increase font size
OPINION: How do you get people to stop drinking milk and switch to foods like fruit, vegetables, nuts and grains?
The simple answer is that you can't. But try telling that to animal welfare group Taranaki Animal Save.
Last month, their activists have covered the iconic cow statue at Fonterra's Whareroa plant in Taranaki with red paint and hung a "dairy kills" sign from its neck to commemorate Bobby Calf Awareness Day.
It was to highlight the plight of bobby calves, they say.
But the industry is already working to improve its treatment of bobby calves: Fonterra farmers must ensure all non-replacement calves enter a value stream - either beef, calf-veal (bobby) or pet food; and calves are only euthanised on-farm when there are humane reasons for doing so.
The first major update to the Dairy Cattle Code of Welfare in more than a decade has been released, marking what DairyNZ describes as an important step in ensuring animal welfare standards continue to evolve alongside scientific evidence and on-farm realities.
In Dacre, near Invercargill in New Zealand’s South Island, Bruce Dinnington is running a dairy operation unlike any other.
Rural leader Mark Hooper has been appointed as an independent director to the NZPork board, bringing extensive farming, governance and advocacy experience to the role.
OPINION: Being a stock manager of a Government MP's farm can come in handy.
OPINION: Groundswell's opinion of the incumbent farm industry representatives isn't high.
Mobile phone coverage and reliability are deteriorating in rural areas, and farming families are bearing the cost, according to a Federated Farmers survey.
HelloFresh New Zealand has launched a limited-edition Country Cookout Box of Southern-inspired meals, arriving as the 2026/27 rodeo season gets underway.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand Incorporated (BLNZ Inc) is marking 40 years of promoting red meat to New Zealand consumers, citing its taste, family meals and nutritional benefits.
Pāmu has welcomed Taranaki student Paige Burston as its newest First Foundation Scholar, supporting her journey towards a career in agriculture and animal science.
Farmer-owned fertiliser company, Ballance Agri Nutrients is welcoming National’s plan to negotiate security agreements with key supplier countries to protect New Zealand-bound products from export restrictions and greater supply chain certainty.
Carrfields has announced the appointment of Stu Hall to the newly created role of chief operating officer, Carrfields Ltd, reflecting the continued growth of their agribusinesses and the need to ensure the company has the leadership capacity and support in place as it pursues the emerging opportunities ahead.
OPINION: It seems Canterbury processor Synlait is still in the doldrums.
OPINION: Get offside with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters at your own peril.
