Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its cows and instead charge visitors to cuddle them.
OPINION: British supermarket chain Waitrose recently released its 2022 Food and Drink report, in which it predicts that potato 'milk' will be the biggest dairy alternative milk trend of 2022.
Yes, Forbes magazine reports that the humble spud could be the next big thing when it comes to alternatives to real milk.
Waitrose says the popularity of soy, almond, oat, and pea milk has increased in recent years and now it's the turn of potato milk.
Low in sugar and saturated far, it is - apparently - set to dominate coffee shop menus in the coming months.
The British supermarket chain is so confident in its prediction, it will be selling the only commercially available brand of potato milk on the market - a Swedish brand called DUG, owned by start-up Veg of Lund - from this month.
Managing director of Woolover Ltd, David Brown, has put a lot of effort into verifying what seems intuitive, that keeping newborn stock's core temperature stable pays dividends by helping them realise their full genetic potential.
Within the next 10 years, New Zealand agriculture will need to manage its largest-ever intergenerational transfer of wealth, conservatively valued at $150 billion in farming assets.
Boutique Waikato cheese producer Meyer Cheese is investing in a new $3.5 million facility, designed to boost capacity and enhance the company's sustainability credentials.
OPINION: The Government's decision to rule out changes to Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) that would cost every farmer thousands of dollars annually, is sensible.
Compensation assistance for farmers impacted by Mycoplama bovis is being wound up.
Selecting the reverse gear quicker than a lovestruck boyfriend who has met the in-laws for the first time, the Coalition Government has confirmed that the proposal to amend Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) charged against farm utes has been canned.