A step too far
OPINION: For years, the ironically named Dr Mike Joy has used his position at Victoria University to wage an activist-style…
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.
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.
The unusual pattern of disease and mortality that affected dairy cows grazing on swedes last winter in Southland and Otago was a topic for discussion at the recent New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) dairying conference held in Queenstown.
Deer Industry NZ says it is fielding an upsurge in the number of farmers wanting to join an Advance Party (AP).
Goats can be like pets and easier to handle than dairy cattle, says Oete Farms director Matt Bolton.
Entries are now open for the 2015 Enterprising Rural Women Awards (ERWA).
Trevelyans Packhouse on the outskirts of Te Puke is reminiscent of terminal one at London’s Heathrow international airport – in that it never seems to end.
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Australian agriculture has almost limitless potential according to a landmark white paper on agricultural competitiveness released at the beginning of July.
Last month more than 150 agricultural contractors from all around the country gathered in Blenheim for the Rural Contractors New Zealand’s (RCNZ) annual conference.
Two international events will take our attention this year: the TPP negotiations and the climate change summit in Paris in November.
The Hound notes that Lincoln University’s vice-chancellor Andrew West has suddenly resigned. This old mutt hopes West’s replacement is not serial bow-tie wearer and rent-a-quote Lincoln academic Keith Woodford.
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