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Alliance Group shareholders are now able to apply for the co-operative’s Associate Director programme.Surveillance flights take off in Otago
The Otago Regional Council’s (ORC) annual flyover programme to detect any waterway pollution kicks off this month as the Council…Mindset change needed on rural sector
National Party leader Christopher Luxon says a fresh look is needed at the primary sector to ask what problems the…Give farmers a chance!
Outgoing Federated Farmers leader Chris Lewis believes successive governments have failed to give farmers the chance to resolve key issues…National
Time's up
Chris Lewis, a Feds national board member and spokesman on immigration and labour issues for the past two years, will…
ASB rolls out more community bankers
ASB is rolling out more community bankers across New Zealand, providing targeted coaching and seminars to help customers with their…B+LNZ bosses head to Europe
For the first time since Covid-19 travel restrictions were implemented, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says it will send…Deer management funding welcomed
The NZ Game Animal Council (GAC) welcomes the $30 million allocated in Budget 2022 to implement the New Zealand Biodiversity…Investment in advisory services in Budget 2022
The Government is investing in new integrated advisory services for farmers, foresters and growers in the latest budget released today.World
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.
Opinion
Death and taxes the only answer!
OPINION: In the past several months, three separate articles have appeared purporting to explain the current situation in New Zealand…
Editorial: A sick joke!
OPINION: When the Covid pandemic broke out over two years ago, Jacinda Ardern waxed lyrical about the importance of the…Years of methane chicanery
OPINION: The passage of time has taught me that most people have been so bombarded with climate change stories and…Power lust not love!
OPINION: Like many of you readers will, I remember the collapse of the Soviet Union - the old USSR.A huge challenge
OPINION: A recent Rural News editorial raised issues about work to reduce agricultural emission and the approval of methane inhibitors.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…Management
Talking about things a must
Farmers in New Zealand have to be prepared for anything – from the ever-changing weather to issues with stock, crops and machinery.
Turning theory into practicality
Kirstin Deuss believes the findings of her research work into soil drainage in Southland will have benefits for other parts of New Zealand as well.
Passion for NZ sheep farming
When Brazilian Dayanne Almeida chose to move to New Zealand, it was our sheep farming expertise that attracted her.
On-farm environment specialists needed
AgResearch Principal Scientist Dr Alec Mackay believes there is real value in farmers engaging subject specialists outside the current suite of advisors such as water quality, biodiversity, climate change and carbon sequestering. Peter Burke reports.
New manager for Wormwise
Experienced rural vet Ginny Dodunski has been appointed manager for the Wormwise programme.
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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