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OPINION: Your old mate welcomes the proposed changes to local government but notes it drew responses that ranged from the reasonable…
Former Beef+Lamb chair James Parsons has been elected as chair of Wools of New Zealand (WNZ).
OPINION: Your old mate nearly choked on his dog biscuit when he read that the Hawkes Bay Regional Council is going to investigate more freshwater storage sites in the region.
OPINION: A mate of the Hound’s recently contacted this old mutt to report his deep concerns that AgResearch’s fancy new $45 million building at Lincoln did not back our wool sector.
OPINION: Your canine crusader understands that dairy farming company, Sidogg Investments Limited, which was recently fined $281,250 in the Ashburton District Court – after a worker was crushed in an on-farm accident by a trailer – has a strong link to dairy sector royalty.
OPINION: Your old mate wonders why there has not been a whole lot of gnashing of teeth and wailing from the xenophobes – more commonly known as failing political party NZ First – about a Canadian pension fund buying a major stake in New Zealand’s biggest corporate dairy farmer, Dairy Holdings.
The latest New Holland T8 GENESIS is said to capitalise on the productive combinations of Stage V horsepower and digital technology.
Agricultural contractors are becoming increasingly frustrated at the lack of skilled workers available.
Kuhn has announced the latest addition to its four-rotor GA rake series.
The new Jeep Gladiator is due to arrive on the NZ market in August.
A lightweight jump starter, developed by Projecta, does away with the need for traditional recharging and can be ready to start another vehicle just 40 seconds after use.
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Now available to order, John Deere’s 4-Series self-propelled sprayers for 2021 feature several changes over existing models.
A pilot study investigating the potential of a facial eczema (FE) tolerance test is being launched this month.
AgResearch scientist Dr Dave Leathwick believes there’s a strong case for thinking twice about the practice that is routinely carried out by around 80% of sheep farmers as part of their pre-lamb animal health treatments.
Farmers in many regions are experiencing feed shortages and are being encouraged to plan for their stock needs and seek help if required.
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