Free speech
OPINION: The Free Speech Union is taking this one too far.
It all started when a small group of soil scientists and farmers considered the potential of humates to improve the quality of soil and the possible flow-on effects on pasture growth.
OPINION: One of the attractions of shifting from spring calving to autumn calving is perceived reduction in down cows, or milk fever. Our analysis of herds that go through this process suggest that this is certainly the case. However, our team has identified something else going on in winter milk herds in early lactation.
OPINION: Last week New Zealand dairy farmers woke up to fantastic news on two consecutive days.
OPINION: European farmers are being told to brace for tough times and it's all thanks to Vladimir Putin.
OPINION: A new kind of milk will soon hit US shelves but it isn't some plant-based product designed to resemble dairy milk.
OPINION: Greenpeace is back doing what it does best - spreading misinformation about the dairy sector.
OPINION: Another example of the Government paying lip service to the dairy sector: Last month the Government informed dairy sector bodies that it will allow just 300 more international dairy farm workers into New Zealand.
Waikato farmer Andrew McGiven believes products like the pasture spray Biozest can help farmers reduce ruminate emissions.
A feed additive that claims to reduce methane emissions in ruminants has been approved for marketing in Europe.
New Zealand's first electric milk tanker (E-tanker) will hit roads around Fonterra's Waitoa factory in May.
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Former Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings has launched a consultancy to help global companies meet their sustainability goals while lifting profits.
Fonterra has backtracked on an all-male panel discussion to mark International Women’s Day.
An upgrade of Massey University’s Dairy 4 Farm is close to completion.
Dairy farmers are being urged to start planning, if they haven't already done so, for delays in getting their cull cows into meat processing plants.
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