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THE MANAWATU Vintage Machinery Club Inc held its qualifying event on March 2 and an instruction/fun day on March 3, in a recently harvested wheat stubble paddock on the property owned by Adrian Noaro on Tane Rd, Opiki, Manawatu.
THE FERTILISER Quality Council (FQC) says there are now 88 Spreadmark accredited spreading companies in New Zealand.
A SILAGE block cutter is helping a South Island farmer keep his silage stack fresher and has eliminated wastage, says machine importer Webbline.
NEW HOLLAND has won six awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) for the fifty most innovative product ideas to go on sale in 2012. These recognise innovation, engineering advancement and impact on the market.
Fonterra has confirmed it has selected the preferred site for its new headquarters on Fanshawe St opposite Victoria Park in Auckland.
The Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) has cautiously welcomed Japan to the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement.
Now the drought is widespread sharemilkers and their employers need to urgently sit down and jointly plan the close of the 2012-13 season.
Fonterra's European policy and advocacy manager Kimberly Crewther will return to New Zealand in June to become the new general manager of policy and advocacy for industry body DairyNZ.
Winning the 2013 Bay of Plenty Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year title has proved a natural progression for Russell and Nadine Meade (pictured).
By winning the 2013 Waikato Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year title, Andrew and Michelle McPherson are well positioned to attract business growth opportunities.
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It was always going to be a tough ask to sell 14,000 store lambs when much of the North Island is in drought so vendors were not surprised when prices dropped around $5/hd on last week.
Over 1,200 weaners was a smaller yarding than expected but due to continuing dry conditions the smaller number may well have worked in favor of those vendors trading today, though prices were still below expectations.
Unfortunately lamb prices have continued to move lower in the last two week as big numbers of lambs continue to hit the market due to drought conditions.
Cattle continue to pour out for slaughter with cows leading the charge. Some companies continue to focus heavily on killing cows with less space being allocated for steer or bull.
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