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Demo farm to show how Europeans do it

Hoping to encourage more discussion with farmers in the US, German arable manufacturer Horsch is now running another agricultural demonstration farm.

Africa ‘defies description’

Experience the Okavango Delta by traditional dugout and view the huge Chobe elephant herds by boat.

Africa is mystical and wild, a destination that changes you forever, like no other place on earth.

Four-way drafter lifts daily output

Te Pari recently released its Racewell HD4, a four-way sheep drafter the company sees progressing the concepts in its HD3 and HD6 units in use in New Zealand and elsewhere.

Michelin adds a star

Tyre giant Michelin is to spend US$1.45 billion buying Camso, a well-known maker of rubber tracks for farm machines and snowmobiles.

Coming to grips with an ETS

Following the conclusion of the Zero Carbon Bill consultation process, it has become clear that the local agriculture sector is likely to be included in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

Face palm

Your canine crusader cannot believe how bad a job Fonterra’s public relations team does for the dairy co-op.

Strong support for climate action — Shaw

Submissions made to the proposed Zero Carbon Bill support a path to a low emissions economy by 2050, says Climate Change Minister James Shaw.

All farmers responsible for NAIT

Taranaki sheep and beef farmer Nick Brown says it is every farmers’ responsibility to ensure all livestock coming on or going off farm are NAIT compliant.

Making sure all livestock coming on and off-farm are NAIT tagged and registered online is every farmers’ responsibility, says Taranaki farmer Nick Brown.