Displaying items by tag: Waikato

Tuesday, 18 February 2020 10:25

Silage still in stock but rain needed

Dry weather is spreading through Waikato but farmers are coping, says Waikato Primary Industry Adverse Event Cluster chairman Neil Bateup.

Published in General News
Thursday, 12 December 2019 09:10

World’s worst weed on the prowl

With warmer weather bringing on forage maize crops in leaps and bounds, Waikato Regional Council is reminding farmers and growers to keep watch for velvetleaf.

Published in Management
Tuesday, 03 September 2019 13:55

Farmer leader dips toe into politics

Dairy Women's Network trustee and Waikato dairy farmer Pamela Storey is standing for the Waikato Regional Council.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 14 May 2019 11:43

Processor commits to port’s Waikato hub

Open Country Dairy is the first anchor tenant in the Ports of Auckland (PoAL) regional freight hub that formally opened on April 30 at Northgate Business Park at Horotiu just north of Hamilton.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 13 February 2019 14:55

Opening the agri sector to senior students

A group of high school students have spent four days on a live-in event at Waikato University to learn more about career opportunities in agriculture.

Published in General News
Monday, 17 December 2018 12:08

Crackdown on non-compliant farmers

DairyNZ says it supports the Waikato Regional Council monitoring and increasing their focus on high-risk farms.

Published in General News
Friday, 28 September 2018 10:21

Waikato farmers helping keep floods out

Waikato farmers are being thanked for helping flood-prone communities in the region.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 28 August 2018 14:55

Eye-in-sky back in Waikato

Waikato Regional Council has resumed aerial monitoring of ‘at risk’ farms by satellite imagery, drones, fixed wing aircraft or helicopters.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 11 July 2018 11:55

Spy returns to Waikato skies

Pinpoint aerial surveillance of Waikato dairy farms has been voted in by Waikato Regional Councillors as a ‘risk management’ move on farmers suspected of poor effluent handling.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 07 February 2018 14:55

Students eye opportunities in ag sector

Many young people, especially from urban backgrounds, don’t realise how broad the opportunities are in the rural sector, says Waikato University agribusiness and marketing student Celine Walters.

Published in General News
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