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OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the…
Federated Farmers' new dairy chair says he’s uncertain why OSPRI is only raising the TB Slaughter Levy for dairy cattle.
Fonterra Co-operative Council chair James Barron is stepping down after three years in the role.
Fonterra has revised its 2023 forecast earnings guidance to 45 to 60 cents per share, up from 30 to 45 cents per share.
Sometimes less is more, meaning the need for technology isn’t always the answer, just a wellbuilt, simple machine to do a job efficiently.
Back in May, Claas announced the cessation of its Cargos loader wagon production, citing falling or at best static demand, while optimists suggested that the move would open the arena to other manufacturers to increase their market shares.
While Yardmaster shore-mounted stirrers have been around for a few years, health & safety compliance, innovation and ease of maintenance has been driving this product to a market leading position.
University of Otago research describing the water quality of South Westland rivers as pristine, despite 160 years of river flats farming, is no surprise to Federated Farmers.
Most agricultural machinery manufacturers are struggling with increased order books, reduced component supply and increasing costs.
Nationwide crop packaging distributor ProAg-Wearparts has joined the Plasback on-farm plastics recycling scheme.
Following a four-year collaboration between global giants John Deere and Ford’s sustainable materials team, the duo set out with a goal of developing a prototype vehicle using waste streams converted into viable machine components.
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German front-end loader specialists Stoll has recently introduced the new ProfiLine FZ and FS Series loaders, the first of which are just landing in New Zealand.
As the Traits Other Than Production (TOP) and classification season approaches, farmers are eager to find out how their cows will score on a national scale of excellence.
New research has confirmed bulls' genetics play a role in how much methane they emit, highlighting the potential for farmers to breed low methane-emitting cows in the future.
Many farmers are experiencing lower stored feed reserves on hand and some are considering growing or increasing their on-farm maize crop grown.
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