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The first chair and vice chair of the Food and Fibre Youth Network have been appointed.
DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ) say they are taking farmer feedback on board and working to improve the agricultural emissions pricing options, including driving down administration costs.
Environment Southland (ES) says it welcomes the recently announced changes to intensive winter grazing rules.
Alternatively powered vehicles, be they cars, utes or even tractors, never seem to be far from the news.
The New Zealand Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA), supported by the New Zealand Forest Service, is holding a series of workshops in Taranaki, Rangitikei, and Wairarapa.
Five research projects which will benefit the primary sector have been announced as recipients of funding from the Massey – Lincoln and Agricultural Industry Trust Capability Development and Research Fund (MLAIT CDR).
The value of total good exports rose strongly in March, driven by increases in dairy products, beef, and aluminium, Stats NZ says.
Horsch's new Maestro precision drill offers the choice of the new AirSpeed system.
The Tractor and Machinery Association (TAMA) has appointed Phil Holden as its new general manager.
Despite ongoing problems caused by Covid, European tractor registrations for 2021 were up by around 17% over 2020 and reached their highest level in the last decade.
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Should twins born to ewe hoggets and grown out to heavy weights be retained as replacements and mated as ewe lambs?
The two associations representing NZ's crop protection and animal health industries will merge this month.
Ensuring rams are in peak condition prior to mating will help maximise their performance and their contribution to the genetic improvement of the commercial flock.
AgResearch Principal Scientist Dr Alec Mackay believes there is real value in farmers engaging subject specialists outside the current suite of advisors such as water quality, biodiversity, climate change and carbon sequestering. Peter Burke reports.
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