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Water is always an issue

Water supply during the Northland Field Days is always top of mind for organisers.

Hopeful veterinarian and sustainability supporter awarded scholarships

A hopeful veterinarian and a young woman who has her heart set on supporting farmers have been named as the recipients of the 2021 New Zealand Young Farmers World Congress Charitable Trust Scholarship.

Thursday, 11 February 2021 12:25

Buckle up, help avoid vehicle-related deaths on farm

Staff Reporters

WorkSafe New Zealand is advising farmers to buckle up after an analysis of vehicle-related fatalities found that nearly half of those that occur on farm could have been avoided if a seatbelt was being used.

Published in Rural News

Covid to cast a shadow

Rural News Group

Northland Field Days organisers are working closely with Northland Regional Council on Covid and the three-day event will have tracer posters up all over its site.

Next month's Northland Field Days will be a “whole different ballgame” thanks to Covid-19, says organising committee president John Phillips.

Published in Rural News

Come support us!

Northland Field Days president John Phillips is urging people to come and support the three-day event, which is being held from March 4-6 in Dargaville.

New Northland Field Days president John Phillips is urging people to come and support the three-day event next month.

Specifically suited to New Zealand conditions

The Tuatara's development came in direct response to customers who found out that ATV-derived UTVs weren't up to the job in extreme conditions.

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Tracking system saves transport operator time and money

Herbert's Transport managing director Scott Hutton says having a full overview of where all the vehicles in his fleet are and what they're doing translates into better communication with their farming customers.

Southland based Herbert’s Transport is a rural transport company that operates a mixed fleet of around 50 vehicles – including livestock, bulk trucks, spreaders, whey trucks and trailers.

Smart tractor wins sustainability award

CLAAS's Axion 960 Cemos was recognised as the most sustainable tractor in the Tractor of the Year awards.

Claas's Axion 960 CEMOS tractor has been recognised as the most sustainable tractor in the prestigious Tractor of the Year awards.

Mastitis can jump from cow to cow - claim

Hawke's Bay dairy farmer Rose Galloway rejects any suggestion that mastitis in cows isn't contagious. A trained nurse, Galloway and her family milk 550 cows near Norsewood and says mastitis is caused by pathogens entering the cow's udder through the teat canal and can pass onto other cows. She explains:

High FE spore counts recorded

Beef + Lamb NZ's Will Halliday says things could be shaping this season as a bad year for FE.

Facial eczema (FE) spore counts in some parts of the country are particularly high for this time of year and Beef + Lamb New Zealand is urging farmers to be extra vigilant.