Displaying items by tag: Fieldays
Nats call for practical policies
National Party leader Simon Bridges says the biggest challenges farmers face are the environment and their right to farm.
Farmers not alone on climate change
Farmers more than any other New Zealanders will be negatively impacted by the effects of climate change, says Climate Change Minister James Shaw.
Smoothie approach to sheep milk
Beyond Massey University’s cheeseboard at Fieldays was the objective of promoting sheep milking.
Green, green grass of Eire
Utilisation of available grass, a key to New Zealand’s dairying success, is known to result in lower costs of production.
Stirrer, power unit for poo handling
Effluent handling specialist Hi Tech Enviro Solutions showed several new products at Fieldays, among them a shore-based stirrer and a portable skid unit for powering high output effluent pumps.
Farmers seek info at Fieldays
Dairy farmers at Fieldays went searching for information on Mycoplasma bovis.
NCD researcher wins grant
Early detection of neonatal calf diarrhoea (NCD) is top of mind for the winner of the National Fieldays Sir Don Llewellyn Scholarship.
UK’s support will ice NZ’s trade cake
Britain's top diplomat in New Zealand strongly supports an NZ/EU free trade agreement.
Nice idea — Editorial
Minister for Rural Communities and Agriculture Damien O’Connor last week at Fieldays launched his new Rural Proofing Policy – with great fanfare.
Fieldays positive
Concerns about Mycoplasma bovis don’t appear to have hit farmers’ enthusiasm for Fieldays.
