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Toyota Australia is trialling a Landcruiser 70 Series single-cab ute with an electric drive line.

Over the ditch in Australia, Toyota utes and trucks are the workhorses of the country’s economy.

Machines reduce spreading time

Abbey Machinery's 10.7 metre wide applicators are available in Trailing Shoe or DM Band Spreader formats.

Liquid manure is a natural source of nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, organic matter and minerals.

Less work, better results

Field trials of the spot-on, lamb parasite treatment performed better than expected, even outperforming triple oral drenches.

The average sheep farmer is in their late 50s and the labour-intensive task of drenching lambs becomes more physically demanding with each passing year.

M.bovis review a chance to learn

M.bovis review head Nicola Shadbolt says it is not a witch-hunt.

Ministry for Primary Industries director general Ray Smith says his organisation absolutely supports a review into the handling of the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak.

Leptospirosis is not just a dairy farming problem

Professor Jackie Benschop says while leptospirosis remains a serious disease for dairy farmers, it is not only dairy farmers who get the disease.

New research has shown that dry stock farmers are just as likely to be infected with leptospirosis as dairy farmers.

Data key to benchmarking

WelFarm Ltd general manager Samantha Tennent says data and benchmarking is needed to show farmers where opportunities to improve lie.

Without data and benchmarking, farmers are in the dark about their performance, particularly when it comes to animal health and welfare.

Overseer helps with FEP

Pam and Jason Brock say using OverseerFM has helped support decisions about changes they plan to make to the farm and will also inform future planning.

Southland based farm consultant Allison McDonald reckons using OverseerFM is a big help in developing Farm Environment Plans (FEPs).

NZ situation puts some regen ag claims to the test

Blair Cotching says regenerative agriculture is a hot topic of discussion in farming circles.

Regenerative Agriculture (RA) is presently a hot topic of discussion.

Back to the future

Tom Vilsack has been confirmed to take up his old role as the head of the US Department of Agriculture.

Former US agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack has been confirmed to take up to his old role as the head of the US Department of Agriculture.

Be aware of the facts!

OPINION: Towards the end of February, we were hit with media coverage of a new report linking colorectal cancer and high nitrate drinking water in New Zealand.