Science fiction
OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the…
A Christchurch manufacturer of woollen calf covers says his newest product should find favour with the dairy farmers of Southland – even though his main market is the beef ranchers of North America.
Newborn calves rely on antibodies in colostrum for protection while their own immune system matures.
One of the greatest ‘pains’ when changing loader attachments, apart from having to climb down from the cab, is having to change hydraulic hoses that either can’t be undone or can’t be reattached because of residual hydraulic back pressure.
Grassland specialist Pöttinger has released a new portfolio of products and innovations for the new mowing season.
In May, Case IH released details of upgrades to the RB344, variable chamber baler and has now indicated multiple redesigns to the high-end RB456 and 466 HD-Pro models.
During recent years West Coast farmer Andrew Robb has milked up to 925 cows on his 365ha (effective) dairy platform, but he’s driven numbers down since, and today is down to about 700 cows.
A 12-year-old bull with over 150,000 daughters has been inducted into an elite animal ‘Hall of Fame’ for his outstanding contribution to dairy herd improvement in New Zealand.
The dairy sector has launched a new workforce plan setting out how it will attract, retain and grow the farm workforce in the next decade.
A wetter than usual irrigation season has hindered data collection efforts for Canterbury dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson.
Mid-Canterbury farm manager Darryl Oldham has taken out the 2022 Rabobank Management Project Award, a business management prize for up-and-coming farmers.
More...
OPINION: New Zealand is a trading station. We are respected by the world and the best at what we do.
OPINION: Understandably the dairy sector is very unhappy about the recent free trade agreement that New Zealand has signed with the European Union.
OPINION: The heat is on in India. In some parts of India, the temperature gauge has hit 50 degree Celsius - bad news for the world's largest milk producer.
OPINION: The war in Ukraine is causing massive losses for the country's farmers and these include dairy farmers.
Milking It
Bye bye Paris?
OPINION: At its recent annual general meeting, Federated Farmers’ Auckland province called for New Zealand to withdraw from the Paris…
Popular Reads
Ngāi Tahu freshwater case could reshape farming and rural communities
Ngai Tahu's legal action seeking self-determination (rangatiratanga) over fresh water could have huge implications for the future of farming, the…
Keeping cyber attacks at bay
Fonterra says it takes the ongoing threat of 'adverse cyber action' extremely seriously.
Paris Agreement - stay or leave?
There has been a bit of discussion in the media lately about the Paris climate agreement and whether New Zealand…
