Less hot air
OPINION: Farmers won't get any credit for this from the daily media, so Milking It is giving the bouquets where…
One of the (positive) side-effects of Covid-19 is the improved air and water quality.
Restrictions on marketing infant formula in Australia have been extended for another three years.
A survey of effluent management on the 124 dairy farms in the Tasman region has given thumb up to farmers and dairy companies.
What happens in the next six weeks will be critical for New Zealand to secure a free trade agreement (FTA) with the UK, according to the executive director of the Dairy Companies Association (DCANZ), Kimberly Crewther.
Waikato farmer Ed Grayling milks 430 cows on mostly peat soil that is low on trace elements.
Feeding livestock can bring with it several challenges including labour shortages, wasted feed, higher prices for smaller quantities, intake monitoring and dominant animals bullying more timid individuals.
A recently released coroner's report into the death of a South Canterbury farmworker in 2019 raised the question of the suitability of safety helmets currently being used on farms.
When it comes to balance it doesn't get better than the production of Friesians paired with the efficiency of Jerseys.
LIC Science Leader Bevin Harris has been recognised for his pioneering work in animal evaluation.
Strong industry partnerships will be cruical to protecting the future of New Zealand's primary industries as farming becomes increasingly data driven.
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Significant Natural Areas (SNA) are becoming a very important topic for farmers who are finding that parts of their properties have been or will be designated as SNA’s due to a perceived high level of indigenous biodiversity and will be captured under the proposed National Policy Statement (NPS) for Indigenous Biodiversity.
Former Ravensdown board member Scott Gower is calling for farmers to step up and participate on boards of their co-operatives.
Changes have been announced to the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards programme.
OPINION: The New Zealand dairy sector attracts the best and brightest from around the world; aspirational farmers that want to make the highest quality products in the best environment.
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