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LiquidStrip set to clean-up waste water
22 June 2016
A Kiwi invention that converts wastewater such as dairy shed effluent into fuel and water is on the cusp of commercialisation after seven years of development.
China FDA releases new infant formula rules
21 June 2016
China’s Food and Drug Administration has released an updated statement on its website with an interpretation of the new rules on baby formula registration, scheduled to take effect on 1, October this year.
Tractor sales fall reflects cash squeeze
3 June 2016
CB Norwood Distributors, a tractor and farm machinery company with brands including Kubota, Kuhn and Case IH, says a decline in sales last year reflects the cash-flow squeeze experienced by some sectors of the farming community.
Farm bike of the future?
10 May 2016
Kiwi start-up Ubco is targeting farmers and tourists as early adopters of its offroad EV bikes.
Chinese put cherries on top
9 March 2016
New Zealand’s cherry industry has had another bumper export season with volumes up 20% on last year to a record 3400 tonnes driven by strong Chinese demand.
Dawn lift for Lichfield cone
12 February 2016
Fonterra and its contractors have lifted into place the giant cone and chamber of the new Lichfield milk powder plant in southern Waikato.
Get set for Fourth Industrial Revolution
14 January 2016
The year is only two weeks old, but it already looks like 2016 will follow 1784, 1870 and 1969 into the annals of economic history as a year marking the start of an industrial revolution, in this case the cyber-physical industrial revolution.
Farmers hold off buying new utes
8 December 2015
New Zealand-new commercial vehicle sales are tracking 6.1% ahead of the same period last year, but there are signs rural sales are coming off the boil.
Roundup: Scion heads for the skies
18 November 2015
Scion, the forestry crown research institute, will become the first organisation in New Zealand to fly drones beyond line of sight when it seeks approval under new Civil Aviation Authority rules to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for forest monitoring.
Rivals bet on rising demand
17 November 2015
Fonterra recently reached full production of lactoferrin at its Hautapu plant after an $11 million upgrade while Australia’s Bega told shareholders last month its new business platform, bionutrients, would start with a focus on lactoferrin-based ingredients.
