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Harri takes inaugural agrichem applicators award
A 25-year old Waikato man with four years industry experience has taken out the inaugural Nufarm RCNZ Agri-Chemical Applicator of the year award.Harri Moss who is Operations Manager for Spraylink based near Cambridge was announced the winner at the awards dinner at...
Screaming motorists sees Minister support rural contractors’ concerns
Rural contractors deserve to be listened to on safety issues created by new roading developments which don’t allow motorists to pass slow-moving vehicles, says Associate Agriculture Minister Andrew Hoggard. Opening the Rural Contractors NZ conference in Masterton ...
Free conference again for rural contractors
Rural contractors will gather in Masterton in June for their conference – and once again it will be free for them to attend. RCNZ CEO Andrew Olsen says his Board has recently confirmed that the organisation will again provide free registration to members. The...
Nufarm and RCNZ launch agrichem awards
Rural Contractors New Zealand in partnership with Nufarm are delighted to announce the Nufarm RCNZ Agri-Chemical Applicator of the year award. The purpose of the award is to recognise an individual who demonstrates excellence in Agri-Chemical application and...
Brief to Incoming Ministers
Many organisations prepare BIMs for their relevant incoming Minister. Unusually, Rural Contractors NZ CEO Andrew Olsen has chosen to openly share his to the new Ministers of Agriculture, Immigration, Transport and Environment Dear Ministers, Let’s get straight to the...
Feed supply concerns emerging in some areas
Some parts of central and upper North Island may be 15% down on maize production this season, says Rural Contractors NZ. Julie Clark from Otorahanga and Helen Slattery from Matamata represent members from Taupo north on the RCNZ Board. Helen, who is RCNZ President,...
HanzonJob app widens scope
The HanzonJobs app has been updated and is already in use for the 2023/24 season of rural contracting. Its developer Richard Houston says while the core focus remains the work done on the land for rural contractors, the wider benefits of the app are starting to be...
Eyes like saucers for first Gateway students in rural contracting
“They had eyes like saucers,” is how Primary ITO | Te Pūkenga describes participants in the first-ever programme to put secondary students into a Gateway programme with rural contractors. In late August, four pupils from two Hamilton schools visited four rural...
RCNZ and UK equivalent work on labour exchanges
Rural Contractors New Zealand Inc (RCNZ) and its UK equivalent, the National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) have launched a new partnership to try and help solve the labour shortage gap for contractors. ‘Covid and closed borders severed a lot of the...
Rural contractors step up to address agrichemical risks
Rural contractors have formed an industry leadership group at their annual conference to make farmers and growers more aware of the benefits of using accredited agrichemical contractors and the risks of not using qualified professionals. Rural Contractors NZ (RCNZ)...
Jessica is the Rural Contractor Trainee of the Year
A 25 year old woman from Pahiatua who gave up working in a local accountancy office was tonight named the Rural Contractors NZ Trainee for 2023. Jessica Bills grew up on her parents dairy farm and her proud parents Gary and Amanda Bills were with her last night at the...
Convince townies rural sector not the enemy, MP told
An appeal to address the urban/rural divide was made at the opening day of the Rural Contractors NZ conference in Invercargill. Former RCNZ President, Southland’s John Hughes asked National’s Agriculture & Trade spokesperson Todd McClay to make this a priority,...
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