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Cheeses recalled over listeria risk

Food Snob Brie (pictured) is one of the six products impacted by the recall.

New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) says it is supporting importer Goodfood Group in its decision to recall Food Snob and Mon Ami brand French Brie and Camembert cheeses.

Select committee 'blew it' - Feds

Sheep and beef farmers are urging the Government to do more to stop productive farmland overrun by pine trees.

NZ's top butchers celebrated

Pact Packaging Young Butcher of the Year winner Anton Rameka.

Auckland’s Eventfinda Stadium saw New Zealand’s top butchers recognized at the National Butchery Awards.

Signs of recovery in stock numbers - B+LNZ

Beef + Lamb New Zealand chair Kate Acland.

According to the latest Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Stock Number Survey, sheep numbers have fallen by 1% while beef cattle numbers rose by 4.4%.

B+LNZ warns proposed ETS changes still allow productive farmland to become carbon farms

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says proposed changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will leave the door wide open for continued conversions of productive sheep and beef farms into carbon forestry.

Federated Farmers slams select committee’s carbon forestry ban recommendations

Federated Farmers forestry spokesman Richard Dawkins.

Federated Farmers says a report to Parliament on the subject of a ban on carbon forestry does not go far enough to prevent continued farm to forestry conversions.

Milker's Wipes are here

Milker’s Wipes are formulated with 75% ethanol for rapid disinfection.

FIL's new Milker’s Wipes have landed in New Zealand.

A reliable, no-fuss workhorse

Showcased with a T7.245 at the recent National Fieldays, New Holland has expanded its T7 tractor range offering in New Zealand with the launch of a new Tier 3 long-wheelbase configuration, aimed at users looking for a reliable, no-fuss workhorse.

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Agritechnica 2025 sites sold out

Mark Daniel

Agritechnica 2025 is fully sold out, with 2700 exhibitors snapping all sites in 23 exhibition halls.

While we've become used to National Fieldays telling us that their event is always a big one and nearly all sites have been sold, this years’ event was noticeable by empty sites, equipped with benches for resting.

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Are Chinese tractors the next big thing for NZ farmers?

Weichai Lovol’s new plant is capable of building a new 100hp+ tractor every four minutes.

While we continue to see more Chinese car manufacturers tempting us with new offerings, is it time for farmers and growers to be taking a closer look at Chinese tractors?

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Krone celebrates 25 years of high horsepower machines

In 2005 Krone BiG X became the world’s first SPFH prototype that pushed through the 1000hp mark.

Certainly a late starter in the self-propelled harvester arena, Krone has gone on to be a key player, with 2025 marking the 25th anniversary of presenting the results of its R&D programme, with a leap into high horsepower machines – the first BiG X with a claimed 540hp.

Strong farmer uptake for Beef + Lamb NZ’s new nProve Beef genetics tool

The response to nProve Beef genetics has exceeded expectations, says Dan Brier, B+LNZ.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand says it is seeing strong farmer interest in its newly launched nProve Beef genetics tool, with early feedback and usage insights confirming its value in helping farmers make better breeding decisions and drive genetic improvement in New Zealand's beef herd.