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Look mum: no hands — almost!

The Advanced Driving System makes it easier for the operator to control and manage operations rather than just driving the vehicle.

The Advanced Driving System available for the Landini Rex 4 series tractors won the Technical Innovation Award 2018 at the recent EIMA-18 the trade show in Bologna, Italy.

Published in Machinery & Products

Tasman fires: Look after stock — MPI

Rural communities in the Tasman District are being offered advice and support from the Ministry for Primary Industries to look after themselves and their animals.

Published in General News

Cutting nutrient loss poses big challenge for farmers

Hawke’s Bay farmer Andy Hunt and MyFarm consultant Rachel Baker.

A Hawkes Bay project aimed at cutting nitrogen losses has provided challenges and lessons for its farmers involved.

Published in Management

Plaintain research can save farmers

Plantain has proven to reduce nitrogen loss.

Plantain could ‘save’ some Manawatu dairy farmers faced with cutting nitrogen losses from pasture by 60%, comments DairyNZ.

Published in Management

The year ahead

Another New Year has begun and at least on the weather front appears to have started well with lots of warm, dry weather. Long may that continue!

Published in Opinion

A bright start to 2019 — Editorial

The biggest New Zealand Winegrower event of the year has wrapped up.

Published in Editorial

Hotspots increase, soil moisture dips

North Island milk collection for the 2018-19 season to that date was up 4% and South Island milk collection up 5%.

Soil moisture is now decreasing nationwide but Fonterra’s latest Global Dairy Update shows milk collection was up 4% to December 31.

Published in Agribusiness

May the good times continue — Editorial

Since November 20, 2018, dairy prices have risen.

OPINION: Volatility? What volatility? Farmers are asking as global dairy prices rose for the fifth consecutive Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction last week.

Published in Opinion

Cow collar firm on the move

Chief executive and founder Craig Piggott.

Kiwi agritech start-up Halter, in Auckland, expects to commercially launch its GPS-enabled cow collars in April.

Published in General News

Opening the agri sector to senior students

Students learn about the dairy industry at DairyNZ.

A group of high school students have spent four days on a live-in event at Waikato University to learn more about career opportunities in agriculture.

Published in General News