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One-way quarantine-free travel for RSE workers starts in October

From October, quarantine-free travel for RSE workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu will begin.

The first stage of one-way quarantine-free travel with Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu will begin in October, initially for RSE workers, Covid-19 Response Minister and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor have announced.

Agriculture 4.0 misses the mark!

At the recent launch of the New Holland T7 HD Series in Europe, the company spoke of their commitment to ‘Agriculture 4.0’ – a term that is been creeping into the world of agricultural technology for the last couple of years.

Helps tame the wind!

WindControl is a fully automatic system that effectively neutralises the effect of wind upon fertiliser spreading operations.

Amazone's recently released WindControl System automatically monitors and adjusts the spreading pattern to compensate for the effect of the wind on the company’s top-of-theline ZA-TS mounted and ZG-TS trailed twin disc centrifugal spreaders.

First Claas patent hits a century

Farm machinery manufacturer Claas's first patents have turned 100.

While Claas has registered more than 3,000 patents during its 108-year history, the company is currently celebrating the 100th anniversary of filing its first patent.

Increases output, maintains accuracy

The latest 6-metre trailed Optima TF Profi combines the conventional SX seeder system, with a central seed hopper over the seeding unit.

The Kverneland Optima precision drills are well known and respected for high levels of accuracy and performance.

Methane inhibitor shows results

Bovaer has been found under Australian feedlot conditions to reduce cattle methane emissions by up to 90%.

A feed additive that reduces methane emissions in ruminants is poised for commercial launch in Australia - making it one of the first global markets to access the product.

Good question!

A mate of the Hound's thinks it was more than a bit dodgy when DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel recently announced the director elections for the industry good body.

Genomic sheep selection tool gets an upgrade

Tom Berkovitz claims the Infinium technology is the most widely adopted genome-wide genotyping technology globally.

A genomic selection tool that is helping New Zealand sheep farmers lift animal performance is getting a revamp.

Farm planning at the core

The group is made up of nine Waikato farms, which are all part of the local Mangatangi catchment.

"There's no hanging round with this group," says Red Meat Profit Partnership Action Group facilitator Rob Macnab. "They know what they want to do and out role is to help make that happen."

A case for changes to methane approach

OPINION: In his recent open letter, David Lloyd asked for our help in clarifying the impact of methane in global warming (Will you help, Andrew?, Rural News, 24th August 2021).