Raising dairy industry’s next sires
At the back of Raglan Harbour, on the West Coast Peninsula, lies an influential New Zealand farm.
Recent
Aiming to improve farmers’ profit and environment
Lincoln University-owned research and development company Lincoln Agritech says dairy farmers might improve their environmental footprints and profit through two…
New research into leptospirosis
A New Zealand expert in leptospirosis says the disease appears to be becoming more ‘tropical’ in the way it is…
Compulsory waterway planting impractical
Making waterway planting compulsory on farms nationwide would be totally impractical, says North Canterbury native plant nurseryman and environmental consultant…
GM grass may provide answers
A New Zealand-developed genetically modified ryegrass has reached an important milestone, entering a full growing trial in the US.
National
Rabobank’s executive appointment
Rabobank New Zealand has appointed Karin van Selm as group executive, wholesale banking.
Fruit fly discovered in tour leader’s luggage
Fruit fly larvae carried by a tour party leader from Malaysia could have devastated New Zealand's horticulture industry, says Biosecurity…
Celebrate your staff on Farm Worker Appreciation Day
Monday, August 6 is Farm Worker Appreciation Day. How will you be celebrating?
Have your say on TBfree strategy
OSPRI is inviting feedback on proposed TBfreepest control operations for 2019.
Time to enter Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Farmers and growers are being encouraged to enter the Ballance Farm Environment Awards for 2018-19.
World
US subsidies cause Aussie angst
Australian farmers are unhappy with the US Government’s US$12 billion in new subsidies to farmers caught up in trade wars triggered by President Trump.
Aussies get $500m extra drought relief
Drought-stricken New South Wales farmers are welcoming an extra A$500 million in state government aid. 99% of the state is now in drought.
Fodder crisis hits Irish dairy farmers
A fodder crisis is forcing Irish dairy farmers to buy feed from other farmers around the country.
Europeans in a pickle over glyphosphate
A move in the EU over licensing the use of glyphosate is bothering the farming industry.
Get Brexit right – UK dairy farmers
Brexit presents “the biggest seismic change” to the dairy industry in the UK, says Tomas Pietrangeli, UK managing director of Arla Foods.
Opinion
Action groups offer great learning opportunities
Farmers should seize the opportunity to join a Red Meat Profit Partnership action group if they want to improve their…
Farm debt bill will be welcomed
The sound heard emanating from the provinces this past month is a collective sigh of relief for what promises to…
Zero to hero in agriculture’s chase for carbon neutrality
The current political climate has increased the emphasis in the media on how New Zealand will meet its international climate…
Precedent setting? — Editorial
The recent High Court ruling that the Crown was negligent and breached its duty of care to kiwifruit growers affected…
Mycoplasma bovis weighs down farmer confidence
Concerns about the impact of Mycoplasma bovis on the agriculture sector have seen New Zealand farmer confidence decline over the…
Agribusiness
Dairy expertise could spin-off to plant protein
Expertise from the dairy manufacturing industry could be adapted to develop a new plant-based protein industry in New Zealand, says…
Synlait lauded for environmental effort
Global businesses are looking to New Zealand for solutions to tough environmental challenges – especially agriculture, says Abbie Reynolds, executive…
Keep up with pace of change
A quality environmental plan will soon be a prerequisite to buying or selling a farm, says ANZ Bank’s head of…
NZ formula makers sweet with NZ
The Ministry for Primary Industries and the New Zealand Government over time have done an excellent job of building the…
Aussie live exports under microscope
Australians’ outrage at scenes of dead and dying sheep on ships to the Middle East is forcing exporters to shape…
Management
Aiming to improve farmers’ profit and environment
Lincoln University-owned research and development company Lincoln Agritech says dairy farmers might improve their environmental footprints and profit through two research projects now underway.
New research into leptospirosis
A New Zealand expert in leptospirosis says the disease appears to be becoming more ‘tropical’ in the way it is occurring in NZ.
Compulsory waterway planting impractical
Making waterway planting compulsory on farms nationwide would be totally impractical, says North Canterbury native plant nurseryman and environmental consultant Jamie McFadden.
GM grass may provide answers
A New Zealand-developed genetically modified ryegrass has reached an important milestone, entering a full growing trial in the US.
Management programme lights fire under deer farmer
South Canterbury deer farmer Joshua Brook has won a prestigious trans-Tasman award for 2018.
Farm Health
Raising dairy industry’s next sires
At the back of Raglan Harbour, on the West Coast Peninsula, lies an influential New Zealand farm.
New approach on animal welfare
A new Framework for Action on Animal Welfare released last month sets out a better approach, says Associate Agriculture Minister…
Zoonoses prone should raise their hygiene game
Whilst New Zealand’s rural and lifestyle communities seem to have a better awareness of the “physical” safety issues of farm…
Deer breeders looking at maternal traits
Deer farmers wanting fewer late-fawning hinds can now buy sires and hinds with breeding values (BVs) for earlier fawning.
Success leads to change
Now in its third incarnation, DRL started life as Otago University’s deer research laboratory at a time when deer farming…
Machinery & Products
John Deere headers updated
John Deere has announced several updates to its S-series headers for 2019, to improve performance, ride quality and small grain…
Disco mowers have all the moves
New Claas Disco Move 3600 and 3200 mowers, with mowing widths of 3.4 and 3m respectively, are designed for 1m…
Cordless handpiece proves popular
Two new products added to the hum on the Rurtec stand at Fieldays last month.
Kuhn broadens cultivation choices
The new Kuhn Performer 3000 (3m working width) extends the existing Performer 4, 5, 6 and 7m tine/disc, deep cultivator…
Kinder, gentler mowing possible
For the 2018-19 grass season Power Farming is introducing a Kverneland 3.2m mounted Mo-Co with rubber-like conditioning rollers, specifically designed…
Motoring
Baby Ram no toddler!
The Ram 2500 and 3500 utes have a name for big load-carrying and towing capability but come with a hefty…
Toyota Fortuner is here!
Toyota’s Hilux-based Fortuner SUV line-up has had an aggressive upgrade in New Zealand with the addition of a TRD (Toyota…
She’s a truck; not a ute!
Prominently displayed at the Mercedes Benz site at Fieldays was a vehicle that gives merit to the saying ‘there’s plenty…
Sure to blaze a UK trail
News noted last year that the price of the Land Rover Discovery 6 was right up there, perhaps too high…
Controlled chaos for petrol-heads
The last two years have seen record vehicle sales in New Zealand, with prospective purchasers spending many hours picking the…
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