Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford says Greenpeace has shown itself as an anti-farming lobby by criticising Fonterra’s new on-farm emissions targets.

The Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) programme is asking farmers, beef breeders and rural professionals, including agricultural consultants and facilitators, stock agents and vets, to take part in its annual industry survey.

Fonterra Co-operative Council chair John Stevenson believes the co-op’s Scope 3 emissions target is achievable.

Fonterra will reduce its board from 11 to 9 at the completion of the 2024 annual general meeting.

Cultivation and seeding specialist LEMKEN has topped off its Rubin compact disc harrow range with massive ten-metre working width.

Canterbury-based Vantage New Zealand has recently acquired Carrfields soil moisture technology and services business.

Swedish implement manufacturer Quicke is expanding its Powergrab series with two new models – designed for silage handling with front-end, telescopic and wheeled loaders.

At next week’s Agritechnica Event – in Hanover, Germany – Amazone will showcase several tweaks to its sprayer line-up, alongside the arrival of some new additions.

A love of animal fleece is the driver for Anne Rogers who is this year’s President of the Canterbury A&P’s New Zealand Agricultural Show.

A renewed emphasis on how farm produce makes it from the paddock to the consumer will be a feature of the 2023 New Zealand Agricultural Show.

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