New Broom
OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
FARMALL TRACTOR maker Case IH will soon launch a new range – the Farmall C, Farmall U and Farmall U Pro series of utility models.
WHEN YOUR spray applications drift they can cause thousands of dollars of damage to neighbouring crops and “there’s really no excuse,” says a US scientist now working in New Zealand.
A YOUNG farming couple have taken over the reins of a noteworthy Hawke’s Bay farm gifted to the nation almost 40 years ago.
HIGHER SHEEP and beef prices seem set to buffer the drop in export earnings from dairying, according to the latest economic update from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
FONTERRA IS ruling out clawing back money from its farmer suppliers despite some being paid more than the latest revised forecast payout.
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has congratulated a group of Whangarei school students for their work promoting the primary sector to their peers.
The new Subaru Outback, hailed by the manufacturer as "the original crossover sport utility vehicle (SUV)", has been launched in Queenstown.
THE DAIRY industry is making good progress on protecting waterways on farm, according to a review.
FORMER FEDERATED Farmers president Bruce Wills has been appointed to the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust's board of directors.
TOTAL AGRICULTURAL export earnings for 2014-15 will be down 9.5%, warns the Ministry of Primary Industries.
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THE IRRIGATION sector is pushing for greater public awareness around the importance of water storage and usage.
FONTERRA HAS reduced its 2014-15 forecast payout to $4.70/kgMS.
THE FINAL report from the independent inquiry into Fonterra's false botulism scare has found shortcomings in the co-op's traceability system and crisis management.
GOOD GRASS growth, high production and a record payout will see many of New Zealand's dairy farmers look back on the 2013-14 season as one of the best in history – and now the statistics prove it.
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