SEEDHOUSES CONTRACTING growers to multiply lines of grass seed in New Zealand seem likely to have inadvertently imported herbicide-resistant lines.

COLLABORATION AND consolidation will be the key to horticulture growing from a $3.5 billion industry today to its targeted aim of $10 billion per annum by 2020.

Mere lip service to sustainability is not in itself sustainable, says chemical company BASF. 

DISCUSSION ON the potential impacts of the restructuring at AgResearch were wiped by Fonterra’s news this month – yet for the rural economy (which is, of course, New Zealand’s economy), the restructuring could have just as dire and long term consequences.

MORE AND more weed populations resistant to one or more herbicides will be found in New Zealand, growers and agronomists gathered for PGG Wrightson Grain’s winter conference were warned.

PGW GRAIN reckons a new wheat, KWM31, could replace milling stalwart Morph.

TRIPLETS: AVOID them or make the most of them?

HERDOWNERS SHOULD ensure the service bulls leased this season are tested for bovine tuberculosis (TB) before allowing them near their stock, says TBfree New Zealand.

BALING CAPACITY is as much as 20% higher in Case IH’s new LB4 series large square baler than in previous models, the company reports.

Federated Farmers has paid tribute to David Shearer, who this afternoon resigned as the Labour leader.