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Big demand for avocados

Demand to get into the avocado industry is exceeding the supply of trees, says the chair of the Avocado Growers Association.

Lost levy, lost opportunity

The wool industry might now be in a slightly better situation today had it voted for a levy in 2014, says Blenheim farmer Derrick Millton.

Lost vege plots

Tar and concrete could spell the end of New Zealand growing leafy green vegetables such as lettuce and spinach if house building persists on productive land near urban areas.

Wool’s wretched woes

Having 60% of the nation’s wool exports going to China and continuing to sell wool as a commodity has left us exposed, says Wools of NZ chairman Mark Shadbolt.

Bledisloe Cup for kiwifruit grower

Kiwifruit industry leader Peter Ombler has received horticulture’s premier award, the Bledisloe Cup.

Counting NZ sheep and farm facts

All NZ farmers are taking part in the Agricultural Production Census run by Stats NZ this month.

All New Zealand farmers are taking part in the Agricultural Production Census run by Stats NZ this month.

Lightning-strike effect kills bugs

Pictures of before (left) and after (right) of the Biofume Ozone System at work.

Taking both the Fieldays Innovations Launch and the Locus Research Innovation Awards, the BioFume Ozone System shows early promise for cleaning and bacteria control.

Move up to 70% less dirt

The introduction of the Kverneland KultiStrip System will “bring opportunities to farm environmentally and improve yields and profitability."

The introduction of the Kverneland KultiStrip System by distributor Power Farming will “bring opportunities to farm environmentally and improve yields and profitability,” the company says.

Putting data to good use

Ravensdown is getting ready to roll out a new set of pasture and benchmarking tools showing planned versus actual nutrient spending over time.

Ravensdown is getting ready to roll out a new set of pasture and benchmarking tools designed to enable smarter nutrient decisions by showing planned versus actual nutrient spending over time.

Soil testing and fert spreading under GPS watchful eye

Hayden Hape and Matt Smith at Tautane Station.

Aerial soil testing technology and GPS-controlled automated variable-rate spreading are on trial on a well-known hill country station in the North Island.