Douglas Giles is a respected contractor operating throughout western Manawatu.

Insect pest vigilance is key with spring-sown crops this year, experts say.

Ballance Agri-Nutrients has launched a new digital assistant in the MyBallance app to help farmers quickly access key information about their nutrient recommendations, product and pricing information and place fertiliser orders directly from their phone.

Syngenta, the original registrant of paraquat herbicide in New Zealand and Australia, is exiting the market in both countries on commercial grounds.

Aimer Farming has launched new pasture monitoring capability that combines proprietary satellite data with AI-powered smartphone pasture measurement and live farm modelling, giving farmers a more reliable view of pasture covers across their whole farm.

This spring, after the withdrawal of chlorpyrifos, agronomists and contractors will be considering their options to control establishment pests in fodder beet and forage brassicas.

New Zealand now has the highest per capita satellite broadband adoption in the OECD, with 1.3 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants as of late 2024.

Three of the most recently released forage brassica options on the New Zealand market offer farmers a great opportunity to step up their seasonal feed production next season.

Sometimes, doing the right thing is neither the easiest, quickest nor most financially profitable course of action.

One of the country’s biggest crop protection suppliers has made it even easier for farmers to produce healthy, high-yielding forage brassicas this season, extending its portfolio to cover all stages of crop establishment and growth.

New Zealanders are sitting on a staggering 28 million single, unmatched socks, according to new research commissioned by heritage Kiwi-made sock brand Norsewear, and we are surprisingly patient when it comes to reuniting them.

Many growers spend plenty of time choosing the right herbicide, adjuvant and application timing, but one of the most important ingredients in the spray tank is often overlooked.

Significant differences emerged between new crop protection products evaluated through A Lighter Touch efficacy and residue trials last season, giving valuable insight into potential new tools for growers.

Effective pre-emergence weed control is key to getting forage brassica crops off to a good start.

For New Zealand’s fodder beet and forage brassica growers, timing is everything—and so is confidence in your crop protection.

New Zealand potato growers now have access to a powerful new tool in their crop protection toolkit.

The Fieldays Innovation Awards continue to highlight the depth and diversity of innovation emerging from New Zealand’s primary industries, those behind the event say.

Cyhella, containing 250g/L lambda-cyhalothrin in the form of capsule suspension, is a must have product in the spray shed.

Nufarm’s biological fungicide Botector now has a label extension for Psa control in kiwifruit, giving growers a valuable new tool for managing the industry’s most significant disease.

Iconic NZ apparel brand Norsewear has found a way to keep sports supporters’ heads toasty with its new Wool Blacks beanie, available in time for winter.