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A step in the right direction

Northland Field Days Committee vice chair Basil Cole.

The Government's decision last week to progressively open the country's borders is a step in the right direction, says Northland Field Days Committee vice chair Basil Cole.

Field days need help!

Northland field days organising committee president John Phillips says after two covid cancellations the cash-strapped event is asking local farmers for their financial support.

Cash-strapped organisers of the annual Northland Field Days are looking to farmers for assistance.

Central tyre pressure option

JD 8R Series tractors can now be configured to continually monitor and adjust tyre pressures by push button.

John Deere 8R Series tractors can now be configured to continually monitor and adjust tyre pressures by push button.

Gold medal gantry

Nexat a 270-degree rotating cab allows the unit to be driven manually between jobs and a prime position for monitoring in the paddock.

While popular in horticultural operations for harvesting over the past few decades, many growers have switched from gantry layouts in favour of very large self-propelled machines.

The joy of a stick

The new QM Command control joystick replaces the previous Ergo Drive.

Trima Loaders from the Alo Group in Sweden are the preferred loader for Deutz-Fahr tractors, supplied in NZ by Power Farming.

Modern technology catches up with old ploughmens' wisdom

German cultivation specialists Lemken is working on an idea called the Carbon Farming Plough Concept.

While we keep hearing that the only way forward is the min-till or no-till approach, the reality of modern arable farming is that there is still a place for the plough.

A whole-farm approach to internal parasite management advised

Managing internal parasites is not as simple as just drenching lambs every 28 to 30 days.

Drenching routines are well underway for many lamb finishers.

Early weaning a possible option

Early weaning can be a valuable management tool that can advantage both ewes and lambs.

Early weaning of lambs can be a valuable management tool that can advantage both ewes and lambs.

Tail management important issue

Trimming prevents tails getting caught in equipment and stops the build-up of muck which can lead to tail injuries.

A regulation restricting any shortening or removal of tails came into effect from 1 October 2018.

App helps control Nassella's spread

Left uncontrolled, modelling indicates that Nassella populations will increase and potentially reach economically damaging monocultures. Photo Credit: AgResearch.

A new free web app has been designed to help farmers, landowners and regional councils manage a costly weed that has resisted eradication efforts in New Zealand for over a century.