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OPINION: Your old mate reckons townie Brooke van Velden, the Minister of Workplace (or is it Woke Place) Relations is…
Entries for the 2016 Ballance Farm Environment Awards open on August 1 and farmers are being encouraged to enter.
The New Zealand pipfruit industry recently regained its position as the world’s most competitive pipfruit industry, making this year’s conference time to reflect, says Pipfruit NZ.
A Te Karaka student has been awarded the Mangatu Blocks and Ravensdown Scholarship, providing three years study at Auckland University.
A South Waikato dairy farmer has been sentenced in Rotorua District Court for neglect and ill treatment of cows that became malnourished or starved to death in his care.
MPI has released guidelines for ensuring food safety and animal welfare after spreading rocks and minerals from drilling oil and gas wells on land, including the practice known as landfarming.
Producing detailed soil maps of New Zealand farms could help improve food production across the country, as well as reduce nitrate leaching, a Lincoln University report suggests.
The weakening New Zealand dollar helped local prices this week with most types increasing by the corresponding currency change, says NZWSI general manager, John Dawson.
A bad day for the dairy industry has just got worse for 523 Fonterra employees.
As a dedicated SUV driver who likes the elevated seating position to do a little ‘over the hedge’ farming, the thought of picking up a loan Mitsubishi Triton from dealer Piako Motors, Morrinsville, and the prospect of a bone-shaking ride had left me with a lukewarm feeling.
No longer able to claim the coveted ‘most powerful in class’ tag for the Navara, Nissan has instead grabbed best-in-class fuel efficiency and power-to-weight ratio for its new NP300 Navara ute.
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New Holland distributor CB Norwood, Palmerston North, has released the latest Tier 4 versions of the popular T4 series tractors to replace the T4000 and entry spec T5000 ranges.
John Deere has recently launched its new 5GL low profile series tractor.
The Kverneland CLC cultivator has been around for a number of seasons.
Scientists waging war on Australia’s nastiest agricultural parasite have mapped the blowfly genome in a development that offers the potential for new drugs and vaccine.
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