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Bank offers new 'green' loans

Farmers will now be able to take advantage of a new 'green' loan offered by Bank of New Zealand.

Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has introduced a series of new low-rate green loans.

Water quality results reinforce need for action

Lake Heron. Photo Credit: Environment Canterbury

Hundreds of water samples taken from Ōtūwharekai Ashburton Lakes and streams over the past year confirm that water quality remains a concern, according to Environment Canterbury.

Kuriger resigns from shadow ministry

Barbara Kuriger has resigned from her position as National Party agriculture, biosecurity and food safety spokesperson.

National’s agriculture, biosecurity and food safety spokesperson Barbara Kuriger has resigned from her portfolios.

With our own National Fieldays only few weeks away, Rural News took the opportunity to take a trip overseas – as a guest of Enterprise Ireland, which invited 190 guests from 19 countries – to look at Ireland’s own national event, locally known as The Ploughing.

Forestry focus for Fieldays

Fieldays chief executive Peter Nation says this is the first time Fieldays has included something so specific to the forestry and wood-processing sectors.

Visitors to Fieldays 2022 – rescheduled for Nov 30 to Dec 3 – will be able to learn about the forestry sector from more than 40 sector organisations and companies under one roof.

Pork farmers happy with Govt's emission plan

NZPork says the Government's proposal to exclude pig farming from agricultural emissions pricing is pragmatic and sensible.

The Government’s decision not to price pig farming emissions from 2025 has been welcomed by farmers.

Companies fined for damaging stream

Dead eels in the main waterway. Photo Credit: Waikato Regional Council.

A farming company and an earthworks contractor have been fined $76,500 for unlawfully excavating a north Waikato stream.

JD's digital system now tailored for NZ market

The new John Deere Operations Center update has improved levels of precision and ease of use for machine monitoring.

The latest John Deere Operations Center update has improved levels of precision and ease of use for machine monitoring, tracking input application and record keeping.

Cruise control with new Deutz RV-Shift options

The Deutz Fahr 6C Series of tractors with RV Shift version allows all speeds to be selected without the need to use the clutch pedal.

As part of the recently announced Deutz Fahr 6C Series tractors, the RV Shift version takes up an interesting position between the conventional semi-powershift models and the top-of-the-range variable TTV offers.

Helping farmers fight TB

Peter McNab has been involved with TB Free in the Otago region for more than 30 years.

Peter McNab has been involved with TB Free for more than 30 years and was a key driver and supporter of the programme through the times when bovine TB was present in many herds in Otago. After 33 years on the Otago OSPRI Committee he has stepped down. Here is his story.