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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…
Fonterra has announced a three-year partnership with the Rural Support Trust (RST).
The Government has announced that it intends to review the dairy quota allocation system.
A downward trend in global dairy prices has triggered a revision of Fonterra’s forecast farmgate milk price for this season.
As the calving season progresses, Palmerston North-based Stallion has introduced a mid-size mobile calf feeder that will be well received by New Zealand calf rearers who are fed up with carrying endless buckets.
French manufacturer Kuhn has released details of its new self-propelled, autonomous diet feeder capable of feeding 280 cows, after heading to the clamp then loading and mixing up to three cubic metres of ingredients.
Peter Scheres, alongside son in law Aaron Pascoe and his wife Kate, operates Twin Oaks, near Lichfield in the Waikato. The property of 115ha runs 420 cows, delivering around 270,000 kgMS per annum under a System 5 operation.
Two unregistered raw milk operators have been fined for trying to circumvent the rules that regulate the sale and supply of raw milk.
Made in New Zealand looks at the wealth of design and manufacturing ability we have in the country, producing productive and cost-effective products for the agricultural sector.
According to the New Zealand Holstein Friesian Association Centenary book, the name Dickie “seemed fated to make some mark in the Holstein Friesian world of the day”.
The Taranaki Regional Council is looking into the extent of the alligator weed infestation in the province.
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With the cost of fertiliser soaring, Mark Daniel called on advice from Power Farming product manager John (JP) Chapman to understand how to get the best bang for your buck as you set off on your spring application campaign.
Recent high rainfall events in South Canterbury have highlighted the role the Opuha Dam plays in managing floods.
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