Special Report

Southland farmer and former New Zealand Meat Board Chairman, Jeff Grant, says the days of farmer co-operatives dominating the meat industry in New Zealand are finished. Words Tony Leggett.

New Zealand farmers have a long-held fascination with sharing the ownership of a business that services their needs. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.
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Nicola Shadbolt is a director of FMG, LIC, CoopBusinessNZ and IFAMA. She is also a Professor of Farm and Agribusiness Management alongside her involvement in three farming and forestry ventures and shares her views on the value of the co-operative model. Words Nicola Shadbolt.

It’s never been more important to have eyes to the future, looking for signals ahead to what might be coming rather than looking in the rear-vision mirror. This special report arms your farming business on how to set a strategy that is resilient and aiming in the right direction – meeting the market. Words Anne Lee.

We asked Gina Duncan, a rural valuer who specialises in dairy farms throughout the Waikato, and ASB Rural General Manager Aidan Gent about the biggest misconception on farm infrastructure value. Words Gina Duncan (Darragh Valuations) and Aidan Gent (ASB).

Do you have a daily struggle with black spots (no cellphone coverage) slowing down your progress? Are you spending hours in the office at night and on the weekends you’d rather not? A Canterbury ultrasound scanner showcases how Starlink Mini has transformed his life.

A recent upgrade using AI means Techion’s FECPAK platform can provide farmers with faecal egg count test results within minutes of submitting samples.

Now you have WiFi in your yards! It’s time to leave work at work, avoiding the need to bring the weigh scale unit home at night to upload. View your cameras on an entrance to tell you the truck is coming, then file your Electronic ASD forms as the truck drives away.

Imagine being able to log on and check the fuel tank but see if the pivot is still turned on in the background, and that the trough isn’t leaking. Land Watch are rapidly growing eyes for farmers in more places than the back of their head!