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Big Fieldays crowd jumped online for mega download

Fieldays visitors used 50% more data than last year, says Vodafone.

Visitors to the Vodafone Fieldays site had access to free Vodafone Rural Connect wi-fi and were able to gauge mobile and broadband coverage on their properties using Smart Farm Test stations.

Waikato Milking Systems takes out top export award

Waikato Milking Systems chief executive Dean Bell.

Waikato Milking Systems has been named the 2016 Air New Zealand Cargo ExportNZ Exporter of the Year.

Yamaha turns to Shark to keep safe

Lance Turnley, Yamaha with the new Shark helmet.

Rarely a week goes by without a report on a quad crash, prompting howls from experts for better rider training.

Apprenticeship to lift pumping expertise

More apprentices will boost the level of service available for farm pumping and effluent systems.

Dairy farmers will benefit from a new apprenticeship whose tradesmen will better design, install and maintain their milking, pumping and effluent systems.

Biogas energy question still gurgling away

Is there money to be made in effluent by extracting energy?

Can farms make money – or at least save it – by extracting the energy latent in dairy effluent?

How an espresso in an Italian cafe saved a Kiwi $60,000

Before we all woke up to the fact dairy effluent is not a waste product, we tended to spread it rather 'inelegantly' on paddocks.

Mastitis nasties no match for culture ID parade

A DairyNZ vet says there is insufficient culture testing to find out what bugs are causing mastitis.

Farmers may be missing out on animal health benefits because there is insufficient culture testing to find out what bugs are causing mastitis.

Young farm workers more likely to use pain relief

Younger dairy farm workers newer to the industry but working closely with their veterinarians are more likely to use pain relief on dairy cattle on farms, a survey has shown.

Data pipeline will save farmers from endless keypunching

Andrew Cooke, Rezare Systems managing director at the Fieldays.

Farmers should see in August the first results of a project funded by DairyNZ and others to allow organisations servicing agriculture to share data effectively.