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Waikato contractor Phil Hawke has two balers sitting idle because there are no experienced drivers to operate them.

The shortage of skilled agricultural machinery operators is reaching a crisis point.

An app developed to support rural contracting trainees is key to a new initiative that has gained government funding.

Rural Contractors NZ, which represents more than 600 contractors around the country, has received government support to assist them.

Rural contractors in Southland say the wettest spring in 30 years is impacting on already short supplies of feed.

A change of the guard has taken place at Rural Contractors NZ as challenges mount for the sector.

Andrew Olsen has been appointed as the new chief executive of Rural Contractors New Zealand (RCNZ).

Allowing only 125 skilled agricultural machinery operators into New Zealand next season falls way short of what's needed, says rural contractors.

Perfect growing conditions have led to the further spread of the problem weed velvetleaf in various parts of New Zealand over the summer and autumn.

New Zealand's rural contractors are facing a mixed bag of weather conditions, from drought in Northland to a cracker season in Southland.