Miriana Stephens has been named the recipient of this year’s Horticulture New Zealand President’s Trophy.

As the weather warms and the grass moves skywards, many will be pulling their mowing equipment out of the shed, or maybe the nettles, with a view to be ready to start producing next winter’s feed.

While many operators prefer mower/conditioners, German manufacturer Claas suggests than many still want to achieve high daily outputs and knock grass down quickly.

Kverneland has introduced a new 15.6m tedder aimed at high outputs, accuracy and operator comfort, incorporating a new ground-following system, with easy and simple operations.

CRV says its dairy beef sales have grown by 15% since last year as farmers take a more strategic approach to breeding and look to diversify their income streams.

The Zanda McDonald Award have announced their 2023 Award finalists, comprising of six young professionals from Australia and New Zealand.

NIWA is working with Māori farming enterprises on a novel approach to remove nutrients from agricultural runoff.

Comedian Te Radar is throwing his weight behind a campaign promoting safe animal feed.

Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ) says a recently released draft of an updated Deer Code of Welfare is “a positive forward-looking document”.

Hynds Group and Federated Farmers have signed a strategic partnership deal.