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A report on the economic impact of Fieldays 2014 shows the importance of the event to New Zealand’s primary sector, says Mystery Creek events centre chief executive Jon Calder.
Building on 18 years experience of independent track technology gained from its Quadtrac tractors, Case IH recently launched the Magnum Rowtrac models in New Zealand.
The National Fieldays wants greater engagement with agriculture sectors not associated with dairy.
The Global Dairy Auction suffered its sixth successive fall last night with the average price index dropping 4.3% to US $2,412/MT.
It was good to see many of our members take the opportunity to attend recent roadshows held by Rural Contractors NZ nationwide last month.
Smith Attachments has recently released a carrier for motorcycles and quads.
Round Baleage tippers are used extensively, particularly in the South Island for bale placement in break crops for winter feeding out.
Having recently taken the Manitou telehandler franchise in Waikato to service their mostly dairy focused customer base, Giltrap Agrizone saw a need for high capacity attachments to exploit the high capacities of these machines.
If you’ve made the trip south on SH1 from Christchurch, and passed through Hinds, you can’t have failed to notice the busy factory making bright red farm machinery.
There's no doubt about Kiwis’ love affair with the Toyota Hi-Lux: 104,469 units sold since its launch in the late 1970s.
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A new test for bovine TB developed by AgResearch is said to be attracting international attention.
Can we get 32,000kg of milk out of a cow per annum? Could we achieve 200kg of beef gain in 100 days?
Despite great cow and pasture condition in spring, Lincoln University dairy farm’s six-week in-calf rate slumped from 78% last year to 72% this year.
Rural insurance company Farmers Mutual Group will have a wider presence at stock auctions and stud sales, according to FMG business development manager Hayden Dunne.
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