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Farmers are backing Fonterra’s review of assets and overseas joint ventures as it grapples with strengthening its balance sheet.
First Light Foods, a major exporter of venison, applauds deer farmers’ product quality, says Toni Frost, who runs the company’s venison operation.
While productivity on farm in the deer industry has improved, a question mark still hangs over the sector’s ability to get up to speed on sustainability and to connect better with policymakers.
FMG insurance cover on 30,000 tractors in New Zealand positions it uniquely to understand its customers daily problems.
John Deere will use Fieldays to show the latest 5R series tractors — four units in the all-important 90-125hp sector.
Holden New Zealand has revealed its own home-grown concept to go on display at Fieldays – the Colorado ROX.
New for Fieldays 2019 is the Taracarry Plus, a nifty pigtail and reel carrier for quads.
An ‘unbeatable’ offer will point up Claas Harvest Centre’s Fieldays promotion.
Rural New Zealand is helping to lead the way in Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s (MMC) global rebrand.
The German cultivation and seeding machinery maker Lemken is chasing more business in New Zealand.
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Of the food intake ruminants use for maintenance, milk production, rearing a calf and/or to produce meat, as much as 85% can end up as waste. Waste that can be used as fertiliser.
Can a robot be used to clear snow from an airstrip? Yes, it can, as demonstrated by tractor specialist Valtra with Nokian Tyres and three other Finnish companies.
Farm machinery maker Claas is celebrating having made 150,000 tractors since it bought the Renault brand in 2003.
A new evaluation centre opened by Claas at its headquarters at Harsewinkel, Germany will help maintain its front ranking in harvesting technology.
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