2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (733+ words) He dedicated the awards to his parents Ben and Fieke Meyer, who founded the business 50 years ago and are now retired, and also to his current team. "They're the ones in there every day doing the work, making the calls,…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (931+ words) The viist to the Oxford farm of DairyNZ deputy chair, Cameron Henderson, included a ceremonial native tree planting, and a look at the EcoPond methane mitigation system in operation. Aimed at reducing emissions and improving on-farm biodiversity, the'Nestl-Synlait partnership rewards…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (618+ words) Beef + Lamb New Zealand chair Kate Acland says the Dairy Beef Opportunities programme will give farmers more confidence and more options. "We're proud to stand alongside our sector partners in driving this next step for dairy beef. "This is about…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (608+ words) Nine years after purchasing the property, the Watsons have developed the 123ha (112ha effective) grazing platform and 150ha runoff into a highly productive dairy and beef system. Drawing on their backgrounds as veterinarians, they have applied deep expertise in animal health, genetics and…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (816+ words) The awards also saw Lauren McConnachie named Canterbury/North Otago Dairy Manager of the Year while the Canterbury/North Island Dairy Trainee of the Year went to Sam O'Neil. Marc and Megan Lalich, are 50/50 sharemilking 680 cows on Peter and Susan…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (578+ words) The current Middle East war could not have happened at a worse time for New Zealand. Chief executive of Silver Fern Farms (SFF), Dan Boulton, told Rural News that the momentum of the killing season is nearing its peak, and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (10+ words) Halter Raises NZ$377M to Expand Virtual Fencing Globally'Rural News Group...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (670+ words) And in an industry that values speed of processing from paddock to the freezer, it is unlikely that any other company could move into the Wattie's catchment area and pick up the slack, says David Hadfield, the chair of the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (603+ words) The report says the largest growing regions for horticulture production are the Bay of Plenty and Hawke's Bay and says both are heavily export focused and that infrastructure failures in these regions could cost NZ billions of dollars. The report…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (571+ words) AGCO Power, part of the AGCO corporation, has won Diesel Engine of the Year with its Core80 Engine. One of the world's leading developers and manufacturers of engines for off-road machines, it produces powerplants for AGCO's Fendt, Valtra, and Massey Ferguson…...