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The a2 Milk Company and Fonterra are working closely through “the next wave of commercial opportunities together”.
Strainrite fencing Systems says it has developed the Joule Shield wooden post claw insulator to address the limitations inherent in older insulators.
Keep an eye out at the Central Districts and South Island agricultural field days for the new range of Suzuki KingQuads.
An intelligent new Auto Mix + Spray unit from GEA’s FIL division is said to set a gold standard in teat spraying, providing farmers with an accurately mixed solution applied ‘fresh’ at every milking.
Norwood has opened a new division called Norwood Hire, offering short-medium term hire contracts on tractors and equipment.
Heiniger New Zealand released its Icon FX shearing handpiece late February to catch the regional field days and the Golden Shears event in Masterton.
LIC has spent $1 million to revamp its semen processing centre in the Manawatu.
FencePro is well known for its range of post drivers to suit all types of operation — basic farm-spec machines to high-end units for contractors who work in the toughest environments.
Lamb prices look set to bottom out just below $7/kg as the end of the season nears, according to ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny.
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The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) will pay for a new ‘Rural Innovation Lab’ based at Massey University’s Palmerston North campus.
Fondly known as ‘the best day off the farm all year’, Central Districts Field Days is gearing up for its 26th event.
At least 26,000 people are expected to flock to Manfeild, Feilding this month for New Zealand’s largest regional agricultural event – Central Districts Field Days.
Seeka is spending $20 million on building a packhouse, packing machine and coolstores at its new Northland facility over the next two years.
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