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OPINION: The Greens aren’t serious people when it comes to the economy, so let’s not spend too much on their…
A JOINT study by rural insurer FMG and Lincoln University suggests three actions farmers and growers can take to help prevent storm damage to their irrigators: point, park and anchor.
SHUTTLING ONE tractor between two dairy farms was a nuisance so the Singh family bought another – a Case IH Maxxum 115X Bronze.
WE DON’T often get to drive a Lexus at Rural News, and it’s always welcome. We know we are in for something special when Lexus calls.
INDEPENDENT TESTING in Germany has shown the new Deutz-Fahr series 6 Powershift tractors have the lowest fuel consumption ever recorded for any tractor in that class, reports the NZ distributor Power Farming.
A 2.7M GLABER mulcher has halved the time needed to maintain pasture quality, says Kaitaia grower and drystock farmer David Foster. He raises bulls and grows kumara on his farm on the western edges of Kaitaia.
MENTION WATER quality and the topics that spring to mind are run-off, leaching and the state of our lakes and rivers, but for livestock farmers animal health should be up there too, says a Feilding nutritionist.
MASSEY UNIVERSITY scientist professor David Mellor has been honoured for his work on standards applying to the use of animals in science and teaching.
THE LONGER calves travel on a truck, the more weight they lose, Canadian research published in the Journal of Animal Science shows.
HALF THE human cases of leptospirosis recorded each year in New Zealand are farmers, a turnaround from 15 years ago when meat workers dominated disease statistics, one of a new series of videos from Massey University warns.
ONLY 10-20 years ago the idea of unmanned planes mapping crops was seen as science fiction or the domain of space agencies, but now it’s commercial reality for just $5/ha here in New Zealand.
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AGRONOMY TRIALS and aeroplanes were among the topics aired during the Foundation for Arable Research’s South Canterbury and North Otago field day late last month.
WAIKITE STATION is set in the valley of the same name about 30 minutes drive south of Rotorua. It’s a beautiful area with commercial and lifestyle farms and is popular for its hot thermal pools.
NEW ZEALAND should play to its strengths as the world’s most co-operative economy and consider the co-operative approach to running services in the community and state sectors.
WITH SPRING finally (hopefully) here and the grass starting to grow, farmers will be looking to rebuild their supplementary feed stocks by making hay and silage.
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