Silver Thin Farms
OPINION: The Hound hears that tension was in the air at the recent Silver Fern Farms AGM, with the board…
Weed wiping has taken many formats over the last 50 years or more, with some systems achieving much better results than others.
Vaderstad's high speed precision planter Tempo is to get two key updates for 2024, with the addition of new electronics to optimise accuracy, alongside the introduction of a liquid fertiliser system.
The 2025 New Holland T9 SmartTrax with PLM Intelligence includes advanced oscillating roller wheels and vibration dampening suspension mounts to elevate ride quality and prevent uneven wear during field-to-field transportation.
The next time your partner moans about your work keeping you away from home, point them towards a German native, currently working in New Zealand, who is a well-known member of many airline and hotel loyalty schemes.
A recent Plant & Food Research study comparing the DNA of trees commonly called manuka in New Zealand and Australia has found such significant genetic differences between the two that the researchers are now recommending the two plants be designated as different species.
OPINION: As a farmer myself, I believe there is nothing more valuable than the resources of our land and those who work it.
As Associate Minister for Agriculture and the Environment, Andrew Hoggard has a number of delegations to focus on.
ACT MP Andrew Hoggard may no longer be hands-on every day at his dairy farm at Kiwitea in the Manawatu, but when Parliament is sitting he still gets up at 5am and checks the messages that have come in from the dairy shed at his property.
OPINION: The Hound hears that tension was in the air at the recent Silver Fern Farms AGM, with the board…
OPINION: The ongoing saga of the quality of school lunches continues.
To celebrate 25 years of the Hugh Williams Memorial Scholarship, Ravensdown caught up with past recipients to see where their…
When buying supplementary feeds, farmers need to consider the entire package on offer – service, freight and all the components…
According to a new farmer survey, many farmers are rejecting New Zealand’s current ruminant methane strategy.