Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
DairyNZ will explore shifts in technology uptake by farmers in the levy body’s five-yearly tech survey.
Misinformation spread on social media is one of the inhibiting factors in getting across the facts about climate change and agricultural greenhouse emissions.
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Two Bay of Plenty farmers have been slapped with fines totalling $28,000 for effluent management breach.
Around 1000 dairy farms have been impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle, with around 200 across Northland and Hawke’s Bay experiencing moderate to severe damage, according to DairyNZ.
Over the years, Ashburton-based Rotowiper has followed one main objective: to design and manufacture an effective, cost-efficient method of controlling/eradicating weed infestation in pasture and crops.
Anyone who has spent time in a milking shed will know the chore of climbing out of the pit to bring lethargic cows forwards is a pain in the proverbial.
Believed to be two of the largest effluent tankers built in Ireland, Conor Engineering of County Clare has recently shipped a duo of 30 cubic metre units, destined for the large paddocks of Mid Canterbury.
Paintwork on a fertiliser spreader is exposed to heavy wear and tear due to the potentially corrosive nature of the products being spread, particularly if they are exposed to any moisture.
John and Donna McCarty no longer use intermammary antibiotics for mastitis or dry cow treatment, which has saved them money and improved herd health.
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CRV says sales of its sexed semen and dairy beef jumped by more than 40% last year as New Zealand dairy farmers change their genetics buying behaviour to help mitigate increasing regulatory and financial challenges.
DairyNZ’s new strategy and investment leader, Alyce Butler, is excited to be working on solutions to key dairy sector issues, with a particular focus on staff shortages and dairy careers.
A question I often get asked around this time of year is, “I am trying to reduce my cost of feed. Is it really worth applying inoculant to my maize silage?” And like any good politician my answer is always the same. It depends.
There are eight different worm species that have varying effects on the health of our sheep – excluding liver fluke and lung worm.
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OPINION: An animal activist organisation is calling for an investigation into the use of dairy cows in sexuallly explicit content…
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