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Red rag to a bull?

Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard.

Will Labour alone be easier to deal with?

Published in General News

Lemken celebrates 240th birthday

Crop production technology supplier Lemken is celebrating its 240th birthday.

Published in Machinery & Products

Pottinger Novacat goes large

Pottinger says its NOVACAT 402 ED is the biggest rear-mounted mower with conditioner on the market.

Austrian manufacturer Pottinger has added the NOVACAT 402 ED to its range, claiming that with a working width of 3.88 metres, it is the biggest rear-mounted mower with conditioner on the market.

Published in Machinery & Products

ClearTech delivers massive water savings for farm

Professors Keith Cameron and Hong Di with the Lincoln University Dairy Farm ClearTech Effluent Treatment System.

A Ravensdown ClearTech effluent treatment system installed at the Lincoln University Dairy Farm (LUDF) has saved over 600,000 litres of freshwater in its first month of operation.

Published in Management

State funding for riparian planting

More than 600km of Taranaki river and stream banks will be planted with a million native plants next winter as the region’s farmers take advantage of a $5 million government boost.

Published in Management

Things to consider when investing in effluent storage

The first thing to consider when planning effluent storage is to think about how you currently farm and whether anything will change in future.

Investing in effluent storage is a significant decision on-farm, so it’s worth taking the time to carefully plan what is needed to ensure the right design for your farm.

Published in Management

Iwi to take over monitoring role

Specific water quality monitoring functions in Lake Taupo have been transferred to the Tuwharetoa Māori Trust Board.

A special ceremony was held in Taupo recently for the official signing of an agreement to transfer specific water quality monitoring functions to the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board.

Published in Management

New formula for weaning calves

Strong parasite coverage in weaned calves just isn’t an area that is given a huge amount of thought at this time of year.

A New Zealand animal health company says it has developed a world-first formula specifically designed for weaned calves.

Published in Farm Health

Growing business in a lockdown

Rob and Shiralee Seerden walk among dry cows on a crop of winter oats.

The start of the new dairy season saw a Hawke’s Bay couple triple the number of cows under their care.

Published in Management

An exercise in futility

Former Fonterra Shareholders Council (SHC) chair and Waipu farmer Simon Couper puts his views on why the recent review of the council’s functions was a futile exercise.

Published in Opinion