The 2023 East Coast Farming Expo, scheduled for next week in Wairoa, has been cancelled.

New Zealand agritech start-up Cropsy Technologies is leading a $1.3 million SFF Futures/ AGMARDT co-funded project to help growers identify and replace grapevines that are missing, dead, dying or otherwise unproductive Ñ also known as 'Ghost Vines'.

Pottinger has recently introduced mechanical crop care implements to its product range for sustainable, crop-specific and site-specific plant protection.

New Holland Agriculture has updated its specialty tractor offering with the introduction of the VisionView cab on the T4 F/N/V Series – alongside a new, more powerful engine and compact hood on the TK4 Series.

Federated Farmers say they have not forgotten the currently isolated Tairawhiti region.

The Northland Field Days started life in 1985 at the Dargaville racecourse as a project run by the Dargaville Jaycees, and regardless of the pouring rain, it was a roaring success with some 80 exhibitors!

Reducing soil compaction has been recognised for many years as an efficient method of increasing production in grassland and arable operations.

Organisers of the Northland Field Days have signed up a record 300 exhibitors for the three-day event next month.

With the debate about reducing the reliance on agrochemical raging on, many manufacturers are looking to control weeds by mechanical means. Kverneland looks to be the latest company to hedge its bets, with the 100% purchase of BC Technique of France, which sells the Phenix Agrosystem brand.

The main sheep health problems that cause loss of weight and death are facial eczema (FE), worms and pneumonia.