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A new chapter was recently written in the story of the Waikato farm machinery business Maber Motors, founded by Laurie Maber in 1946.
Power Farming will bolster its already popular 6 Series tractors (140 - 226hp in a 6-cylinder format) with the arrival of a pair of 4-cylinder workhorses.
The Mercedes G-Class Professional is a military-grade tough, yet smooth, vehicle.
The three finalists in this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy for the top Māori sheep and beef farm have been announced.
A significant number of lifestyle block owners may have to pay a capital gains tax on their family home, warns the Real Estate Institute of NZ.
OSPRI is calling on NAIT users to reregister all their locations and to update their NAIT accounts following a key system upgrade.
Warm, wet weather creates perfect conditions for facial eczema (FE) and, given the right conditions, the risk of the disease could persist until May.
Traditionally, bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) has been considered a disease of cattle. But lately it has been found to cause infections in sheep, deer, alpacas, llamas and pigs.
This year’s East Coast Farming Expo – on March 6 and 7 at the Wairoa A&P Showground – will again have energy high on its agenda.
Game-changing new research into how plantain crops can reduce nitrogen (N) loss from dairy farms will see upper Manawatu farmers at the forefront of dairy science.
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ECan has approved a farm environment plan (FEP) template for use by farmers under the new Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan.
Federated Farmers says a capital gains tax will add unacceptably high costs and complexity.
The Tax Working Group has recommended the Government look at introducing a capital gains tax.
Mid-Canterbury farmer John Evans is reaping the benefits of native plantings on his farm, in the form of improved pollination and pest control.
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