Two-legged pests
OPINION: Federated Farmers has launched a new campaign, swapping ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ for ‘The Twelve Pests of Christmas’ to…
The Government is giving an extra $400,000 to help West Coasters recover from the devastating March floods.
Sheep and beef farmers are being asked to pay a biosecurity levy of $2/head of cattle, an increase of $1.55/head on the original levy.
Farmers are reminding duck hunters that access to farms is a privilege.
Meat co-op Alliance Group has distributed $5.7 million in loyalty payments to key shareholders.
Former NZ First MP Doug Woolerton has been appointed to the Pamu (formerly Landcorp) board.
Ravensdown has named Tom Wilson as this year’s recipient of the Hugh Williams Memorial Scholarship.
Erratic weather and seismic events, more frequent these days, are prompting many farmers to have standby generators on site.
Now part of the Kubota Corporation, machinery manufacturer Kverneland is on a roll, particularly with new products coming to market.
Crop establishment, particularly various ways of doing it, was the focus of a recent field day near Taupo.
Ballance Agri Nutrients’ farm environment planning tool MitAgator last month won the Smart Farming Award at the South Island Agricultural Field Days at Kirwee.
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Many very large food companies, particularly in the US, are struggling to adjust to the changing tastes of consumers, says Nick Fereday, RaboResearch senior analyst consumer foods.
Applying chemicals to arable or grassland crops has many variables — differing chemical formats and target volumes, and forward speeds that vary with undulating terrain.
Matamata farmer Matthew Zonderop says he’s never looked back since he started using a Tow and Fert unit about three years ago.
Farmers spend many hours planning their lives around the farming year, but often health and safety is left out.
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