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J Swap Stockfoods Expands South Island Feed Storage Capacity

The store in Christchurch is adjacent to J Swap’s existing store in Templeton, increasing their floorspace by over 50% to 20,000 square metres.

The stockfood storage capacity of J Swap Stockfoods continues to grow in the South Island with the opening of a new store that boosts its capacity in Christchurch and work starting on another store in Southland.

Published in Agribusiness

CowManager Combines Ear Temperature and Behaviour Monitoring

CowManager was built specifically for animal health and fertility monitoring.

No two systems are the same.

Published in Farm Health

Abbey Machinery Showcases Advanced Diet Feeders for NZ Dairy Farms

Key features include a rolled tub design for fast, complete and efficient mixing.

Abbey Machinery will be showcasing its latest diet feeder and slurry management solutions designed to support efficient, highperformance farming systems in New Zealand.

Published in Machinery & Products

Taranaki Sharemilkers Use Nedap Collars to Simplify Heat Detection

Elly and Kale Grahame have introduced Nedap collars as their primary heat detection tool.

For Taranaki sharemilkers Elly and Kale Grahame, technology hasn't beeen about overcomplicating their system.

Published in Farm Health

Jaylor Launches New 6000 Series Vertical Mixer Wagon

Jaylor’s new 6000 Series retains the unique square cut auger design.

Building on its reputation for rugged vertical mixer design, Jaylor’s new 6000 Series focuses on improved feed flow, faster mixing, more efficient performance with lower horsepower requirements, alongside enhanced operator visibility, and practical durability upgrades.

Published in Machinery & Products

Suzuki DR150 Designed for Practical Use on New Zealand Dairy Farms

Suzuki’s all-new DR150 has been designed to be a lightweight, no-nonsense off-road motorcycle.

While quads and LUVs are a major part of the rural landscape, on many New Zealand dairy farms 2-wheelers continue to be an important part of the logistics puzzle.

Published in Machinery & Products

Zion Armstrong Urges Farmers to Support Young People on Farm

However, the travel and quarantine restrictions of Covid took a toll, with Armstrong still in the US and family still in New Zealand. Shortly afterwards, he resigned from Adidas and returned to New Zealand. He is now CEO of the Jamie Kay kids’ clothing group was recently named as a wing patron of the New Zealand police.

New Zealand farmers have been told they all have amazing people on their farms and have been urged to be “that one person” that can make a huge difference to those going through tough times.

Published in Agribusiness

Choosing the Right Genetics

OPINION: While some international systems reward milk volume and encourage breeding for larger-framed, high-output cows, New Zealand farmers operate under a very different set of incentives.

Published in Opinion