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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…
THE WORLD’S largest robotic dairy farm under one roof has swung into operation in South Canterbury.
LINCOLN AGRITECH Ltd is celebrating 50 years of researching and encouraging agricultural engineering.
FIVE OF New Zealand's leading farmers have been chosen to join an international discussion around global food security, ahead of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Australia next month.
OUR PRIMARY industries need bright people: those with a strong work ethic and determination to excel, who can build a future for themselves and their families.
Monday, 20 October 2014 12:36
Agriculture sector will require bright people on and off the farm
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OUR PRIMARY industries need bright people: those with a strong work ethic and determination to excel, who can build a future for themselves and their families.
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FARMERS’ PROBLEMS caused by the drop in Fonterra’s forecast milk solid payout are best tackled head-on with agribusiness management training, says Primary ITO, which offers courses in this discipline.
The need is urgent to review and revise budgets and monitor cashflow to ensure debt levels don’t rise unnecessarily. Spending cuts, increasing milk production and generally improving onfarm performance are among the options.
Massey researchers are four years into a trial which could have profound implications for beef and dairy farmers alike. Peter Burke reports the details as relayed at a recent Beef + Lamb NZ and DairyNZ dairy/beef integration day in the Manawatu.
IGNORING A new and unknown species in your pasture could cost you thousands of dollars later, so scout your paddocks and get help with anything untoward, says a leading weed scientist.
HANGAWERA STATION, part of Tainui Group Holdings, held its annual bull sale in early October.
The problems caused by droughts in the far north have been well documented but a sometimes forgotten pasture species can help mitigate the impact. Gareth Gillatt reports.
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TALL FESCUE is increasingly becoming the pasture of choice on some of Landcorp’s Northland farms in the face of increasingly severe summer droughts.
SOUTH CANTERBURY farmer Alvin Reid is a happy man when he wakes up in the morning without having had a text overnight from his robotic farm.
SICK AND tired of bad press about farming? Then why not enter the Ballance Farm Environment Awards?
AUSTRALIA’S WOOL growers have spent A$7 million in five years fighting a national wild dog plague that threatened to put them out of business.
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