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Ag machinery specialists Origin Agroup has recently been appointed exclusive importer and distributor of the Mammut range of forage handling equipment, following successful trials during the 2015 season.
When it comes to four wheel drives the ubiquitous Toyota Land Cruiser has been around for 60 years, and the Prado variant for the last twenty.
As tractors get larger so do the components, and there's probably none larger than the wheels and tyres, where it's the norm to see units with 38, 42 or 46 diameters.
While 'big boys toys' are always up there on the farmers shopping list for heavy metal, smart operators are realising the value of a compact around the yard.
The drop in the forecast farmgate milk price from Fonterra will reduce overall dairy revenues by a further $800 million, says DairyNZ.
The development of a solar powered pumping system has opened up possibilities for farmers looking for a guaranteed water supply to outlying areas of the farm, which are often not connected to the national grid.
Fonterra Shareholders Council says the co-op's 45c drop in the 2015-16 forecast payout is a sobering blow to farmers.
Fonterra has dropped its forecast farmgate milk price for the 2015-16 season by 45c to $4.15/kgMS.
Westland Milk Products is dropping its forecast payout for this season.
Pioneer nutritionist, Dr Bill Mahanna, recently wrote his 52nd and final column for Feedstuffs, a pre-eminent USA feed and feed industry magazine.
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Neil and Dot Smith are a far cry from the days of when they had to walk their cows for two days to get to their winter grazing.
ASB has trimmed their price forecast by 50c, but maintains dairy prices will increase over 2016.
Almond milk - the beverage all the rage with the health-conscious - has led to a rare 18th century disease, according to new report by scientists at University Hospital La Fe in Valencia, Spain.
Like consumers around the globe, Indians are flocking to the online marketplace in droves these days.
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