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Lightning-strike effect kills bugs

Pictures of before (left) and after (right) of the Biofume Ozone System at work.

Taking both the Fieldays Innovations Launch and the Locus Research Innovation Awards, the BioFume Ozone System shows early promise for cleaning and bacteria control.

Move up to 70% less dirt

The introduction of the Kverneland KultiStrip System will “bring opportunities to farm environmentally and improve yields and profitability."

The introduction of the Kverneland KultiStrip System by distributor Power Farming will “bring opportunities to farm environmentally and improve yields and profitability,” the company says.

Putting data to good use

Ravensdown is getting ready to roll out a new set of pasture and benchmarking tools showing planned versus actual nutrient spending over time.

Ravensdown is getting ready to roll out a new set of pasture and benchmarking tools designed to enable smarter nutrient decisions by showing planned versus actual nutrient spending over time.

Soil testing and fert spreading under GPS watchful eye

Hayden Hape and Matt Smith at Tautane Station.

Aerial soil testing technology and GPS-controlled automated variable-rate spreading are on trial on a well-known hill country station in the North Island.

Manuka honey definition timeframe extended

MPI is taking more time to review submissions to its consultation on the definition of Manuka honey.

The Ministry for Primary Industries is taking more time to review submissions to its consultation on the definition of Manuka honey.

Horticulture’s stunning growth points to more export prospects

In 2016 kiwifruit exports hit $1,7b, up nearly $500m or 42% on 2015.

In 2015 horticulture’s combined domestic supply and exports, excluding wine, were worth $5 billion.

Time farming moved on from low cost to added value

Fieldays at Mystery Creek in mid-June showcased New Zealand innovation, interaction and, in some cases, simply imagination.

Good call

The Hound was delighted to see outgoing Feds dairy head and new national vice-president Andrew Hoggard have a crack at multinational, tax-dodging, political activist lobby Greenpeace.

Holy cow!

Your old mate has heard of the saying ‘pigs might fly’, but now reckons it should also refer to their bovine cousins actually lifting off.

Shallow pool

It seems your old mate was right on the money a while back when he smelt a rat between failed meat industry ginger group MIE and political backwater NZ First.