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Next generation dual command tractor. Recently showcased in France and set for a wider release at the upcoming EIMA Show in Bologna, the latest New Holland T5 Dual Command tractor range offers five models from 80-117hp, all powered by FPT F36 3.6-litre four-cylinder engines.
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Food charity to hold online auction. Meat the Need, New Zealand’s dedicated charity delivering locally sourced protein meals to food-insecure communities, is launching an online National Charity Auction.
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Claimed to be some of the most revolutionary spray technology to enter the Australasian market, the BA Smart Sprayer powered by Smart-Appl, provides viticulturists and horticulturists with reduced chemical use, economical spray application and advanced crop mapping. Rural News Group, Rural, Dairy and Wine News.
Organic dairying - a natural fit for Māori
2 days ago · He believes there's a natural fit for Māori becoming involved in organic farming. "Organic farming has a lot of values similar to Māoritanga. Understanding that everything - whether it be a plant, water, animal - has a mauri and that each thing can have an impact on things around it. We at Broadlands act as kaitiaki or guardians to farm in a ...
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A green oasis in Arizona. Not known for its dairy herds, Southern Arizona typically resembles a lunar landscape with a few unhealthy patches of scrub scattered through the area. However, about 90 minutes southwest of Phoenix at Gila Bend, Sunset Farms and its Paloma Dairy operation displays a verdant green interruption and a scale that ...
On-farm inflation hits 40-year high - Rural News Group
Jun 3, 2022 · B+LNZ economic service chief economist Andrew Burtt. The latest on-farm inflation rate has hit 10.2%, the highest it’s been since 1985-86 according to a recent report from Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ). The Sheep and Beef On-Farm Inflation 2021-22 report measures the annual changes in farm input prices. The overall on-farm inflation rate is ...
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Good Evans – 40 years and still drawing reaction. It's almost 40 years since the longsuffering, ever capable Edna, with her spotted dress and rather dour husband, first appeared in cartoons to give a lighted-hearted look at New Zealand country life.
Seeing the farms for trees - Rural News Group
Aug 31, 2023 · Commissioned two years ago by Beef + Lamb NZ to track the amount of land purchased for afforestation and taken out of pastoral farming, the report from consultancy firm Orme & Associates shows that 63,582ha was purchased by forestry interests in 2021.
Buyers influence rural market - Rural News Group
Jan 3, 2024 · Overall, there were 188 farm sales in the three months ended November 2023, compared to 157 farm sales for the three months ended October 2023 (+19.7%), and 265 farm sales for the three months ended November 2022.
Virtual fence probe
1 day ago · Over the past few weeks, stakeholders have been presenting to the committee following a petition from Golden Bay farmer Tim Rhodes calling for an inquiry into virtual fencing and its impact on animal welfare. Federated Farmers opposes the petition, but SPCA is throwing its support behind it. Halter, which is marketing the technology, said in ...