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Although it's painted like any fire truck and has flashing lights and a siren, a Case IH Farmall tractor named Kahu isn’t fighting fires.
Wairarapa's premier sustainable farming seminar is kicking off for the sixth year running, with its first international speaker.
The Murray family-owned distributor FarmChief says that as tractors get more powerful there is also an opportunity to update the machinery being used.
Farm biosecurity raises questions about rural professionals visiting farms then needing to clean their footwear.
Adding modern technology to a dairy farm is an effective way of increasing efficiency, boosting productivity and better managing your cows.
The latest addition to the Power Farming drill stable is the Aitchison Airpro AP 30-24T.
Financially-savvy students are applying for a raft of agri-food scholarships to help cut the cost of university study.
Sampling has been completed for the largest and most detailed study of honey bee health ever undertaken in New Zealand.
A closer watch will be kept on the NAIT accounts of farmers and NAIT users who choose not to record or confirm livestock movements, warns OSPRI.
With the culling season underway, MPI is reminding farmers that each animal is their responsibility until it is accepted by a processor or saleyard.
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Two farms from the North Island east coast and one from Central Hawkes Bay are the finalists in this year’s Ahuwhenua competition for the top Māori sheep and beef farm.
Hogget breeding, done correctly, can increase the number of lambs weaned on a farm each year and their lifetime performance.
Westland Milk Products says the DIRA is still needed, but with some changes.
Federated Farmers' meat and wool council is calling for compulsory regulation of stock agents.
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