Apple is not moving back to the US

No time to stand still

Rules around farming are getting tougher, resulting in increased costs with no extra returns.

Tom Pow, founder of Herd Homes, on the banking and environmental pressures facing farmers.

Published in Opinion

Online livestock platform relaunched

An online stock trading platform was relaunched last week (Oct 14) to open up its national livestock marketplace to the whole industry.

Published in Agribusiness

Potential shake-up of GE restrictions

National Party leader Simon Bridges and Parmjeet Parmar launched the new policy last week.

Current restrictions on genetic modification regulation in New Zealand could be reviewed if National were to form the next government.

Published in General News

From New Zealand to Canada

They may be beautiful, but deer create havoc in the vineyard.

We in New Zealand can thank our lucky stars that the pests we have to deal with in our vineyards are limited to birds, rabbits and grass grubs. Spare a thought for our counterparts in Canada.

Published in Industry

Winter grazing: moving away from muddy cows

Cows in a muddy paddock in Southland. Photo: Angus Robson.

DairyNZ Director Ben Allomes says farmers need to change with the times and adopt practices that are good for their animals and the environment.

Published in Management

Managing the biting reality of winter

Most farmers feed out fodder beet, kale and swede to keep the cows in best condition during winter.

DairyNZ talked to two Canterbury dairy farmers about how they look after their cows and the environment during the challenging winter.

Published in Management

Keeping calves clean and free of scours

Keep calves safe by ensuring their environment is as clean as possible.

MSD Animal Health’s regional technical advisor/vet, Kim Kelly explains how to reduce the risk of your calves getting scours.

Published in Farm Health

You can’t get better bang out of your buck

The Mitsubishi Triton has had a loyal following in NZ.

Always very capable, the Mitsubishi Triton has had a loyal following in New Zealand, even with its slightly off target looks.

Published in Motoring

Are we too dependent on China?

Is New Zealand becoming too reliant on China as a customer for primary product exports?

Published in General News

Farmers ticked off over NAIT ‘fluster cuck’

Farmers are bristling over any suggestion they had been slack about re-registering their farm locations in National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) in time for moving day on June 1.

Published in General News