Are they serious?
OPINION: The Greens aren’t serious people when it comes to the economy, so let’s not spend too much on their…
Weed wiping has taken many formats over the last 50 years or more, with some systems achieving much better results than others.
Vaderstad's high speed precision planter Tempo is to get two key updates for 2024, with the addition of new electronics to optimise accuracy, alongside the introduction of a liquid fertiliser system.
The 2025 New Holland T9 SmartTrax with PLM Intelligence includes advanced oscillating roller wheels and vibration dampening suspension mounts to elevate ride quality and prevent uneven wear during field-to-field transportation.
The next time your partner moans about your work keeping you away from home, point them towards a German native, currently working in New Zealand, who is a well-known member of many airline and hotel loyalty schemes.
A recent Plant & Food Research study comparing the DNA of trees commonly called manuka in New Zealand and Australia has found such significant genetic differences between the two that the researchers are now recommending the two plants be designated as different species.
MetService meteorologist James Millward says the country’s weather patterns are now on a much more even footing.
OPINION: As a farmer myself, I believe there is nothing more valuable than the resources of our land and those who work it.
Massey University remains committed to educating New Zealand’s future primary industry leaders.
As Associate Minister for Agriculture and the Environment, Andrew Hoggard has a number of delegations to focus on.
ACT MP Andrew Hoggard may no longer be hands-on every day at his dairy farm at Kiwitea in the Manawatu, but when Parliament is sitting he still gets up at 5am and checks the messages that have come in from the dairy shed at his property.
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They came from all around the country to Horowhenua recently to showcase farming in the early days.
OPINION: Kia ora and a warm welcome to everyone making a living off the land, contributing to our regional and national well-being. For regulars who make Field Days, a 'must attend', it's welcome back!
The biggest agricultural expo in the lower North Island, Central Districts Field Days, gets underway on March 14 and organisers are promising a great event.
Around 5% of ewes in New Zealand will have problems with their udders (udder defects).
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OPINION: PM Chris Luxon is getting pinged lately for rolling out the old 'we're still a new government' line when…
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