Questions are being raised about the integrity of the recent consultation process around farm emissions.

There can't be many rural people who aren't familiar with the Howard Rota spreader, which revolutionised manure and slurry handling back in the late 1950s.

The application of slurry or effluent has long been recognised as an effective method of returning nutrients to grazed or harvested paddocks.

While war in Ukraine caused a marked increase in the cost of inorganic fertilisers, many manufacturers were already taking steps to increase their product range to make better use of organic manures and effluent.

Harvesting specialist Kuhn has introduced a new disc mower/conditioner with swath grouper, the FC 9330 RA.

Available from August 2022 in Europe, Pottinger’s new Jumbo 8000 Series loader wagons are said to chop 30% shorter, with only a minimal increase in horsepower.

Emissions pricing is one of the most important issues Kiwi farmers will face in a generation. DairyNZ answers some of the key questions.

OPINION: Unsurprisingly farmer confidence is the lowest it has been since Federated Farmers began twice-a-year surveys in 2009.

DairyNZ chairman Jim van der Poel says over 2,000 farmers have taken part in the He Waka Eke Noa chairman consultations via face-to-face meetings and online.

Bay of Plenty Share Farmer of the Year winners Scott and Becks O’Brien say farmers have nothing to lose and everything to gain in Dairy Industry Awards.