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Research programme aims to halt pesky weed's bite

Alligator weed, which grows in both water and soil and can form a dense mat in either, has plagued northern farmers and growers for many years and is now spreading south.

Rural contractors and regional councils are supporting a new AgResearch programme on invasive alligator weed.

Published in Management

Dear John, what's the story?

Doug Edmeades wonders just exactly what MPI’s new ’On Farm Support Team’ will actually do.

OPINION: As soon as the ‘pen hit the paper’ this column quickly morphed into a ‘Dear John letter’.

Published in Opinion

Dutch Case IH and Steyr tractor dealer, Van der Werf Mecanisatie – based at Zwaagdijk, north of Amsterdam – has developed a remote-control unit that allows cabbage and cauliflower growers to harvest without a driver seated in the tractor cab.

Published in Machinery & Products

Farm emissions bottom lines

OPINION: It's the business end of the season when it comes to emissions pricing discussions.

Published in Opinion

Hoggard steps down as Feds president

Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard has announced he is stepping down from the role, two months earlier than expected.

Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard has stepped down from the role, two months earlier than expected, after media reports claimed he will stand on an ACT Party ticket in the upcoming general elections.

Published in General News

Giving back to the rural sector

The main objective of Carrfields Rural Health and Wellness Initiative is to ensure that rural communities have access to mental and physical health checks.

The Carr Family Foundation was keen to help the rural communities that have supported its business journey over the last 40 years.

Published in General News

Bracing for bad news

Seeka chief executive Michael Franks says harvest 2022 kiwifruit yields were down across the industry, impacting revenues from its core post-harvest business.

Listed produce grower and exporter Seeka says a substantial drop in kiwifruit volumes this year may push the company towards an operating loss.

Published in Agribusiness

Levin farmer fined for deaths of 29 cattle

A Levin farmer found responsible for the deaths of 29 cattle has been fined $32,000.

Published in General News

FAO Food Price Index increases for first time in a year

The FAO Meat Price Index rose 1.3% during the month.

The benchmark index of international food commodity prices rose in April for the first time in a year, amid increases in world quotations for sugar, meat and rice, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Published in Agribusiness