Agriculture Press Releases

Traditional farming refers to the long-standing, often age-old agricultural practices that have been passed down through generations within a specific region or community.

As New Zealand seeks to diversify its export markets and reduce reliance on a few key trading partners, India emerges as a promising destination for its farm commodities.

Experienced Technical Veterinarian Ann Wilkinson, steps into the role of GM at Agilis, a key player in New Zealand’s animal health sector.

CLAAS Harvest Centre, Otago has announced the appointment of Daniel Scoles to the role of Dealer Principal as part of a succession plan that will eventually see him take over the family-owned dealership.

Arboricultural contracting and consulting company Tree Care Auckland has revamped its website to better suit the needs of Auckland tree owners.

AgSpares is a family business that supplies tractor parts throughout NZ Australia and the Pacific. They have now introduced a number of new product ranges to assist with farm or lifestyle block maintenance.

New Zealand Government urged to halt blood phosphate shipments from illegally occupied Western Sahara.

A new website has been launched by Murray Downs Farm to provide information on the country farmstay accommodation and livestock for sale. The website is online at www.murraydowns.co.nz.

Biochar Network New Zealand (BNNZ) is planning to promote and support activities that provide widespread awareness, understanding and acceptance of Biochar in New Zealand, leading to a diverse range of production and application scenarios for the benefit of New Zealand’s agriculture, industry and environment. BNNZ will have its Inaugural General Meeting in Pukekohe on 14 February.

Hundreds of people turned out on Tuesday the 13th of November to support the official opening of Spring Sheep Milk Co.’s Pilot Hybrid Sheep Milking Farm & the 3rd Annual Farm Open Day.

Farmers’ confidence in the economy and their own businesses improved in Federated Farmers mid-season Farm Confidence Survey, released today.

Initial Outlook for Waikato Winter and Summer Seasons: Slight shift in seasonal timing with cool and relatively dry winter, cool and average rainfall for the spring and delayed warming up in mid-summer with dry conditions in February but near normal in January and possibly slightly drier than normal March.

The seasonal forecasting team at CLIMsystems has developed ExtendWeather for New Zealand’s primary producers and energy sector. It is a state-of-the-art seasonal forecasting service that delivers high resolution maps of precipitation, temperature and soil potential evapotranspiration deficits and other variables depending on the subscription level from 10 days to up to nine months into the future. All forecasts are updated ever ten days and are based on downscaled NOAA CFSv2 data. As partners of Farmlands subscribers receive discounts if they are Farmlands members or shareholders.

2012, 2013 and now 2014… Masport has earned the trust of Kiwis once more by proudly scooping up the 2014 Reader’s Digest Most Trusted brand award in the Gardening Equipment category.

To celebrate seeing in a new year, New Zealand based sawmill exporter Peterson Portable Sawmills launch their first new product since the beginning of the recession; the Junior Peterson (JP).

The release of the 2010-11 Waikato Regional Council statistics showing a huge improvement in effluent compliance reflects the investment dairy farmers are making to meet their environmental responsibilities.

Philip York, Federated Farmers economic spokesperson welcomes the bright picture for the medium term that is portrayed by the latest Situation and Outlook for New Zealand Agriculture and Forestry, or SONZAF.

Rural women can now step put in style thanks to a new range of workwear designed specifically for women.

The Biosecurity Law Reform Bill, a bill proposing the most significant changes to the Biosecurity Act in more than a decade, passed its first reading in Parliament last night and was sent to select committee.

Agriculture Minister David Carter has announced that the use of sow stalls on New Zealand pig farms is to be limited to four weeks after mating in 2012, and prohibited by the end of 2015.