A unique three-way project between supplier, retailer, and farmer is nearing an important milestone as it sets out to prove Californian thistles can be permanently beaten.

Headstart, containing 50g/l flumetsulam with inbuilt adjuvant technology, has established itself as a key tool for early weed control in pasture and chicory.

The application of crop protection and growth enhancement additives to seed is a very effective and well-established method of protecting forage crops and pasture during the critical plant establishment period.

Early in 2025, Vegetables NZ and Syngenta Crop Protection NZ initiated a trial to evaluate performance of Durivo insecticide applied by multiple methods, compared to an untreated control.

With the economic forecast for the red meat sector predicting ongoing record prices for the 2025/2026 season, every lamb born this spring is an opportunity to make money.

Forage crops have long played a role in maintaining summer production and reducing health issues linked to wild type endophyte and facial eczema.

Cydectin Pour-On is a widely trusted worm and lice treatment for cattle, offering effective control against a broad spectrum of internal and external parasites. Its active ingredient, moxidectin, is a member of the macrocyclic lactone family, renowned for its potency and extended action.

FECPAK has become the fastest, most efficient faecal egg counting test system on the global market, thanks to the release of instant results powered by proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) software.

A recent trial conducted near Lincoln, Canterbury assessed the performance and ability of Agricom’s modern white clover proprieties to increase annual production compared to a commodity clover (Huia), under synthetic nitrogen limitations in a standard ryegrass mix.

A big new facility in Hamilton built to put premium grass seed on farm faster and in peak condition for sowing has sailed through its first season.

Now is not the time to stop incorporating plantain into dairy pasture systems to reduce nitrogen loss, says Agricom Australasia brand manager Mark Brown.

Sowing high quality forage crops for next season’s feed may seem a long time away, but spring will come round fast — and the better your farmers plan ahead, the better their outcome will be.

Komodo, a new post plant pre-emerge herbicide registered by Arxada for use in fodder and sugar beet, is now commercially available for the market.

A group of scientists from the Botany Division of the then-DSIR (Department of Scientific and Industrial Research) at Lincoln warned of the risks of conifers in New Zealand’s high country as far back as 1982.

In late February 2025, the ACVM granted registration for SIVANTO® prime, a new Group 4D insecticide that controls key establishment pests in forage brassicas and fodder beet.

As the calving season approaches, the risk of injuries for dairy farmers increases, so Gallagher collaborated with industry partners and farmers to tackle the issue head-on.

ASB has appointed Kristen Ashby as Head of Food and Fibre, a newly established role within its Rural Corporate Banking team.

Ashby joins ASB from Fonterra, where she was most recently Director of Capital Strategy. Starting her career as a Chartered Accountant, she has worked across a variety of roles at organisations including Fonterra, Turners and Growers, and Goodman Fielder.

Ballance Agri-Nutrients, in conjunction with Plucks Engineering and Southwater, is developing an innovative dairy effluent management system designed to help farmers improve on-farm effluent practices and reduce environmental impact. 

A novel decision making tool to help farmers get the best out of their pastures continues to go from strength to strength this season, Nufarm says. 

Rapid advances in drone technology have encouraged one young Southlander to jump in and start his own business applying fertiliser and crop protection for local farmers.