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It's taken them a while, considering the 're-birth' of McCormick was in 2001, but manufacturer Argo has realised the need for a 'vario' style tractor, and has launched the VT range.
It used to be said 'roller balers for grass and belt balers for straw', but advances in design over the last decade mean that either seems capable of dealing with all crops.
Telehandlers are the machines you didn't realise you needed until you buy one.
A challenge by a young Morrinsville boatbuilder to Kiwi milking systems makers in 2007 was picked up by just one – and the rest is history.
Refrigeration equipment specialist Coolsense says their new milk chilling system will help Canterbury farmers meet updated cooling regulations and save on energy costs.
Fonterra has appointed Judith Swales to the new role of managing director for Oceania.
DeLaval has launched a paper towel for cleaning cows' teats before milking.
Changing milk liners after every 2500 milkings is paying dividends for South Island sharemilkers Andrea Harvey and Jason DeBoo, says Skellerup.
In a dairy shed, milk quality depends in part on the cleanliness of the bulk milk tank says DairyNZ.
Since the introduction of Pioneer's New Zealand silage trial programme in 1991, silage yields have increased by an average of 310 kgDM/ha/year.
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Winter's end is a time for cultivating paddocks; this must be done well to prevent sediment and excessive nutrients getting into waterways from the land.
On the West Coast of the South Island, for 30 years, many dairy farmers have 'humped and hollowed' their land, dealing with the whopping natural challenge the region lays down – massive rainfall.
Dairy Women's Network membership has grown from 5079 last year to at least 8000 members, chairman Justine Kidd says.
Farm sales are easing says the Real Estate Institute of NZ (REINZ).
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