Less hot air
OPINION: Farmers won't get any credit for this from the daily media, so Milking It is giving the bouquets where they’re due.
OPINION: One vet believes the threat of foot-and-mouth entering New Zealand is much higher than what authorities tell the public.
Dr Ross Ainsworth, who has lived in Indonesia for the past decade, claims that infected and unvaccinated cows wander close to tourist areas in Bali.
The disease has been detected on the island just as tourists start to return to Bali after the pandemic.
He has worked in the Australian beef industry for 40 years and is concerned Bali’s lack of vaccine doses and the way cattle wander in tourist areas there will heighten the risk of footand- mouth making its way to Australia and possibly New Zealand.
A group of meat processing companies, directors and managers have been fined a total of $1.6 million for deliberately and illegally altering exported tallow for profit.
New Zealand’s top cheeses for 2025 have been announced and family-owned, Oamaru-based Whitestone Cheese is the big winner.
Waikato farmer, and Owl Farm demonstration manager, Jo Sheridan is the 2025 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year.
New Zealand’s special agricultural trade envoy Hamish Marr believes the outlook for the dairy sector remains strong.
Everyone from experienced veterinarians and young professionals to the Wormwise programme and outstanding clinics have been recognised in this year’s New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Kīrehe (NZVA) awards.
OPINION: The Government's latest move to make freshwater farm plans more practical and affordable is welcome, and long overdue.
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