SELECTION OF breeding stock could be fine-tuned with fat and muscle scans as early as post weaning, new Australian research shows.

PREVENTION IS key to maintain productivity and minimise welfare problems in the face of flystrike, says Ravensdown.

NEW FEATURES on Case-IH Axial-Flow combines include a redesigned cab and a folding auger with an industry-exclusive pivoting spout option.

A NEW 1.4m3 capacity mixer will make supplement mixing available to a wider range of farmers, says farm equipment importer Power Farming.

NEW ZEALAND has become the fastest growing export market for Canadian-made Jaylor International dairy feed mixers, reports distributor Power Farming.

RURAL CONTRACTORS are being urged to keep abreast of changes to transport regulations on the use of agricultural machinery.

CRITICS OF New Zealand greenhouse gas emissions should go and wash their mouths out.

DOZENS OF men in a town in India were nursing bruises after being trampled by cattle as part of an annual ritual to encourage God to answer their prayers. In the centuries-old ceremony, men lay on the ground and allowed decorated cows to walk on them.

FONTERRA SHAREHOLDERS Council chairman, Ian Brown is urging co-op farmers to participate and elect the best-qualified people to govern their business.

NEW ZEALAND LAMB will be showcased to millions of TV viewers in China following a Chinese group's visit to Alliance Group this week.

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