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Sheep sex – not an Australian joke

Gender imbalance in the lamb crop may be up to the ewes’ diet. photo: CSIRO

Australian researchers say the reason ewes produce many more lambs of one sex in one year than in others is traceable back to their diet in the leadup to joining.

Workshops show how to get aboard NAIT

42 NAIT workshops will be run nationwide.

Farmers are offered hands-on training in how to use OSPRI’s National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) programme.

2015 Ewe hogget event

All are welcome to come along and support excellence in farming and acknowledge winners at the 2015 New Zealand Ewe Hogget awards dinner, to be held in Christchurch in early June.

NZ-made duals suit local conditions

Tractors are hitting the paddocks as the cultivation season looms.

Huge tractor on track to work well

The 460 HP four-track versatile 460DT is one of the larger tractors sold in the South Island recently.

South Canterbury arable farmer Warren Darling has taken delivery of a new Canadian-built 460hp Versatile DeltaTrack tractor, one of the bigger machines sold in the South Island in recent times.

Origin Agroup NZ’s only farm machinery buying co-op, recently celebrated its 10^th anniversary, so it was timely for Rural News to catch up with managing director Dave Donnelly at the recent Central Districts Field Days (CDFD).

Massey range gets a big lift

With a lift capacity of 3.5 tonnes to a maximum height of 4.0m, and powered by a Perkins 4-cyl 130hp engine, the machine certainly appears to have all the right credentials.

D40 still has the chops

The Nissan Navara D40... still good value as the run out begins.

The 2005 launch of the Nissan Navara D40 really tested its mettle, the media drive event hammering the trucks through West Coast bush on rough old mining trails, river beds then through Rainbow and Molesworth Stations.

Grain Harvest a game of two halves

The 2015 Grain Harvest has been a game of two halves, according to survey results released by the Arable Industry Marketing Initiative (AIMI).

Pukekohe grower wins title

Hamish Gates from Pukekohe has beaten off tough competition to be crowned New Zealand Young Vegetable Grower 2015.

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Risk is higher as seasons change

Quad bikes accidents are just one type of vehicle or machinery related incidents to occur on farms.

The recent cold snap is a timely reminder for farmers that we are heading into a high-risk period for vehicle and machinery-related injuries.

Tractor company joins rural crime effort

Waikato police are hoping the sight of a ‘POLICE’ branded tractor at regional field days will encourage farmers to get involved in rural crime prevention.