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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…
How is New Zealand's agricultural machinery industry coping with COVID-19?
A self-propelled, twin vertical auger mixer wagon from KUHN dubbed the SPW Intense has been designed with nutritional considerations in mind.
Front end loader and implement manufacturer Quicke has introduced a new, multi-purpose bale grab call the Quadrogrip.
JCB has refreshed the Fastrac 4000 series tractors with heavy duty axles, front differential lock, new tyre options, factory-fitted precision guidance options and a new coupling system for swan-neck drawbar trailers and tankers.
While breeding hoggets can potentially increase the number of lambs weaned and income – it needs to be well managed to be successful.
Your old mate is informed that a well-known machinery editor rather enjoys going to general auctions on a Saturday morning, while his better half does the weekly grocery shopping.
Your canine crusader understands that the Government’s decision to not allow butchers to operate during the lockdown period is going to cause some major animal welfare issues on many pig farms around the country.
The Hound is picking up a lot of negative feedback around the traps about the arrogant stance of National Fieldays organisers.
OPINION: Reports that the Alliance Group – the country’s biggest meat processing company – did not operate during the Easter holiday period defies belief.
Despite the COVID-19 lockdown, staff at Massey University are busy preparing for the next semester – which will involve a lot of on-line teaching.
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A man who has spent more than 40 years in the meat industry says the best thing that happened to the industry in NZ was the UK joining the European Union in 1973.
National’s agriculture spokesman, Todd Muller on why the recovery from COVID-19 needs to include strategic water storage infrastructure.
Primary product prices will fall further this year but remain at reasonable levels before some improvement in 2021, according to BNZ senior economist Doug Steel.
Agriculture minister Damien O’Connor says the COVID situation has brought people back to the realities of food preparation and sourcing suitable produce.
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