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Old-fashioned farming and good old-fashioned common sense

Lindsay Johnstone is the fifth generation Johnstone to farm the Whanganui hill country.

The name Johnstone has been synonymous with breeding bulls in the Whanganui district for at least 90 years.

Teaching people dog training

'Careful' is a command I use to go from a gallop to a trot, from trot to walk, to a very slow walk -- saving the stop command for stopping only; most people over-use a dog's stop.

Decades ago I went to a few dog training days and every man and his dog turned up; it was a great day out, usually ending with a barbeque and a few drinks.

Search for emerging primary industry leaders

A new scholarship programme aims to support an emerging leader within the primary industries.

Beefing up genetics pays off

B+LNZ Genetics extension officer Max Tweedie.

Genetics trials on a scale not seen for at least 15 years have renewed farmer enthusiasm for beef genetics.

TPP – no breach of Treaty

Trade Minister Todd McClay has welcomed the Waitangi Tribunal's Report on the TPP which found no breach of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Kubota on increase

Kubota's 2015 results seem to confirm things are under way.

Over the last few years Kubota has indicated its intention of becoming a major global player.

Game-changing loader has miles to go yet!

Thirty nine years is a long time since JCB launched the first Loadall telehandler in 1977.

Devil will be in the detail – industry

MPI has already amended the Animal Welfare Act and now the National Animal Welfare Advisory Council is working through regulations that come out of that and details on minimum standards.

Deciding which proposed animal welfare standards will become regulation and which will become 'guidance' is a priority concern for DairyNZ.

Finding the best bull

Attendees at the field day were served up fresh steak by the next generation of Johnstone farmers.

What makes a good bull?

Ag sector seriously lacking in its R&D funding

How profitable do you think the kiwifruit industry would be without a strong science and promotion budget?

At a forestry event last year a speaker talking about forest owners' spending on science asked, "How much does the kiwifruit industry commit to research?"