New Broom
OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
Beef + Lamb (B+LNZ) is calling for nominations to stand for two farmer-elected director positions on its board, as well as directors of the New Zealand Meat Board (NZMB).
Six young agriculture professionals have been shortlisted for the 2016 Zanda McDonald Award.
Joanne Taylor's rural lifestyle magazine Latitude has won the supreme award at the Enterprising Rural Women Awards held in Nelson on Saturday.
Scientific innovations and reduced-antibiotic livestock systems could increase the value of the country's exports — with the right approach.
A Manawatu farmer got an expensive reminder about managing intestinal parasites in stock when he was sentenced for animal welfare offences in the Palmerston North District Court yesterday.
All rural hospitals are now able to connect to rural broadband and the Government aims to reach all schools and 90% of businesses by the end of the year, says Communications Minister Amy Adams.
The Northland Regional Council plans to progressively implement a national policy on freshwater management over the next decade.
Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) has appointed Paul Littlefair as its chief information officer.
New Zealand Wool Services International's chief executive John Dawson says a slightly easier NZ dollar and limited wool volumes combined with steadier enquiry, saw most categories well supported.
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In the early days of self-propelled forage harvesters, power seemed to be 350-400hp and they chopped a lot of grass or maize.
It's taken Argo a while, considering the re-birth of McCormick took place in 2001, but the company has recognised the need for a 'vario' type tractor and launched the X and-VT range.
Fendt has long pushed the boundaries of new tractor technology.
With developments in forage maize growing over the last decade – genetics to improve yields, pest resistance and reducing days to maturity – the arrival of a new planting concept looks to give maize growers another option.
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