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Labour woes forcing farm system reviews

The ongoing problem of labour shortages occupies the minds of dairy farmers, says James Allen, AgFirst.

The availability of quality labour remains the number one issue for many dairy farmers.

Published in General News

20 years and 20,000 sales

Since its launch, the CX combine harvester range has collected 33 prestigious awards during its 20-year long career.

With more than 20,000 machines sold since its launch in 2002, New Holland is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its CX range of conventional combine harvesters.

Published in Machinery & Products

Is it time to give Fieldays a reboot or the boot?

Was the NZ National Fieldays Society right to move its annual event from June to December in 2022?

OPINION: As 2022 is consigned to the history books and we trudge into 2023, it seems like a good time to look back at the decision by the NZ National Fieldays Society to move its annual event from June to December last year.

Published in Machinery & Products

No baling on lamb shelter

Rene Corner-Thomas has come up with a novel way of how farmers can help their stock.

The vagaries of the weather pose challenges for animals, as well as people. Work by Massey University researcher and senior lecturer in sheep production, Dr Rene Corner-Thomas, has come up with a novel way of how farmers can help their stock. Peter Burke reports...

Published in Farm Health

NZ tech helps growers

Central Otago orchard manager Pete Bennie uses the MetWatch platform multiple times a day.

An online platform available to New Zealand orchardists through their industry bodies has the potential to lift productivity and save growers thousands of dollars in lost crops.

Published in Machinery & Products

Keeping it simple on farm costs

Corrie and Donna Smit are applying lessons from previous industry peaks and troughs at a time when many farmers are struggling to maintain profitability.

After 30 years’ dairying on the same Bay of Plenty farm, Donna and Corrie Smit have learnt lessons on weathering everything from devastating floods to milk price fluctuations.

Published in Management

Land Pride's small tiller range

The Land Pride RT12 range covers working widths from 1.1 to 2.1 metres, with a 60-horsepower gearbox rating.

Kubota New Zealand has launched the Land Pride Rotary Tiller range.

Published in Machinery & Products

Farm emissions tax a bad idea for both climate and country

Jamie McFadden says per unit of food produced New Zealand farming is among the world’s most emissions efficient.

OPINION: There are sound reasons why emissions taxing NZ food producers is not just a bad idea for farmers and food prices but also bad for the environment, the climate and our country.

Published in Opinion

Have your say on local government reforms!

Katie Allan is urging people to have their say on proposed local government reforms, with submissions closing on February 28.

OPINION: Democracy is under attack.

Published in Opinion

T&G and NZ Super Fund further extend partnership

T&G Global chief executive Gareth Edgecombe says the company has developed a strong partnership with the NZ Super Fund.

T&G Global and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund further extended their partnership in late December with the sale of T&G's Riwaka orchard in Nelson, to the fund's rural investment manager FarmRight.

Published in Agribusiness