New Broom
OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
It would be fair to say the Avatar is a new name when it comes to the global market for UTV's, but that could be about to change.
Masterton distributor Tulloch will showcase products from its Krone, Baertschi and Monosem stables at this year's Central Districts field days.
Front suspension on tractors is normally associated with high specification models that do haulage work at high speeds.
Farmers getting very lush lucerne are wondering whether a grain or carbohydrate supplement will help on their lucerne.
Rural News' irreverent and hypothetical look at what's happening in the farming world.
Slurry tankers have traditionally been simply a means of dealing with smelly waste.
A North Island trial comparing the value of lambs sired by low versus high genetic merit rams validates that using genetic data does pay off.
Farmers need to change their thinking about the value of spreading fertiliser on the hill country, an expert in the field claims.
If someone had told Matt O'Kane 15 years ago that his irrigator would one day ring to say it had finished its run he would have "walked off laughing".
Opposition to the Australian Federal Government's proposed 'backpacker tax' is garnering support.
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As the hot sun beats down on a sharp rocky Canterbury hillside, three sheep tentatively step forward out of the safety of the yards.
MPI is asking farmers and growers of arable crops to look out for a highly invasive pest weed that has appeared on a handful of South Island properties.
Importer/distributor Origin Agroup reports sales and positive feedback from users for its Gascon range.
The JCB Fastrac is a little like Vegemite — you either love it or hate it — but it has now been around for 25 years.
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