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The importance of good effluent management

Effluent must only be applied at a rate suitable for the soil conditions.

Effluent is a valuable source of nutrients.

Published in Management

Short courses for all visa holders

Primary ITO agriculture sector manager Marianne Awburn.

Primary ITO has a wide range of work-based training options to help you grow the skills and knowledge of your staff in 2025.

Published in Management

Farms are going Dungbusters

The Dungbuster Auto yard cleaning system is now employed at many dairy sheds around the country.

Making farming easy is what the TechniPharm team says it lives for.

Published in Machinery & Products

West tackles all manures

The West Dual Muck Spreader can spread liquid slurries or heavy, solid farmyard manures.

Depending on your perspective, dairy farming brings with it the joys or problem of dealing with animal waste, be it liquid slurries or more solid manures.

Published in Machinery & Products

Pasture renewal critical to maintaining healthy farms

Any kind of farm or grazing-based business can benefit from pasture renewal.

Pasture renewal is the process of replacing older, less productive pastures with a completely new pasture.

Published in Management

Low interest sustainability lending from Halter, banks

Halter’s virtual fencing and herding allows farmers to better manage stock movement on farm.

Dairy and beef farmers could be eligible for lower interest lending options for financing Halter on their farms, with ANZ, ASB and BNZ now offering a pathway to sustainability loans for New Zealand’s largest virtual fencing provider.

Published in Agribusiness

Every exhibitor with something valuable to offer for farmers

The two-day event will be held at Bedford Park, Matamata.

OPINION: Welcome to the second annual NZ Dairy Expo at Matamata – an event created to bring together the best of the New Zealand dairy industry in a focused, grassroots environment where dairy farmers and rural professionals can meet, talk, compare products, and make smart decisions for their farms.

Published in Opinion