Quality, pricing now the priority after bumper season
All eyes are on fruit quality and pricing as New Zealand’s largest ever kiwifruit harvest moves from orchard to market.
From the woolshed to the road, rep embraces new role
For Carley Pryce, wool has never been ‘just a job’. It’s been a thread running through her working life since she was a teenager, shaping her skills, her confidence, and her connection to rural New Zealand.
Driving farm profitability, one trial at a time
Imagine measuring the performance of 24,000 different paddocks every year. This is what makes up the day job of Agricom's five national agronomists.
Veteran exec joins Corson board
Well-known Gisborne-based agribusiness executive Richard Burke has joined the board of directors at Corson Grain.
Wearables put to the real-world repro test
A DairyNZ-led study has found no evidence that wearables for oestrus detection improve or worsen key reproductive metrics after adoption in spring calving pasture-based dairy herds.
Buyers back the Bay as broker stands his ground
Richard Kells is the only remaining wool broker selling by auction in Napier.
Unlikely site flagged for foreign-owned feedlot
When you hear the words ‘intensive beef feedlot’ you might think of something like Five Star Beef’s long-running operation in Canterbury.
Fresh idea, practical solutions shine in awards
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.
Well-known industry leader appointed head of sales
UPL New Zealand has appointed Paul Dunn as head of sales, bringing more than three decades of industry experience to the business as it continues to build momentum across the NZ crop protection market.
Same tool, more uses, better feed yields
Cyhella, containing 250g/L lambda-cyhalothrin in the form of capsule suspension, is a must have product in the spray shed.
New option for Psa control in kiwifruit
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.
Backing wool, grassroots sport and the people who always turn up
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.
Strong focus on trust for new genetics role
First impressions count on-farm and according to CRV’s newest team leader, Pete Manson, they often set the tone for the entire relationship.
Low methane dads don’t work once milking starts
A multi-year genetic research programme has found the low methane trait identified in dairy bulls does not express itself once their daughters enter lactation.
Fresh support drives growth in iconic competition
Times may have been tough for arable growers lately, but that wasn’t enough to stop dozens of them entering what’s thought to be the longest running crop contest of its kind last summer.
Growers see promise in new forage rape cultivar
It’s been a long time coming, but the first locally bred forage rape from one of New Zealand’s leading plant breeding companies is worth the wait, it says.
Hawkes Bay local returns as area manager
Hawke’s Bay-based Jeremy Klingender has been appointed Barenbrug’s new area manager for the East Coast of the North Island.
Chemical safety blind spots found on farms nationwide
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.
A new gold standard in pre-emergence herbicides
Launched into the New Zealand autumn cereal market earlier this year, Tower is already generating strong interest amongst agronomists and growers planning spring-sown barley and wheat programmes.
Bold upgrade plan reflects sector confidence
Investing more than $100 million in new facilities at Finegand will deliver material operating savings and a more resilient earnings base with strong long-term returns at both site and network level, Silver Fern Farms says.