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Touring around in comfort

Okay Holden, you’re not fooling anyone with your raised ride height and plastic wheel arches; the Calais-V Tourer is no off-roader.

Published in Motoring

Communication key to on-farm safety

Use your common sense? Makes sense at first glance, but relying on the common sense of visitors to a farm isn’t enough these days. A far more comprehensive safety induction for visitors such as contractors is advisable, clearly communicating all the various risks on your farm. The bottom line is that both farmer and contractor must evaluate, eliminate or minimise risks if they can do so, and if it is not possible, manage those risks to the extent that they can influence and control the problem. Images courtesy of Gateplates & Signs Ltd, www.gateplates.co.nz

Warmer weather and longer days mark the signs of spring approaching and – with it – the promise of more grass and increased production.

Published in Machinery & Products

Are buyers in tune with consumers?

Consumers are who got New Zealand wine to where they are today and they should never be forgotten.

Published in Industry

Opportunities and challenges

Rabobank’s new horticulture and wine analyst believes there are a number of opportunities ahead for the New Zealand wine industry.

Published in General News

Experienced farmers inspire winner on health and safety

Patrick Crawshaw will take learnings with him on health and safety to the his farm.

2018 East Coast Young Farmer of the Year Patrick Crawshaw learned early in his career from ‘early-adopting’ farmers how to identify and manage risk.

Published in Management

Fonterra bosses brief Government

Fonterra chairman John Monaghan says Fonterra is looking forward to working with the Coalition Government on the review of dairy industry regulations.

Published in General News

Science the answer to debate

The previous government issued a call-to-action to New Zealand: double primary production export earnings while maintaining or improving water quality.

Published in Opinion

Beware of all the forests from these trees

East Coast farmer Dave Read is concerned about the future of hill farming with the push for more tree planting.

OPINION: Beware the snag in the incentivised pushing by central and local government to get hill country into trees.

Published in Opinion

Debate heating up — Editorial

We've had lately an abundance of reports on how New Zealand should tackle its carbon emissions profile – especially regarding agriculture’s contribution.

Published in Opinion