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OPINION: The Free Speech Union is taking this one too far.
The country's second largest processor believes we are heading for another stable season with regards to milk price.
With a third of dairy farms seeking to fill vacancies ahead of calving season, Kiwis are being encouraged to give dairy farming a chance.
After a good 2021 season, rising costs are now starting to hit farmers. Baker Tilly Staples Rodway Taranaki rural advisor Amanda Burling says it's time to start planning because the 2023 season could be bumpy.
Energy company Contact is closing its 44-megawatt Te Rapa power station in June next year.
The Government says it's got a high degree of confidence that Mycoplasma bovis found on a Mid-Canterbury dairy farm isn't widespread.
Suspicion that the Halter system is cruel and unnatural is misplaced, say panellists at the Halter-organised Dairy 2032 event in Christchurch recently.
Farmers grappling with rising costs received some good news last week.
Westpac senior agricultural economist Nathan Penny expects prices to remain elevated as global supply remains very tight.
Dairy prices dipped in the latest global auction but this didn't stop ASB Bank from revising its 2022-23 season forecast milk price to $10/kgMS.
The chances of NZ having a quality comprehensive and ambitious free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union seem to be fading.
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UK manufacturer Tramspread has launched the first contractor trailer to feature its Teletram GSM remote control system.
Danish manufacturer Samson Agro has introduced its new Samson PGII Genesis Series slurry tanker series to complement the existing PGII series that have been produced and well received since 2013.
Mastek umbilical effluent systems provide a cost-effective, efficient method of distributing effluent onto the pasture without the need for permanent pipework that can be capital intensive and locked to specific areas.
At a time when the rising cost of inputs like fuel, transport and fertiliser are putting increased pressure on profitability, smart farmers are realising that effective use of yard washings, dairy effluent and farm-yard manures can play an important role in replacing inorganic fertiliser.
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