Welcome to our general farming section. Here you’ll find various articles on farming.
As this section grows we will branch it out into relevant sub sections.
If you have any articles you'd like published here you can contact us at contribute@ruraltrader.co.nz
This is where we will publish weekly reports on New Zealand wool auction trends
While the improving global economy is expected to have a positive impact on most agricultural sectors, primary producers will need to manage their operations in a potentially volatile marketplace
New Zealand's wheat, barley, and maize grain harvests increased in the year ended 30 June 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today
With one in four farm employees not having written employment contracts, Federated Farmers believes farm employers have to tighten farm scale human resource policies
Pikowai farmers Bruce and Tessa Calder are the Supreme Winners of the 2010 Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Leading wool exporter NZ Wool Services International Limited (WSI) has reported a loss for the six months to the end of 2009, but is on track to turn that around in the second half of its financial year
Strong price rises for key fertiliser commodities overseas have started to manifest themselves on New Zealand farms, with Ballance Agri-Nutrients lifting its DAP price, effective from 20 February 2010
The Government's voluntary bonding scheme for veterinarians is to be expanded to cover all practices that deal with production animals, Agriculture Minister David Carter announced on Wednesday
To Wairarapa dog trainer Anna Holland, there's no shortage of talented dogs in New Zealand, but instead a lack of knowledge in dog training
Most dairy farmers would have shied away from the term 'organics' a decade ago, and the very thought of homeopathic animal health remedies would have caused a raised eyebrow, if not a snigger. But today, this is not the case
Part of the commitment to being a Nuffield Scholar is to participate in a 42-day Global Focus Tour organized by Nuffield Australia.
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Succession is a word loaded with different meanings to different people with perhaps the most popular of these interpretations meaning the transfer of the family assets to one or more heirs
People; their needs, wants, fears and expectations are at the centre of every Succession and business continuance plan, yet they are often ignored or discounted in favour of the so-called technical aspects of the process
Effective Communication is hard work but the rewards of getting it right far outweigh the consequences of getting it wrong
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