OPINION: ACC has released its injury statistics for 2023 work-related claims.

"Disappointing" - that’s how Synlait chief executive Grant Watson describes the company’s full-year financial results.

Divorces can be messy events, particularly when the warring parties are arguing about current or potential assets.

With ongoing ‘noise’ to reduce herbicides, many manufacturers have been introducing a wide range of options for mechanical weed control.

While the vehicle industry is addressing the future by developing engines that run on waste oil, hydrogen, or indeed electricity, one Christchurch-based company is looking at things in a different direction with the use of steam.

Recently launched and likely to be an indent-only machine for New Zealand, Kverneland’s new 15.6 metre tedder is aimed at increased productivity and timeliness.

Over the last two decades, the days of combi machines for spreading and raking grass have disappeared, with manufacturers and end users realising that dedicated machines lead to far better results.

The Australian dairy industry is heading for more consolidation as milk supply shrinks, according to dairy analyst Steve Spencer.

Ashburton-based Carrfields has signed a deal with Kubota NZ for the retail distribution rights of Krone products in Canterbury, effective September 1.

With reports that sales are down significantly, no doubt driven by higher cost and lower returns, it follows that accurate spreading of any product being used is a must.