very large self-propelled machines.
Trima Loaders from the Alo Group in Sweden are the preferred loader for Deutz-Fahr tractors, supplied in NZ by Power Farming.
While we keep hearing that the only way forward is the min-till or no-till approach, the reality of modern arable farming is that there is still a place for the plough.
Drenching routines are well underway for many lamb finishers.
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