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OPINION: Dust ups between rural media and PR types aren't unheard of but also aren't common, given part of the…
AUSTRALIA HAS often been called the lucky country, largely because ot its mineral wealth. But fresh water resources make New Zealand a far luckier country. Managed wisely, that resource will be available for generations to come.
START COOLING grain from the day it comes off the paddock to minimise risk of infestation or other problems down the track.
WE MAY have thought we had maize week control nailed with pre-emergence sprays such as Atrazine, but nature, in her inimitable way, has seen some weeds develop resistance and render it useless in some paddocks.
HOW DO you assess whether a paddock needs renewing?
The Pasture Renewal Charitable Trust is encouraging use of a condition scoring system akin to those used to assess cattle or sheep.
COMPANIES AND products certified to Fertmark standards are at an all-time high, but a standard for product spread quality remains elusive, says Fertiliser Quality Council chairman, Neil Barton.
EIGHTEEN YEARS ago I retired from shepherding; I had been hitting my head against a brick wall for too many years. It had been a frustrating occupation met with much resistance. Slowly it is changing and now there are some very capable women being given the opportunity to work the land.
IT’S NOT just sheep and pregnant women that are at risk from the cat-born parasite toxoplasma gondii: the resulting disease, toxoplasmosis, may be a much more severe and disabling in the wider population than previously understood, say researchers at University of Auckland.
A NEW way of handling grain could save grain farmers thousands and increase their mobility, says Farmgard marketing manager Scott Capper.
THE WANGANUI Dog Trial Centre has started fundraising to enable it to hold the New Zealand championships at Mowhanga, near Taihape, in 2015.
The Metalform Tow and Fert liquid fertiliser mixer/spreader is good for much more than spreading fertiliser, says Northland dairy farmer James Brady.
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ENTRIES EXCEEDED 1000 at Edendale Vintage Machinery Club’s 26th annual Crank- Up event in late January. Edendale is mid-way between Invercargill and Gore.
The Waikato Regional Council's implementation of Variation 6 for the farming community is now rolling out to the Lower Waikato and West Coast catchments.
The controversial issue of interest rate swaps should be examined by select committee, says Labour's Primary Industry spokesperson Damien O'Connor.
The world's focus on food security and safety – along with New Zealand's strong trade links with major importing markets – will be key factors supporting the international competitiveness of New Zealand's agricultural sector in 2013, says Rabobank.
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