Ravensdown Named Naming Rights Sponsor of A&P Show
Farmer owned co-operative Ravensdown has signed a two-year naming rights sponsorship of the Canterbury A&P Show.
Jam-packed with action, fizzing with giveaways: that's the promise of the Northland Field Days organisers.
"Exhibitors are pulling out all the stops to have plenty of things to win and do," says president Lew Duggan.
Anybody attending the event, on March 3-5, has a good chance of walking away with something special.
Northland Toyota is building a new, improved 4WD track – next to its site – to show off its new Toyota Hiluxs in 'real-world' conditions.
Sales consultant Nigel Gilmour
says people trying out a new model Toyota Hilux, FJ Land Cruiser or Toyota Fortuna on the 4WD course should expect a bumpier ride than last year.
"Drivers will experience challenging approach and departure angles right from the seat."
Toyota's new range of Hiluxs ranges from 2WD work trucks to high-spec 4WD Hiluxs.
"We've been working on the new range for five years, so it will be exciting to let people see them live. We are most excited by our new 2WD Hiluxs, which have the same ground clearance as our 4WD models."
Field day attendees will also get one chance each day to win their weight in meat via a competition organised by NZME and farm electronics manufacturer Tru-Test. Scales will be set up at the Tru-Test site to weigh visitors for the contest.
Tru-Test and the field days committee will auction off items on site, giving farmers an opportunity for great deals on fencing and other animal handling gear.
Testing confirms H5 bird flu in a single northern giant petrel, found dead on a remote Cape Palliser beach in the Wairarapa, says Dr Mary van Andel, the Ministry for Primary Industries' (MPI) Chief Veterinary Officer.
"What's for dinner?" may sound like a simple question, but for many Kiwi parents, answering it has become a job in itself.
Fifty Eight years ago, on the 16th of August 1968, August Claas, the founder of the harvesting company and father of Helmut Claas, personally presented a Claas Senator combine harvester to Scottish farmer John Steven.
New Zealand consumers are paying more for beef mince than ever before, with the average retail price now sitting above $24 per kilogram, according to Rabobank.
State farmer Pamu has delivered its strongest operating result on record.
Four years since it was first detected in New Zealand, researchers and growers now know much more about management of maize pest fall armyworm (FAW).