The Crown has filed a notice of appeal in the Court of Appeal against the High Court's decision in the Psa litigation. 

Zespri chairman Peter McBride has been awarded horticulture’s premier award, the Bledisloe Cup.

The 2018 grape harvest has jumped on the 2017 level, according to the ASB Bank. 

State-owned Landcorp Faming Limited (Pamu) is expecting a $14 million boost in full-year revenues on the back of higher-than-expected milk and meat prices.

Whilst New Zealand’s rural and lifestyle communities seem to have a better awareness of the “physical” safety issues of farm equipment, PTO shafts and ATVs, in many cases other, “more invisible” safety issues can be overlooked.

John Deere has announced several updates to its S-series headers for 2019, to improve performance, ride quality and small grain harvesting efficiency. 

New Claas Disco Move 3600 and 3200 mowers, with mowing widths of 3.4 and 3m respectively, are designed for 1m of vertical travel and 30 degrees lateral movement, allowing efficiency and safety in rough paddocks.

Two new products added to the hum on the Rurtec stand at Fieldays last month.

The new Kuhn Performer 3000 (3m working width) extends the existing Performer 4, 5, 6 and 7m tine/disc, deep cultivator range, allowing cutting, mixing, soil loosening and consolidation in one-pass. 

For the 2018-19 grass season Power Farming is introducing a Kverneland 3.2m mounted Mo-Co with rubber-like conditioning rollers, specifically designed for use in fragile crops.

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