Wrong focus
OPINION: Your old mate reckons townie Brooke van Velden, the Minister of Workplace (or is it Woke Place) Relations is…
Technology used by farmers to maximise harvest capacity in difficult conditions has earned John Deere’s HDR Cutterbar Draper Series a 2021 AE50 Award.
Over the ditch in Australia, Toyota utes and trucks are the workhorses of the country’s economy.
Liquid manure is a natural source of nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, organic matter and minerals.
The average sheep farmer is in their late 50s and the labour-intensive task of drenching lambs becomes more physically demanding with each passing year.
Ministry for Primary Industries director general Ray Smith says his organisation absolutely supports a review into the handling of the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak.
New research has shown that dry stock farmers are just as likely to be infected with leptospirosis as dairy farmers.
Without data and benchmarking, farmers are in the dark about their performance, particularly when it comes to animal health and welfare.
Southland based farm consultant Allison McDonald reckons using OverseerFM is a big help in developing Farm Environment Plans (FEPs).
Regenerative Agriculture (RA) is presently a hot topic of discussion.
Former US agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack has been confirmed to take up to his old role as the head of the US Department of Agriculture.
More...
OPINION: Towards the end of February, we were hit with media coverage of a new report linking colorectal cancer and high nitrate drinking water in New Zealand.
OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons something smells really iffy about the move by Beef+Lamb NZ directors to sack the independent committee set up to decide their remuneration and then award themselves a big pay rise this coming year.
OPINION: This old mutt has always thought the people who inhabit the nation’s parliament are a weird bunch with very little in common with the average New Zealander.
OPINION: The Hound sees that the Australian National University in Canberra has taken ‘going woke’ to the next level.
The Hound
Burn the village
OPINION: There's an infamous term coined by a US general during the Vietnam war, specifically in reference to the battle…
» Connect with Rural News
Popular Reads
Massey Ferguson launches new MF 5M Series tractors
Massey Ferguson has announced the introduction of the MF 5M Series, offered over six horsepower steps from 95 maximum hp,…
Alliance offloading 70% stake to Irish meat company - report
Irish meat processor Dawn Meats is set to acquire a 70% stake in Alliance Group, according to a report in…
Two milk processing plants changing hands
Two large milk processing plants in New Zealand are changing hands.
