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Haere Ra 2023: Waiheke

Sam Taylor took up a vintage position with Man O' War Vineyards on Waiheke Island 15 years ago, and has built his home and career on the island.

Published in Regional Updates

Kubota NZ to take on Krone distribution

Krone says a dedicated NZ team will be established to provide tailored support to customers and John Tulloch, alongside several existing Tulloch employees, will transition into the new business.

Following 54 years of representation by the same importer and distributor, Kubota New Zealand and Tulloch Farm Machines have announced the transfer of Krone Agricultural Machinery distribution rights to Kubota.

Published in Machinery & Products

Disease on the move

FE is predicted to become more widespread and track further south.

Facial Eczema (FE) is a production-limiting, potentially fatal disease that affects both sheep and cattle.

Published in Farm Health

One-stop catchment shop!

NZ Landcare Trust chief executive Nick Edgar.

A new toolkit to help the development of capability and education for catchment leaders and coordinators has been unveiled.

Published in Management

Learning from the past

Hamish McKay will be the keynote speaker at next year’s East Coast Farming Expo Property Brokers Evening Muster.

Hamish McKay is probably best known as one of the nation’s top sports journalists – but he’s a country lad at heart.

Published in Management

Business Forum: Good timing for industry brand aid

Oz Clarke speaks at the Altogether Unique Celebration, following the NZW Business Forum. Photo Credit: Richard Briggs.

The Wine Business Forum provided timely discussions as wine companies face market headwinds in New Zealand and abroad.

Published in General News

Carbon credits a dis-credit

Plants need carbon dioxide to survive to complete their life cycle and put oxygen back into the atmosphere.

OPINION: There has been a lot of controversy over the past decade in regards to carbon and farming.

Published in Opinion

Positive signs for Hawke's Bay apple crop

NZ Apples and Pears market access manager Danielle Adsett says apple trees that have survived the cyclone are blooming and looking good at this stage.

"It's not the nightmare it could have been!”

Published in General News

Sowing the seeds of success

Charlotte Connoley, president of the New Zealand Grain and Seed Trade Association, speaks at the opening of the Asian Seed Congress in Christchurch - the first time it has been held in New Zealand. Photo Credit: Nigel Malthus

More than 1000 delegates from all over Asia recently met in Christchurch for the annual Asian Seed Congress.

Published in General News

Clarity wanted over wool directive

Bremworth chief executive Greg Smith says greater clarity around the parameters of the policy is needed.

Meanwhile, a new Government directive to prefer the use of woollen fibres in its buildings has the potential to transform the rural sector, according to Bremworth.

Published in General News