The sheep milk industry has made huge strides in the last four years, says Massey University associate professor Craig Prichard.

In the 1980s and 90s, articulated telehandlers from Matbro, Sanderson and JCB were popular with livestock farmers and anyone who wanted to place loads in difficult places. 

Vineyards and orchards typically have vertical shelterbelts to ensure crops do not succumb to the effects of wind.

Global tractor and machinery manufacturer AGCO is never far from the news, so with the grass harvest about to start in New Zealand, two new products from the MF camp will get plenty of attention.

The butter boom is rolling on, says ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny.

European co-op Arla Foods says its half-year revenue is up 3%.

Cheese, butter and milk powder manufacturing has been picked in the top five of 200 New Zealand industries to perform well this year, according to global business intelligence company IBISWorld.

While telehandlers are gaining acceptance in New Zealand, they still only sell in relatively small numbers compared to the UK, where 50% of agricultural operations are reckoned to use them.

The Hardi Ranger is a 2500L sprayer that suits row crop, cereals, pasture renovation and horticulture work.

Information technology will be the key to farming in the future, says DairyNZ’s general manager for research and development.