People baling hay need to make sure the hay is ready before baling and storing. National Wildfire Manager Tim Mitchell says the reminder is to try and head off preventable […]
health and safety
Looking out for your workmates
Many injuries that are sustained in Aotearoa will require time off work, which means more pressure on your team while you recover. Around two thirds of the injuries that cause […]
Spray tool helps farmers comply with air quality plans
A free online tool that helps farmers and growers manage spray use on their land has been upgraded with a mapping system to identify environmentally sensitive areas. Developed by New […]
Chemical recovery events planned for Canterbury farmers and growers
Media release – Agrecovery Canterbury farmers and growers are being urged to make use of a subsidised programme to return their unwanted or expired agrichemicals. Throughout June, Agrecovery will be […]
Milk company fined $30,000 for selling raw milk illegally
Ministry for Primary Industries – Media Release A milk business has been fined $30,000 for not following the rules that regulate the supply and sale of raw milk. Following a […]
Andrew wraps the week…
Andrew Hoggard with an update on He Waka Eke Noa. “We’ve been pushing for changes that we want to see, that we think make the farm level a better option […]
Checklist helps farmers to be COVID-19 prepared
Farmers: What’s your plan if someone in your family or among your staff tests positive for COVID-19? As COVID-19 vaccination rates build and New Zealand begins to transition to coping […]
Sunsmart farming, is smart farming
Federated Farmers is throwing its support behind the Melanoma New Zealand campaign to save farmers’ lives from skin cancer. The annual campaign for this year ‘Get Spotted’ has just wrapped […]
Sunsmart farming, is smart farming
Federated Farmers wants to remind farmers and growers this is a good time to be thinking about getting “sunsmart” for summer. More than 4000 people are diagnosed with melanoma every […]
Top shots capture on-farm safety theme
Federated Farmers launched a safety awareness campaign at the start of September to try to avoid a spike of on-farm fatalities in spring such as occurred last year. Vice-president and […]
