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OPINION: Your old mate welcomes the proposed changes to local government but notes it drew responses that ranged from the reasonable…
Case IH, in relaunching the Farmall C, Farmall U and Farmall U Pro series, expects the iconic brand to reclaim its title as a heavyweight in utility tractors.
If you're going to plough, do it well, says the president of the New Zealand Ploughing Association, South Canterbury farmer Norm Styles.
Lely's new continuous baling system will allow operators to just keep going when baling any type of crop – no need to stop or slow down
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Massey Ferguson has launched the first new tractors in its new Global Series. The tractors were shown for the first time in New Zealand at the recent Northland field days.
Brothers Scott and Leighton Campbell grew up on a West Coast dairy farm, making silage pretty much all their lives and seeking to do it better.
Whether you have a ewe with a bearing, a ewe you want to take a lamb to, or a ram you want to use as a teaser – it can be harnessed, says Rurtec.
A petition calling for non-stun livestock slaughter to be banned in the UK hit its target 100,000 signatures last month, says instigator the British Veterinary Association.
A new strain-specific footrot vaccine for sheep, developed by Sydney University, has been approved for use after months of negotiation.
I had a phone call recently from a chap who had a problem with his young dog. He bought the 9-month-old pup from someone who had reared it well; it was a relaxed happy confident youngster and keen to work.
Has your herd got Johne’s? Whether you’re talking dairy or beef, chances are it has, and if you run sheep there’s a good chance some will be carrying the disease too, albeit probably a different strain.
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A Northland Partner Farm increased milk production by 34% over three years and cut farm working expenses by 27%.
Noted animal geneticist Dr Jock Allison is full of praise for the initiative to build a larger sheep milking industry.
Sheep milk products will sell only if the consumer likes the taste.
Plans to expand the sheep milk industry have advanced to the formation of a society to develop and promote the industry, confirmed at the close of a recent two day conference at Massey University.
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