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Ag machinery demand buoyant

TAMA president Kyle Baxter says strengthened commodity prices are giving farmers and rural contractors more confidence to invest in new equipment.

Demand for agricultural machinery and equipment has kicked 2021 off to a fantastic start, following the momentum that built during spring and summer of 2020.

Change to deal with drench resistance

Drench resistance is controllable with the appropriate management.

An emerging drench resistance issue has been identified on Beef + Lamb New Zealand's Future Farm Lanercost in North Canterbury and a holistic plan is being put in place to protect future livestock productivity.

Urgent need for facial eczema research funding

AgResearch's Axel Heiser is endeavouring to get support for a proposal that would see a range of research projects undertaken to deal with FE.

Farmers rate facial eczema (FE) in their top three animal health concerns, yet there is currently no new research being undertaken to combat the problem.

Managing ewes when covers are low

Farmers facing poor feeding levels going into winter need to be planning and considering their options.

The dry in some regions of New Zealand has resulted in sheep farmers wondering how they will get through the coming winter and the impacts this may have one the number and weight of lambs weaned. Massey University's Professor Paul Kenyon looks into the issue.

Routine change leads to new challenge

Ospri’s Dan Schmidt is helping farmers eradicate bovine tuberculosis (TB) from their herds in the North Island.

Dan Schmidt's family came to New Zealand in 1896 and settled in Southland where they established a sheep farm.

Industry advocacy far from muted!

Farm industry bodies claim they exist to act in the best interests of their farmers.

OPINION: Agricultural organisations are often at the pointy end of criticism.

Money won't buy happiness

OPINION: Back in April of 2010, the NZ Herald carried the story of a British man, who they reported had died penniless.

Good wicket

OPINION: This old mut would like to tip his hat to the Government for its move to extend pay freezes for the highly-paid walk-short brigade who infest Wellington - public servants.

Get real

OPINION: A mate of the Hound's reckons recent over-the-top coverage about Lake Hawea station owners Geoff and Justine Ross as the first 'farmers' in NZ to have their carbon footprint certified, is an insult to the sector.

Red blooded

OPINION: Your canine crusader had a good old giggle over the reaction to a recent survey, which found that more than 70% of men in Australia say they'd rather cut their life expectancy by up to 10 years than ditch meat.

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Ouch!

OPINION: Your old mate was intrigued by a recent ranking of Government ministers' performance in the media of late.

Editorial: Reach out!

OPINION:As the dry begins to really bite around different regions of the country, farmers really need to take action to mitigate its affect - both on their livestock and themselves - especially heading into winter.