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OPINION: For years, the ironically named Dr Mike Joy has used his position at Victoria University to wage an activist-style…
THREE CONFIRMED cases of resistance to novel drench Zolvix (monepantel) hold messages on the use of the product on farm, says manufacturer Novartis Animal Health.
GREAT GRASS growth more or less nationwide in the past month could have a nasty legacy later in the spring, warns an independent parasite management specialist.
SAVING TIME by mixing teat spray weekly or even less frequently could prove a costly economy in the long-run, warns manufacturer GEA technologies.
International farming equipment company GEA Farm Technologies has appointed New Zealand managing director Jamie Mikkelson to the role of vice-president, area Australasia.
THE MAN heading Power Farming Group predicts a new golden era for New Zealand farming.
A SELF-POWERED, trailed bale wrapper recently re-released by Reese Agri does not need tractor power to operate and uses much less wrap than previously, says sales manager John Norfolk.
FACED WITH the prospect of missing a year of the Golden Pliers, a group of fencing competitors in May formed an associated body – New Zealand Fencing Competitions (NZFC) – in May 2013.
IN A bid to attract young farmers to ploughing, the Waikato Ploughing Match Association is staging a fun-filled ploughing instruction day for YFC members over the age of 15.
A NEW simple sheep weigher and drafter from Te Pari embodies technology well proven and respected, the company says, but without the full handling capability of its top-of-the-line ‘super handler’.
Meat and dairy products drove the fall in manufacturing sales for the June 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand says. The drought earlier this year appears to have contributed to the fall.
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A Stratford farmer is to pay a former worker wage arrears after the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Labour Inspectorate identified breaches of minimum employment rights.
Zespri, the world's premium kiwifruit marketer, has been recognised for the quality of its marketing programmes across Asia at the inaugural Asia Fruit Awards presented in Hong Kong this week.
Federated Farmers is working with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), and other stakeholders to ensure that blackgrass is not established in New Zealand, following the news of a potential blackgrass incursion in mid-Canterbury.
Last season's North Island drought has dented New Zealand's sheep and cattle numbers and this spring's lamb crop is expected to be 2 million lambs less – down 7.7% to 24.43 million head.
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