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A year of global challenges
As a guest of the Italian Trade Association, Rural News Group Machinery Editor Mark Daniel took the opportunity to make…Breeding for low methane can improve productivity
Livestock can be bred for lower methane emissions while also improving productivity at a rate greater than what the industry…Wool-derived protein eyes $2b market
Keratin extracted from New Zealand wool could soon find its way into products used to minimise osteoporosis, promote gut health,…Strong uptake of good wintering practices
DairyNZ has seen a significant increase in the number of farmers improving their wintering practices, which results in a higher…National
Grass-fed red meat campaign targets wealthy Chinese consumers
An eight million dollar, three year campaign to get wealthy Chinese to buy New Zealand beef and lamb is now…
ANZ defends farm lending rates
The country's largest lender to the agriculture sector says it's not favouring home loans over farm and business lending.Dairy a big winner in Gulf Trade deal
The dairy industry will be a major beneficiary of a new free trade deal between NZ and the Gulf Co-operation…More forestry conversions a death knell for meat sector
Red meat farmers are warning that wholesale conversion of farms into forestry to achieve climate change targets will be unsustainable…Positive vibes from China
Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dan Boulton says his recent visit to China has left him feeling optimistic about the…World
Sustainability dominates dairy summit
To Kiwi ears, an international conference that talks about a "just and fair transition" to sustainable dairy sounds like a clarion call for better access to valuable markets. 'Just and fair' means more to the world than opening up borders to big exporters like NZ. Tim Fulton reports.
Bluetongue on the march
While unrecorded in New Zealand, Bluetongue, an acute viral disease in ruminants, is endemic in tropical and sub-tropical climates.
Time to bridge the digital gap between rural and urban - FAO
The director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says the UN has a role to play in leveraging the power of digital technologies.
Election most important for British farming - NFU
As Britain heads to the polls on 4 July, the UK’s National Farmer’s Union (NFU) has come out in full force, saying the election will be the most important in a generation for British farming.
Benefits of EU trade deal
The European Union Ambassador says the new free trade agreement (FTA) between the bloc and New Zealand will bring significant benefits to both parties.
Opinion
Healing a 'sick' heart
OPINION: Like many of you, I am familiar with the old adage "You are what you eat".
Editorial: NZ's great China move
OPINION: The New Zealand red meat sector, with support from the Government, has upped the ante to retain and expand…GE release 'will taint NZ's reputation, cost billions'
OPINION: At the September Fonterra results meeting in Waihi, I raised concerns about the viability and risks of releasing GE…Co-ops benefit your business
OPINION: How do you keep a farming business viable?Editorial: Pipfruit success
OPINION: Hats off to our pipfruit sector.Agribusiness
Spring delivers renewed optimism for sheepmeat
After a tough 18-plus months, there is now an air of optimism in the sheepmeat market as we hit the…
Alliance seeking outside capital
Reeling from two consecutive years of heavy losses, Alliance says it has appointed Craigs Investment Partners to explore external capital-raising…Another bad annual result for Alliance
Meat company Alliance has posted a second consecutive trading year of a heavy loss.New ag degrees at Massey
Changing skill demands and new job opportunities in the primary sector have prompted Massey University to create a new degree…Ruralco slumps to second straight loss
Farmer co-operative Ruralco has slumped to its second straight financial loss.Management
Spelling pastures
To build resident populations of subterranean clover in hill country pastures, sheep farmers are encouraged to spell selected areas for four to five weeks over late spring and early summer if possible.
Breeding for low methane can improve productivity
Livestock can be bred for lower methane emissions while also improving productivity at a rate greater than what the industry is currently achieving, research has shown.
Taranaki piggery goes solar
Installing 400 solar panels at their Taranaki piggery and cropping operation will have significant environmental, financial and animal welfare benefits for the Stanley family.
Protecting brassica seeds by keeping pests at bay
Forage brassica crops provide an excellent source of energy and protein for grazing livestock at critical times of the year when the quantity and quality of pasture on offer is limiting livestock production.
Regular monitoring of worm levels in lambs is essential
Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s wormwise programme manager Dr Ginny Dodunski offers advice on preweaning lamb management and factors to consider before giving a pre-weaning drench.
Farm Health
Collars make mating simple, keep labour costs down
With the mating season in full swing, cow sheds and farmers across the country have been busy.
Developing traits for BCS, udder scoring and fertility
New trait development work is well underway in Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) programme focusing…OSPRI writes off $17m over botched traceability system
Animal disease management agency OSPRI has written off nearly $17 million after a botched attempt to launch a new integrated…Protecting native birds from avian influenza
With the global spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) making headlines around the world, the Department of Conservation (DoC)…Imported wasps fly business class to tackle NZ pests
In the late 1980s, planes flying from South America to New Zealand carried some unusual and precious travellers, tucked away…Machinery & Products
Nominations open for Ford NZ Rural Sports Awards
Nominations are now open for the Ford New Zealand Rural Sports Awards.
Expo set to wow again
Stellar speakers, top-notch trade sites, innovation, technology and connections are all on offer at the 2025 East Coast Farming Expo…Tractor to help budding farmers
Jeff Farm is a 2433ha property near Gore, owned and run by the Salvation Army since the early 1950s after…A year of global challenges
As a guest of the Italian Trade Association, Rural News Group Machinery Editor Mark Daniel took the opportunity to make…Seed drills carry a new distributor head
Väderstad’s Rapid A 400-800S, Rapid A 600-800C, Spirit 400C/S and Spirit 600-900C/S pneumatic seed drills have received a new distributor…Motoring
Big tick for a big truck
Electric cars and big American trucks can both bring a little anxiety, but for different reasons.
RAM hits 20K!
In a market dominated by utes, Ram Trucks Australia has just put the finishing touches on its 20,000th right-hand drive…Fastest, most powerful Ram
RAM distributor Ateco has always made the point that they sell trucks that eat Utes for breakfast.Safari on a Trek to NZ
Exclusive to the New Zealand market and available in limited supply, the Suzuki Jimny Safari adds to an already versatile…Updated Navara ute bolder and more refined
The most obvious change to the updated Nissan Navara is the bold, almost American, styling.» Latest Print Issues Online
The Hound
Review SOEs!
OPINION: NIWA has long weathered complaints about alleged stifling of competition in forecasting, and more recently, claims of lack of…
Bank reset
OPINION: Adding to calls to get banks to 'back off', NZ Agri Brokers director Andrew Laming has revealed that the…
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Record milk price!
A record farmgate milk price for Fonterra shareholders is all but confirmed for this season.
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Taranaki piggery goes solar
Installing 400 solar panels at their Taranaki piggery and cropping operation will have significant environmental, financial and animal welfare benefits…
