110,000 visitors!
OPINION: It's official, Fieldays 2025 clocked 110,000 visitors over the four days.
RATED BY some among the top farmers in New Zealand, Kevin Davidson and his wife Linda run a large enterprise at Onga Onga, Hawkes Bay.
FACIAL ECZEMA (FE) occurs when grazing animals eat pasture containing large numbers of spores from the fungus Pithomyces chartarum. They contain sporidesmin, a toxin which causes inflammation of the liver and bile ducts.
SPRAYING PASTURE with a fungicide that kills fungus and inhibits FE spore production is the only direct means to manage spore numbers during risk periods. Fungicidal sprays provide a secondary benefit by controlling rust on ryegrass and also give opportunity to apply broad-leaf herbicides to improve pasture quality.
CLOTHING MAKER Swazi Apparel Ltd will on March 1 launch Dairy by Swazi, a range specifically for dairy farmers. It is made in New Zealand and will sell exclusively in RD1 stores.
Swazi designer and owner Davey Hughes says he is pleased with sales of the company's premium, "but research told us there was also a segment of farmers who, while concerned about quality, were after clothing with a few less features [and] value for money."
Dairy farmers will be pleased, he says. "By stripping out a few features and added manufacturing efficiency, we've delivered a range of products... at a bloody awesome price."
"All the inherent Swazi properties [are there]: durable, the very best of fabrics and craftsmanship."
The range will start with five garments: men's pants, shirt and two tee-shirts and a women's skivvy. All garments will be made of fleece, some in different weights.
Tel. 06 368 4822
www.swazi.co.nz
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