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FTA boosting exports to Korea

The start of 2017 saw two thirds of New Zealand’s exports to Korea become duty free, up from 46% in 2016.

When you need a little ‘Brute Force’

Kawasaki’s Brute Force 750 4x4 is designed for farmers wanting to do heavy-duty jobs quickly and without fuss.

A product's name can give away the maker’s intent, so it’s no surprise Kawasaki’s Brute Force 750 4x4 quad is the flagship of an extended range, designed for farmers wanting to do heavy-duty jobs quickly and without fuss.

Now that’s a ute!

A few days driving the MY17 Holden Colorado made it plain to this reviewer that this vehicle has moved on a long way from the previous model launched in 2012.

Goats can save the hill country

The benefits of pastoral goats are largely ignored in New Zealand, but these animals could be, for some hill country farmers, as important for their survival as fertiliser and fencing.

Right advice at the right time pays off

Andrew Hurst and Ravensdown agri manager Hannah Wallace checking the soil.

Mackenzie Country high country farmer Andrew Hurst has not stood still since he took over the lease of two adjoining farms four years ago.

Lean, but not mean – saves money

James Trevelyan speaking at the recent BioSecurity Forum.

The first year Bay of Plenty Trevelyans Pack and Cool store introduced ‘lean manufacturing’ it saved the company about $340,000, says managing director James Trevelyan.

Design key to indoor barn success

A view inside in the robotic cow shed on the Moa Flat Dairy farm at Cave run by Alex Ulrich.

Correct design is crucial to the success of indoor barn dairy farming, says farm consultant Keith Woodford.

Emission reductions will have costs

News recently that hill country greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are lower than previously estimated is ‘interesting’.

Farmers look to 2017 with optimism, confidence levels staying high

Hayley Moynihan, Rabobank NZ general manager for Country Banking.

Confidence levels among New Zealand’s farmers remain high but have tempered slightly, the latest quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey has found.

The ups and downs of 2016 – the year in review

Another year has almost passed us by – again – and it is time for the annual review of 2016 in the primary sector as seen by the Rural News editorial team.