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Otago Regional Council to launch winter flyovers
Otago Regional Council is set to begin its annual winter farm flyovers in the next three weeks.Calf rearers say goodbye to leaky teats, poor feeder fit
Leaky teats and poor feeder fit are now a thing of the past for calf rearers - thanks to the…Breakthrough in Facial Eczema research offers hope for New Zealand farmers
A breakthrough in the understanding of Facial Eczema (FE) in livestock could bring New Zealand closer to reducing the disease’s…Aussie Jerseys back on NZ agenda
ST Genetics breeding consultant Jean Macky believes that it is time for New Zealand farmers to look at Aussie Jerseys.Featured
A positive Fieldays, says Langford
Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford says the 2025 Fieldays has been one of more positive he has attended.
Rural Support Trust dinner raises $300,000
A fundraiser dinner held in conjunction with Fieldays raised over $300,000 for the Rural Support Trust.
John Deere reports 64% drop in quarterly profits as 2024 revenue falls amid tough market conditions
Recent results from its 2024 financial year has seen global farm machinery player John Deere record a significant slump in the profits of its agricultural division over the last year, with a 64% drop in the last quarter of the year, compared to that of 2023.
Miti founder 'blown away' by winning innovation award
An agribusiness, helping to turn a long-standing animal welfare and waste issue into a high-value protein stream for the dairy and red meat sector, has picked up a top innovation award at Fieldays.
Top innovators announced
The Fieldays Innovation Award winners have been announced with Auckland’s Ruminant Biotech taking out the Prototype Award.
Waikato Plan Change 1 litigation nears conclusion after 12 years
Following twelve years of litigation, a conclusion could be in sight of Waikato’s controversial Plan Change 1 (PC1).
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Biosecurity tops priorities for agribusiness leaders - report
Biosecurity remains the top priority for agribusiness leaders, according to KPMG’s 2025 Agribusiness Agenda released last week.
DairyNZ relaunches Workplace 360 to help farmers build better workplaces
Supporting farmers to build great workplaces is a focus for DairyNZ, which is why they say they have relaunched the…Australian states embrace virtual fencing, creating growth opportunities for Halter
More Australian states are embracing virtual fencing technology, opening growth opportunities for Kiwi companies like Halter.Dairy farmers to benefit from major RMA reforms planned by government
Dairy farmers are set to benefit from the radical sweeping changes the Government is planning to make to the regulations…DairyNZ urges context on reported surge in dairy conversions amid declining cow numbers
The reported surge in interest in dairy conversions should be put into the context of falling overall cow numbers and…Machinery & Products
Farming smarter with technology
The National Fieldays is an annual fixture in the farming calendar: it draws in thousands of farmers, contractors, and industry…
CNH appoints new NZ business manager amid new tax incentives for agricultural machinery
CNH continues to reinforce its position in the New Zealand agricultural machinery market with the appointment of John Gilbert, previously…Fencing smarts from the Emerald Isle
While a leading New Zealand brand seems to have a stranglehold on the local electric fencing market, a company from…Kubota to unveil three new models at Fieldays
Kubota is thrilled to unveil three new models at National Fieldays this week.RainWave set to cause a splash
Traditional spreading via tankers or umbilical systems have typically discharged effluent onto splash-plates, resulting in small droplet sizes, which in…» Latest Print Issues Online
Milking It
Misguided campaign
OPINION: Last week, Greenpeace lit up Fonterra's Auckland headquarters with 'messages from the common people' - that the sector is…
Fieldays goes urban
OPINION: Once upon a time the Fieldays were for real farmers, salt of the earth people who thrived on hard…
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