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Biosecurity Update

In this biosecurity article, I touch on four subjects of recent interest: the new New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW) Biosecurity Contractor Resources, a Brown Marmorated Stink Bug update, a Xylella Action Group update, and the Forest Biosecurity Conference.

Published in Industry

Brood Fermentation

Brood Fermentation is doing things differently.

Published in Profiles

Recycling 10,000 cow collars

The initial pilot project is set to recycle 10,000 cow collars that have reached the end of their battery life this year.

MSD Animal Health New Zealand has partnered with Agrecovery in New Zealand’s first pilot to recycle SenseHub Dairy Collars (previously known as Allflex Collars) used by its dairy farmer clients.

Published in Farm Health

B+LNZ unveils Ambassador Chefs

Left to Right: Dean Thompson, Chetan Pangam, Mrinal Ghosal, and Cameron Davies.

Four talented chefs have been selected by Beef + Lamb New Zealand to serve as their next Ambassador Chefs.

Published in General News

Passion for waterway inspires work to enhance 'special place'

Koura monitoring in the Whakauru Stream.

South Waikato's Pokaiwhenua Stream is a special place full of memories for Hadleigh Putt.

Published in Management

Unlocking nutrition from bumper maize silage

Central and Northern North Island have produced excellent crops with farmers expecting yields in the high 20 tonnes/ha.

With farmers having a bumper maize silage season this year, how it is harvested and managed will be crucial to preserving its quality and unlocking its nutritional value.

Published in Management

Study sheds light on contamination

The team carried out in-depth investigations in the Piako River headwater and Waitapu Stream catchments.

A new study shows that analyses how water flows to reach rivers and streams can help reveal what proportion of agricultural contaminants come from past or recent land use practices.

Published in Management

The power of the puggo stick

Sam Wilson’s creation, the ‘puggostick’ is modeled on a child’s toy called a pogo stick.

A Massey University lecturer has devised a simple No. 8 wire device to help shed some light on how to improve the persistence of plantain in dairy farm pastures.

Published in General News

Stone collection made easier

The Stoneless offers the flexibility to allow users to collect stones between other jobs.

Usually a task given to higher horsepower tractors, stone picking looks like its moved down the horsepower charts, to anyone with an ATV or UTV, with the Stoneless trailed stone collector.

Published in Machinery & Products