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A handy piece

While the main use of Handypiece is sheep shearing, it is also finding favour with other operators.

Handypiece is a fully portable shearing handpiece being used by thousands of farmers and ag workers, in diverse roles across the globe.

Reduce your weed burden

Rotowiper system claims to apply more chemical onto the plant than any other type of weed wiper applicator.

Weed wiping has taken many formats over the last 50 years or more, with some systems achieving much better results than others.

New technology shows a better way to spray

MagrowTec has been introducing its magnetically assisted spray technology to markets.

Agri-tech innovation company MagrowTec has announced a national distribution agreement with spray equipment manufacturer Croplands who operate via a network of more than 170 dealerships across the Australian and New Zealand territories.

'Claasy' hybrid combine harvester

The semi-electric combine, normally be powered by a 626hp (460kw) powerplant to run on a less powerful 536hp (400kW) engine.

Harvesting and tractor specialist Claas has developed and field tested a combine harvester fitted with a part electric drive system.

She's shear class!

Teenager Jodiesha Kirkpatrick grabbed the farming world’s attention when she recently shore 200 lambs in one day.

The rise and rise of top-class female shearers is a growing phenomenon in NZ – especially during recent times.

Research identifies weeds as a billion-dollar potential threat

Chilean needle grass has sharp penetrating seeds that cause blindness in livestock, pelt and carcass damage – as well as the loss in pasture quality and grazing.

If nothing was done to stop Chilean needle grass, it could spread through most of New Zealand and eventually cost the country over a billion dollars.

Some real meaty issues ahead

NZ beef production in 2024 is expected to fall around 3% because of ongoing contraction in dairy and beef herds.

There's a glimmer of hope that NZ red meat producers will have a better year in 2024, despite Rabobank's most recent annual Global Animal Protein Production Outlook report predicting a slowdown or decline across some protein types this year.

Deer pioneers out on a high

David and Lynley Stevens have finished up running the well-known Northern Southland Netherdale Red Deer Stud and have gone out on a high.

Alliance cuts a Lorneville chain

A combination of increasing costs, falling sheep numbers and improved efficiency is behind Alliance’s move not operate a sixth chain at Lonreville this season.

Southern meat processor Alliance Group will not be starting its sixth sheepmeat processing chain at its Lorneville meat works in Southland this season.

Solar power helping boost rural capacity

Lodestone Energy says it has consents for agrivoltaic solar farms at Clandeboye, Mount Somers and Dunsandel.

Adding solar power generation to the rural economy is picking up pace, with one of the country's leading solar generation companies announcing plans for another 150 GWh (gigawatt-hours) per year at three Canterbury sites.