A safety push across sheep, beef and dairy farms has revealed significant gaps in hazardous substances management – and clear, practical ways to fix them, thanks to WorkSafe New Zealand.

FarmIQ Systems is promoting a new land management app on the basis it offers a simple, low barrier way for farmers and growers to get started with digital tools.

Recent FECPACK faecal egg count (FEC) testing has uncovered significant hidden parasite burdens in beef cattle in West Otago, despite stock appearing healthy, Techion says.

Richard Barnes, Coles Contracting viticultural operations manager, knows the wine industry in New Zealand and Australia like the back of his hand.

New Zealand farmers have earned a global edge by consistently yet cautiously taking advantage of emerging agri-technology.

Interest is already building among farmers and plant scientists following a quiet but significant grass breeding breakthrough that could eventually reshape future pastures.

Accurate cattle weights have long mattered to beef farmers, but getting them has often meant extra time, labour and stress on stock.

Australian and New Zealand regulators are testing a new joint registration pathway aimed at speeding up access to agricultural chemicals and veterinary medicines on both sides of the Tasman.

Cast your mind back to 1982. Rob Muldoon is Prime Minister of New Zealand, and a flagship project in his ambitious, heavily criticised Think Big infrastructure build-out is just cranking up in Taranaki.

Cropmark Seeds has expanded its fodder beet portfolio with the introduction of four new varieties, further strengthening what is now the most extensive fodder beet range available in New Zealand.

A new herbicide has been approved for use in beet crops grown for livestock feed, giving farmers another option for controlling problem broadleaved weeds, like velvetleaf.

The Government’s approval of a regulated national rural recycling scheme marks a defining moment for New Zealand’s primary sector.

Keeping spray on target and using it to its best advantage is a science, especially with regional councils cracking-down on spray drift.

Accurate cattle weights have long mattered to beef farmers, but getting them has often meant extra time, labour and stress on stock.

Where eShepherd controls where cattle graze, the StrongBó Auto Weigher measures how they respond.

New Zealand has a real opportunity to fast track lessons around adoption of biological crop protection solutions given its small size and connected sectors.

Concerns about fuel and fertiliser prices are increasing at the same time that arable growers are heading into their busy, input heavy planting season.

Seeing Californian thistle control working in real paddocks is giving farmers renewed confidence that one of the country’s most persistent pasture weeds can be beaten.

Are your farmers anxious about pasture persistence? Here’s some news that make them smile - the Hilux of perennial ryegrasses has just had a major upgrade, so it lasts even longer.

Around 2020 mm of rain per year and a temperate climate create an ideal environment for slugs to flourish.