NewsBank (West Coast Farming Times, The)

Canterbury dairy farmers have found their "twitchy" cows are getting shocks from electrical faults in dairy sheds by voltage leaks up to 60 times above recommended levels.

A chainsaw drone developed by a University of Canterbury team to cut wrist-size branches in hazardous areas may be commercialised soon.

Dairy farmers are being advised to be picky about investing in innovations, only improving their bottom line as they future-proof farms in an uncertain world.

FARInsect experts are gobsmacked the maize and sweetcorn pest fall armyworm has managed to survive over winter on the West Coast.

New car buyers love a bargain, and that is continuing to make two of our most aff ordable compact urban SUV's a regular fixture among our top selling new passenger vehicles.

Winter is here. It's time to consider protecting your paddocks over the coming months.

Graeme and Gillian Prendergast are household names in Ikamatua with their mixed sheep and cattle farm on the flats and terraces above the Grey Valley township.

Two blokes at Pamu Farms of New Zealand's Totara Dairy Unit near Westport are jokers at heart but deadly serious when it comes to farm management.

"We have 12 months to prepare them as best we can for the rest of their lives." Laura Koot is referring to the Fairlight Foundation, the female-only training institute in Northern Southland of which she is executive director.

Pamu West Coast farms (Pamu) business manager Jack Raharuhi's journey is inspiring.

A significant breakthrough in understanding Facial Eczema (FE) in livestock brings New Zealand closer to reducing the disease's devastating impact on farmers, animals, and rural communities.

If you are among the many dairy families settling into a new rural community, we want to extend the warmest, most heartfelt welcome.

One of the largest among the fastgrowing contingent of new Chinese vehicles flooding our market, is the king size GWM Cannon Alpha AWD hybrid Ute.

Grey Valley farmer Graeme Neylon wears a number of hats in a busy life both on and off the farm.

Before the bikes and walking shoes arrived, the Kawatiri Coastal Trail began with a big dream by a group of enthusiastic local people.

For Geri McLeod and Robert Densie, starting a work day last year involved donning corporate wear and commuting 45-minutes from Hornby into Christchurch with a drop-off at preschool on the way.

While milk production holds pride of place for Leon onfarm at Cronadum, Pip's main focus is her Soulful Style salon which provides a successful sideline.

Hyundai's latest 5th generation Santa Fe represents a seismic shift on almost every front for one of the company's largest and biggest selling SUV.

A field day run by Headlands in association with AfiMilk was held on Colin Van Der Geest's Atarau farm earlier this year and gave members of the farming community a first hand insight into AfiCollar monitoring technology for dairy herds.

A $4.5 million funding boost has been promised for conservation body QEII National Trust to support its partnerships with landowners to create protected pockets of land under covenants.

"The Coast is full of entrepreneurs, people investing in new boats, factories, and supporting infrastructure. This all sets us up for a good future in the fishing industry."

A newcomer with a quirky name is set on making an indelible mark on our SUV market, has rumbled on to our shores in the form of Tank, an impressive sub brand of Chinese manufacturer GWM.

In October, the Department of Conservation and Herenga a Nuku Aotearoa, the Outdoor Access Commission, signed a new memorandum of understanding detailing how the two organisations work together.

Meet the 500, the larger, newer and more sophisticated brother of the Tank 300 SUV we testdrove recently, that has all the attributes to make a sizeable impact on our large luxury SUV market.

Yellow Bristle Grass (YBG), an invasive pasture weed, is becoming an increasing concern for farmers on the West Coast. Known for its rapid spread and damaging impact on pasture quality, this aggressive plant can severely disrupt farm productivity and increase costs.

One of the signs that summer is here, and a new year is approaching, is seeing fresh berries arrive in shops and at roadside stalls.

At the West Coast Regional Council, three summer students have joined the Te Kinga Predator Free project for four months to get some experience working outdoors.

There is nothing quite like seeing a herd of 11 horses cantering through a big paddock. We love the sense of freedom, strength and grace they embody.

Diggers moved in yesterday to the old Victoria Park site as construction began on Power Farming West Coast's new Greymouth premises.

A New Zealand start-up wants to give farmers a tool similar to the Covid-19 rapid antigen test for detecting and diagnosing mastitis in the herd.