US PRESIDENT Barack Obama has ordered the US Environmental Protection Agency to assess pesticide impact on bee and other pollinator health and to take action, as appropriate, within 180 days.

WASHING STAND-OFF pads and dairy shed yards with recycled water could cut fresh water usage by thousands of litres every milking, says Houle solutions and field services technician Murray McEwan.

ON DISPLAY at the recent field days in Waikato was the Croplands 2000 kiwi self-propelled orchard sprayer, the latest in machines especially for kiwifruit, and for other low hanging crops.

A NOVEL pasture meter jointly developed by English and Irish entrepreneurs was unveiled on the Enterprise Ireland stand at Fieldays.

A SOFT plastic milking liner and tubing system on show at Fieldays helps cut the risk of bacteria and minimises cell counts in milk, says the developer, DairyFlo, Hawkes Bay.

A STANDALONE calf shed is enabling a North Waikato drystock farmer expand his weaner calf rearing operation.

A HEAVY yet compact set of disc harrows suits cultivation on hills, says the manufacturer Fairbrother Industries, planning to launch them at Fieldays. 

BURT MUNRO would be smiling: the motorcycle brand he knew best is being revived in New Zealand by US manufacturer Polaris Industries.

SO YOU are ready for a smaller car but still need some luggage capacity? 

A POWERFUL and fun utility capable of handling just about any chore: that’s how distributor Bruce Henderson describes the Landmaster range of vehicles.