Double standards
OPINION: Imagine if the Hound had called the Minister of Finance the 'c-word' and accused her of "girl math".
THERE SEEMS to be some confusion out there reading dog body language.
AMID A wave of 10 new quad and side-by-side releases by Polaris in Australia recently, two in particular are likely to attract attention in the New Zealand market – the UTE 570 HD and the Sportsman Ace.
ONLINE ACCOUNTING software company Xero will launch its ‘Farming in the Cloud’ mid-year, offering farmers and their advisors real-time, single ledger reporting.
New Holland has launched a redesigned combine maize header that speeds crop gathering and feeding, accelerating the whole harvesting task.
SILAGE WRAP recycling is gaining pace, says Plasback, which recently achieved 3000 tonnes and expects to add 1000 tonne to its total this year.
A NEW variable-chamber baler-wrapper from McHale – the Fusion 3 Vario – uses a special bale transfer system that accommodates the variable chamber and quickly moves the bale to the wrapping system.
DESPITE A STRENGTHENING NZ dollar and a larger weekly offering of wool, the market was generally firm to dearer, says New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson.
THE WAIKATO Regional Council and stakeholders are discussing potential action if dry, drought-like conditions continue in parts of the Waikato and South Auckland.
DAIRY EXPORT values rose 27% in the December 2013 quarter, says Statistics New Zealand.
RURAL COMMUNITIES will be celebrating record milk production as well as an increase in Fonterra's forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2013/14 season by 35 cents to a record level of $8.65/kgMS, says DairyNZ.
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FLOOD-RAVAGED UK farmers are calling for more funding for flood defence management.
TWO BIG American livestock groups say they will fiercely oppose a compromise farm bill agreed to by House of Representatives and Senate agriculture leaders that includes an end to direct subsidies to farmers in favour of beefed-up crop insurance.
A SCHEME which ‘brings the classroom into the orchard’, is sending trained orchard workers into the industry.
MOVE OVER New Zealand milkpowder, here come the avocados.
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