Global dairy prices have started the New Year in red hot form and ASB economist Nat Keall says a record milk price is now "a practical certainty".

Massey Ferguson has a new look for its iconic triple triangle logo, as well a completely new 'Born to Farm' brand identify for 2022.

After walking away with a Fieldays Innovation Award back in June 2021, Springarm Products has now signed a sole marketing agreement with Dannevirke-based Metalform.

While farmers and growers are familiar with ground compaction and soil damage, most attempts to alleviate the problem centres around the tractor - usually fitting larger section tyres or reducing pressure.

Yamaha is made up of two separate companies - Yamaha Corporation, famed for musical and electronic products, and the Yamaha Motor Company, which started producing motorcycles in 1954.

MPI says its push on NAIT compliance is paying off with almost 90% of livestock farmers meeting their obligations in 2021.

Continuing poor returns for crossbred wool coupled with the emergence of triple drench resistance is driving an increasing number of sheep farmers to consider making the shift to low-input, no-shear Wiltshires.

AgResearch scientists' work to successfully breed low methane emitting sheep has the potential to help all NZ livestock farmers lower their carbon footprint.

That old saying about peanuts and monkeys may be turned on its head in Northland, where a government-backed project has proven that the crop can be grown successfully in the region.

Finding what common soil characteristics define a high-yielding avocado orchard could help increase production by creating a benchmark for growers. Delwyn Dickey reports.