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FAO distributes seed potatoes to Ukrainian rural families
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has distributed seed potato kits to 17,740 Ukrainian households from across ten of the country’s oblasts (administrative division) so they can plant food in time for the next harvesting season.
Australian trucking industry has the blues
The Australian Trucking Association is flashing its headlights to warn of a worsening situation with supplies of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) throughout the country.
Making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks
According to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), without proper preparation unpredictable shocks will continue to undermine agrifood systems.
Still waiting
British and New Zealand trade negotiators are burning the midnight oil in a bid to get a free trade agreement between the two countries.
UK FTA hits crucial period
What happens in the next few weeks will be critical for New Zealand to secure a free trade agreement (FTA) with the UK.
Agribusiness
Applications open for Associate Director Programme
Alliance Group shareholders are now able to apply for the co-operative’s Associate Director programme.Helping feed the needy
New Zealand generated 571,000 tonnes of food waste annually - including residential and commercial food waste.Dairy commodity price rises drive increase in March exports
The value of total good exports rose strongly in March, driven by increases in dairy products, beef, and aluminium, Stats…Demand remains strong
Dairy Farmgate milk prices have followed commodity prices higher worldwide, with some potential upside in some regions.F is for farm inflation!
The three f's - namely fuel, fertiliser and feed prices - led the pack in double digit on-farm cost increases…Farm Health
'Pig' of a new welfare code
NZ's pig farming sector believes if a new draft welfare code for pigs is adopted it could spell the end…Hogget lambs - keep or quit?
Should twins born to ewe hoggets and grown out to heavy weights be retained as replacements and mated as ewe…Combined voice
The two associations representing NZ's crop protection and animal health industries will merge this month.Getting rams ready
Ensuring rams are in peak condition prior to mating will help maximise their performance and their contribution to the genetic…Staggeringly exciting research may save sheep farmers
Livestock researchers around the world can now remotely detect ryegrass staggers in sheep using on-animal sensors.Machinery & Products
A new approach to apprenticeships
By taking a new approach to its apprenticeship programme, agricultural equipment supplier Norwood says it is ensuring farmers’ machinery will…Hands no longer needed for headland turns
A software update for Valtra tractors combines Auto U-Pilot headland management and Valtra Guide automated steering to help deliver automated…Buck-Rake does the job
With many self-propelled forage harvester manufacturers offering machines hitting 1000hp, the bottleneck in any harvesting system is always likely to…Simple but effective
Sometimes the simplest solutions can deliver much better results.Pigtail standards made to last
Feedback from farmers highlighted frustration at the time and cost involved in frequently replacing failed pigtail posts.Motoring
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.Warlock offers a touch of magic
Having previously reviewed the RAM 1500 in 2020, we recently took the chance to get behind the wheel of the…Outback now in its 25th year
Now in its 25th year, and sixth edition, the 2021 Subaru’s Outback wagon was recently launched in New Zealand.Strewth mate... it's a shocker!
Over the ditch in Australia, Toyota utes and trucks are the workhorses of the country’s economy.» The RNG Weather Report
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