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OPINION: The Free Speech Union is taking this one too far.
Clinical cases of mastitis are costly and significantly disrupt the milking routine.
At the end of lactation, dairy cows require a dry period that is sufficiently long to allow the udder tissue to repair and rejuvenate.
For Matamata dairy farmers Michelle and Bill Burgess, one cattle breed is ticking all the boxed for their milkers this mating season.
The team at Alleva Animal Health claim to have developed a world-first formula specifically designed for weaned calves.
A new product has been launched that is said to increase soil productivity, improve nitrogen efficiency and in the end, profit per hectare.
Scientist Dr Bert Quin claims he has developed new fertiliser technology that will help minimise the environmental footprint on many farms.
Nesting birds are wreaking havoc when it comes to rural insurance, causing more than $4 million in claims over the last three years, says FMG.
OPINION: Managing our dairy sector's impacts inevitably attracts a range of views. Should we do more, less or stay the same? We produce the lowest emissions dairy products in the world, so why do more?
OPINION: For a small milk processor, Tatua has been punching above its weight for many years.
US dairy farmers have a new threat to their business - heat waves.
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The news has gone from bad to worse for a2 Milk - the company Synlait had hitched its wagon to.
Six months after welcoming a new chief executive, Maori-owned milk processor Miraka has had to start a new search for a leader.
New data from Statistics NZ shows that Canterbury had the biggest fall in agricultural emissions, down 2.7%, mainly due to a decline in livestock numbers.
Former Foundation of Arable Research (FAR) chief executive Nick Pyke is chair of the AGMARDT Board of Trustees.
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