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Simple but effective

Sometimes the simplest solutions can deliver much better results.

Pigtail standards made to last

Farmer engineer and owner of Strainrite Maurice Wooster.

Feedback from farmers highlighted frustration at the time and cost involved in frequently replacing failed pigtail posts.

Belt merger added to arsenal

Pottinger says its recently released Mergento VT 9220 belt merger rake is better suited to ‘fragile’ crops such as lucerne and clover.

While most rakes or swathers are tine-based, over the last few years more and more manufacturers have been adding belt-based mergers to their product offerings.

BNZ launches incentives for 'green' farmers

Bank of New Zealand have launched a new Sustainability Linked Loan for farmers.

Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has launched an Agribusiness Sustainability Linked Loan (SLL) product available to all New Zealand farmers.

Kiwis back animal welfare call

(left to right) NZPork policy adviser Frances Clement and NZPork chief executive Brent Kleiss present the petition to National MP Barbara Kuriger

More than 3,000 Kiwis have signed a petition calling for imported pork to be required to meet the same animal welfare standards as New Zealand pork.

Relief for vets as profession makes Govt's new Green List

A welcome relief – that’s how the New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) is describing the decision to include veterinarians on the new Government Green List.

'Pig' of a new welfare code

Pork NZ says no other country has completely banned the use of farrowing crates, which it claims is necessary during the highly vulnerable stage of newborn piglets' lives.

NZ's pig farming sector believes if a new draft welfare code for pigs is adopted it could spell the end of the country's pork industry.

Turning theory into practicality

Kirsten Duess' postgraduate research saw her lead a long-term field study on soil and catchment hydrolody in Southland and the role mole and tile play in that region.

Kirstin Deuss believes the findings of her research work into soil drainage in Southland will have benefits for other parts of New Zealand as well.

Passion for NZ sheep farming

New Zealand’s sheep farming expertise attracted Brazilian Dayanne Almeida to move to this country.

When Brazilian Dayanne Almeida chose to move to New Zealand, it was our sheep farming expertise that attracted her.

OPINION: When the Covid pandemic broke out over two years ago, Jacinda Ardern waxed lyrical about the importance of the rural-based primary sector and how it would pull the NZ economy through the tough times ahead.