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Aliens have landed

OPINION: A mutilation mystery is playing out on a remote Central Queensland property in Australia after a number of cows were found dead in inexplicable circumstances.

Cull cows

OPINION: In Ireland, climate change is also causing issues for farmers.

Costly letter

OPINION: The cost of posting a letter to a rural postal address is about to go up.

Band-aid solution

OPINION: The Government's band-aid solution for ag emissions pricing - a fertiliser tax - has been rightly shelved.

Nestlé’s mission to cut emissions

In the US, Nestlé is facilitating research to assess the efficacy of feed supplements, which have the potential to reduce enteric methane emissions.

The world's second largest dairy company, Nestle, says it is exploring different approaches to reduce dairy's greenhouse gas emissions.

Dutch co-op reduces plastic waste

Using a pyrolysis process, the plastic is kept within the loop and recycled into new packaging instead of being burnt.

Plastic used for Arla's cheese production is finding new life in a large-scale test with German partner Südpack.

Reducing emissions on Aussie agenda

For Australian farmers, knowing their carbon footprint will be the first step towards reducing emissions.

Rising input costs are affecting Australian dairy farmers, making it more important than ever to ensure that the farm is operating efficiently and not wasting money, says Dairy Australia.

New approach takes on Staph

Natasha Maguire and team at the Farm Medix Laboratory in Hamilton.

A runny nose and fever can be caused by the flu, Covid, an allergy, or something completely different. Sometimes infected people have no symptoms.

Volumes decline, values hold steady

On-farm inflation costs such as fuel, fertiliser and labour are also impacting farm sales.

Recently released data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows there were 224 fewer farm sales (-48.6%) for the three months ended April 2023, compared to the same period last year.