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The country's second largest milk producer says a strong milk price remains on the cards despite successive price drops in global dairy prices.
More rain could make for very challenging times for dairy farmers, according to AgFirst's James Allen.
The mood among farmers is cautiously optimistic this season according to DairyNZ’s new general manager farm performance.
Tributes flew last week at the official farewell in Wellington for the retiring chair of Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand, Malcolm Bailey.
It would be grossly unfair to cast Matt Bolger in the mould of his famous father – former Prime Minister Jim Bolger – because at just 42 he has an enviable CV and string of achievements.
The dairy industry has been one of New Zealand’s success stories, according to the new chair of Dairy Companies Association of NZ (DCANZ), Matt Bolger.
The forecast farmgate milk price is being tipped to hold ground despite plummeting prices on the Global Dairy Trade (GDT).
LIC says new research has confirmed that bull genetics play a role in how much methane they emit.
Yili, which operates Westland Dairy Company and Oceania Dairy, has consolidated its position among the top five dairy companies in the world.
The Dairy Women’s Network (DWN) has joined forces with Landpro for its Dairy Women’s Network 2023 conference (DWN2023).
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Body condition scoring (BCS) is the assessment of the amount of fat covering the bones of a dairy cow, regardless of her body size.
A recent study has confirmed numerous benefits for dairy farmers to synchronising mating of heifers.
For the longest time, sexed semen was talked about, but not really implemented in mainstream dairy farms. This is rapidly changing.
Dairy farmers are being encouraged to consider using genetically superior beef bulls across their herds this spring to help create greater value along the value chain.
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