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Agricultural software company Farmax Ltd is now 100% owned by state-owned AgResearch.
The SOE says it has acquired the shares of Brownrigg Agriculture, and Phil Tither, of AgFirst.
Agribusiness leader Barry Harris has been appointedchairman of OSPRI, the primary industry organisation responsible for managingthe TBfree and NAIT programmes.
Confusion reigns in the horticulture sector after Labour passed its Regional Fuel Tax (RFT) law this week.
If you think only dairy farmers are facing fire from the new coalition Government, think again.
New Holland is planning to improve the performance and raise the power of its world record-holding CR Revelation combine harvester.
Giltrap engineering, a family business in Otorohanga, has bought the Timaru company Clough Agriculture, best known as Duncan Ag.
Australian motor industry reps have quit a national quad safety panel in protest at standards proposed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Now in its third incarnation, DRL started life as Otago University’s deer research laboratory at a time when deer farming was establishing itself by capturing wild animals.
University of Adelaide honours student Leesa Flanagan has been named Alltech Young Scientist of the Year from an international field of peers for her work on dietary requirements of feedlot lambs.
The attraction of heading a world-rated veterinary school, a love of New Zealand and disillusionment with Brexit persuaded Professor Jon Huxley to apply to lead the School of Veterinary Science at Massey University.
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OSPRI Chief Executive Michelle Edge will leave the organisation in mid-September.
In the northern hemisphere, John Deere has released details of its new R4050i self-propelled sprayer, with a new PowrSpray control system, a larger 5000L tank and an “ultra-lightweight but extremely strong” carbon-fibre boom.
![The recommended workplace noise average in New Zealand is under 85dB. A chainsaw typically generates noise of 119dB and is an obvious situation demanding hearing protection, however there are plenty of other less obvious examples. An angle grinder generates 98dB, irrigation pumps average 100dB and old or cab-less tractor can generate 95-100dB. [Worksafe NZ data]](/media/k2/items/cache/fcc69119bc7879154fe6be9fd1d48cc1_XS.jpg)
There can’t be many of us who’ve got into cars, trucks or tractors that have been “borrowed” by sons, daughters, or younger staff, turned on the ignition, and promptly had all the wax blasted out of our ears.
Polaris has added a new flagship model (XP1000) to its Ranger series of utility side-by-sides.
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