Arable advocacy?
OPINION: Spare a thought for the arable farmer, squeezed on one side by soft global prices and on the other…
QUALIFICATIONS AND training for the myriad components of the ‘agriculture sector’ have multiplied since 1992 when the new national qualifications, including those run by the AgITO, were set up.
THE GOVERNMENT has acted sensibly and prudently by deferring the agriculture sector’s entry into the controversial Emission Trading Scheme (ETS).
FINANCIAL CO-OPs, unfashionable in Europe until 2007, have since leapt into favour following the global financial crisis, says the general manager of the European Association of Cooperative Banks, Hervé Guider.
DAIRY FARMERS have to accept they are the target of a rapidly increasing number of evangelistic environmentalists.
WAIOURU IS a micro climate, exceptionally cold in winter due to high altitude and proximity to Ruapehu. The township exists mainly because of the army base and now museum. Travelers heading north across the Desert Road pause for petrol and pies, have a pee, and sometimes stay longer due to snow.
GET THE calculator out and don’t leave it to guesswork when planning winter feed crops for next year.
We all love a good contest between heavyweights. A lot of us would love to see Sonny Bill and Shane Cameron go toe-to-toe, but for various reasons it’s unlikely to happen.
BETTER PASTURE management and planning could slash losses to internal parasites and help preserve valuable controls for the future.
FARMING IS clearly in view in the design of AGCO’s new Massey Ferguson MF 9400 series telehandlers.
A NEW electronic hand-held tag reader from Leader Products fits snugly in palm or pocket and suits close-quarters work, reading tags up to 200mm away, says the New Zealand company’s sales and marketing spokesman Murray Jacob.
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LARGE TANK capacity and various fit-out options on Silvan's new Broadacre Fieldmaster trailed sprayer make this suitable for large orchardists, farmers and contractors, the company says.
THE CANTERBURY-developed Jangler bird scarer whose prototype made news three years ago in Rural News is now on sale.
CAN-AM’S Spyder RT Roadster three-wheeler, unlike a conventional trike, has two front wheels and a single chain-driven rear wheel. It is classed as a car and may be driven on a car licence.
THE NEW Chrysler 300 launched in New Zealand this month in three model variants – the 300 Limited, 300C and 300C Luxury.
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