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OPINION: Last week, Greenpeace lit up Fonterra's Auckland headquarters with 'messages from the common people' - that the sector is…
A free fall in Fonterra’s share price has prompted the co-op to boost liquidity in Fonterra Shareholders Market - its share trading platform.
"That's farming, isn't it?" This is the reaction of new Pamū (Lancorp Farming) chief executive Mark Leslie to the uncertainty in the global markets and the issues farming is facing in New Zealand.
Buckle up and prepare for a bumpy ride in the coming season.
Wet spring weather is having “a huge impact” on the number of ‘dirty’ cows, says veterinarian Paul Daly, of Selwyn-Rakaia Vet Services, Dunsandel.
Said to be the widest mower produced to date by Kuhn, the recently announced FC 13460RA, when used in conjunction with a FC3125DF or FC 3525DF front mower unit, offers a variable working width of 12.4 to 13.4 metres.
India plans to double its budgeted 2021-22 fertiliser subsidies to a record of more than 1.55 trillion rupees (US$20.64 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, to avoid potential shortages amid a sharp increase in global prices of chemicals, fertiliser and fuels.
German tractor and machinery manufacturer Claas is to stop production of its Cargos self-loading forage wagons in response to a global trend towards what the company describes as technological harvesting technology and more reliance on self-propelled forage harvesters.
SIDE 2022 will offer a wide range of workshops which provide practical solutions to farming challenges and help farmers taking advantage of a rapidly changing farming environment.
South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) 2022 chair Anna Wakelin is promising a dynamic two-day affair.
Heat stress in dairy cattle is probably the most overlooked seasonal problem here in New Zealand.
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It was third time lucky for Smaller Milk and Supply Herds (SMASH) in staging a field day in the Manawatu with previous attempts being thwarted by Covid. About thirty people turned up at the dairy farm of Aly and Ian Passey in the beautiful Pohangina Valley, about 20km north east of Palmerston North.
OPINION: As consultation by He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) has rounded up, there are still a vast number of farmers who are nervous, confused, and angry about what the future for managing agricultural emissions in New Zealand might look like, and for good reason.
OPINION: The Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs) bill proposed by Government is causing alarm in the farming sector.
OPINION: First they demanded plant-based 'milk', now they want it priced cheaper than real milk.
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