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OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the…
Milking and technology specialist DeLaval has begun an 18,000m² rebuild at its Hamra Farm in Sweden.
CRV says its dairy beef sales have grown by 15% since last year as farmers take a more strategic approach to breeding and look to diversify their income streams.
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) is a common but devastating viral infection of cattle in New Zealand.
Dairy Women’s Network (DWN) has announced a new partnership with CMK Chartered Accountants.
NIWA is working with Māori farming enterprises on a novel approach to remove nutrients from agricultural runoff.
National claims that the Government is about to pile up to $100 million of "unnecessary" compliance costs onto farmers because its freshwater regulations are more than a year overdue. National's Agriculture spokesperson Barbara Kuriger had this to say.
OPINION: Fonterra's capital structure changes are one step closer to fruition with the Government tabling legislation in Parliament last week.
OPINION: UK vegan activists, realising they are failing badly when it comes to coercing consumers to give up dairy, are becoming more disruptive.
OPINION: Dairy without the cow is coming to a fridge near you in Australia.
OPINION: The dairy industry has been under the spotlight for its bobby calves trade.
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OPINION: Most plant-based 'milks' have lower amounts of four key nutrients - phosphorus, magnesum, zinc and selenium - than cow's milk. The exception is milk substitutes made from pea protein, which have broadly similar levels to cow's milk.
A new Zealand-based company researching alternative uses for a by-product from cheesemaking has its sights on developing it into a remedy for people with type 2 diabetes.
Fonterra and the Rural Support Trust (RST) have announced a three-year partnership to support rural New Zealanders by improving access to wellbeing and resilience services for farming families who are doing it tough.
Fonterra is eyeing the multi-billion-dollar medical and wellbeing nutrition markets with its new brand Nutiani.
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