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Rowarth appointed DairyNZ deputy chair

DairyNZ's new deputy chair Jacqueline Rowarth.

DairyNZ has appointed Jacqueline Rowarth as its first deputy board chair.

PM opens new Power Farming facility

PM Chris Luxon with Power Farming chair Geoff Maber at the opening of the company’s new facility at Pokeno late last month.

Morrinsville based Power Farming Group has launched a flagship New Zealand facility in partnership with global construction manufacturer JCB Construction.

Made in NZ: TRS Tyre & Wheel Ltd

TRS Tyre and Wheel Limited managing director Nigel Sherborne.

Made in New Zealand looks at the wealth of design and manufacturing ability we have in New Zealand, creating productive and cost-effective products for the agricultural sector. This week machinery editor Mark Daniel takes a closer look at TRS Tyre and Wheel Limited with managing director Nigel Sherborne…

Freshwater farm plans to get a revamp

Associate Environment Minister Andrew Hoggard.

Freshwater farm plans will be improved to make them more cost-effective and practical for farmers.

Farmers fined for cattle abuse

A Waikato cattle farming family have been fined $23,000 for failing to provide sufficient food and care for their animals, resulting in more than half a dozen animal deaths.

App trial yields promising results

Trial results showed there was a reduction of up to 57% in drench use without any negative effects on the productivity of winter lambs.

An initial trial of an app, funded by Beef + Lamb New Zealand, has demonstrated significant results in reducing drench inputs during a small-scale study.

How regen ag is looking

Associate Professor Lucy Burkitt is leading the soil component of the project with a large team of technicians, scientists and Massey ag students all working on different aspects of the trial.

Some interesting and positive insights into the value of regenerative agricultural practices seem to be emerging from the early stages of a seven year science-based study comparing conventional farming and regen agriculture. Peter Burke reports...

Farmer confidence lifts, but remains fragile

Rabobank chief executive Todd Charteris says it’s pleasing to see farmer confidence across all sectors continuing to improve.

A change of government and the possibility of better markets prices has lifted farmer confidence, but it still remains fragile.

We need to do right by GWP*

OPINION: When Myles Allen, a professor of geosystem science at the University of Oxford, talks, I always suggest it’s worth a listen – particularly when he shares information that can help improve sustainability in the cattle sector.