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The Labour Inspectorate is calling for dairy farmers to use best practice when employing in 2018.
The Plant & Food Research team that took on Psa-V disease and won have received a prize worth $500,000.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has turned away two large cargo vessels infested with Brown Marmorated Stink Bug over the past few days.
Labour’s first 100 days in government has failed famers, says National’s Primary Industries spokesperson Nathan Guy.
A buoyant local economy should help make this year’s Southern Field Days a big success, says event chairman Logan Evans.
Improvements to Claas Jaguar 900 and 800 forage harvesters include a new hydraulic pre-compression system, a new chopping cylinder, and three new front attachments.
Ploughing remains a popular option, particularly in Europe, where the age-old method is a key way of fighting blackgrass infestation in cereal crops.
The rising fortunes of global farming are raising the demand for European-made tackle, which might signal supply problems for Kiwi farmers and contractors looking to hit the new season with new toys.
Power Farming Group, the family-owned Morrinsville business, has a deal with SDF Italia to exclusively distribute Deutz-Fahr tractors in the US.
The dictionary defines ‘panoramic’ as “an unbroken view of the surrounding region”, so the newly arrived Claas Arion 400 series tractors are worth a closer look, but more on that later.
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Farmers in and around the Taihape /Hunterville regions of the North Island are being warned to watch for signs of facial eczema (FE).
The science underpinning New Zealand’s TBfree programme has earned an award for its researchers.
High temperatures and humidity are prompting questions about farm animals’ production, along with their welfare, AgResearch says.
Taupo Beef & Lamb has just started exporting premium product to Japan, says Mike Barton of Glen Emmreth farm.
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