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The Government has announced it will commit $4 million into relief funding for flood-affected Canterbury farmers.
Dairy farmers are encouraged to attend the upcoming joint New Zealand and Ireland Pasture Summit forum, which will address whether pasture is still the way forward.
The first draft of the proposed law that will replace the controversial Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) was released by the Government last week.
The changing personal circumstances of consumers, largely driven by Covid-19, is shaping some of the innovation at Fonterra's R&D centre in Palmerston North.
Supply chains throughout the world are under pressure but Fonterra is making its logistics well, says chief operating officer Fraser Whineray.
Fonterra is enjoying solid returns from its China business as the country pushes the benefits of dairy during the Covid pandemic.
Open Country Dairy (OCD) says it sees a time when farmers will be paid in full monthly for milk supplied.
Understanding the types of water features on your farm will help in making decisions to reduce the amount of contaminants reaching waterways.
Hawke's Bay dairy farmer Ivan Knauf says he's thrilled to be able to fence a significant 90-hectare wetland surrounded by native bush on his farm.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is reminding rural landowners of their responsibility to protect the region's stopbanks this winter.
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Handling the challenges of effluent management could become easier with a new product that allows dairy farmers to treat their effluent systems as a routine part of weekly milking shed maintenance.
Surface ponding water is the factor that has the most effect on cows' lying time - and hence animal welfare - in winter grazing paddocks, says DairyNZ senior scientist Dawn Dalley.
The Government's recent decision to delay Intensive Winter Grazing (IWG) rules until May 2022, following pressure from farming and industry groups, has provided farmers with a year-long opportunity to demonstrate how best practice management on-farm can influence future environmental policy.
Visitors to last week's National Fieldays were able to check out the new home for CLAAS Harvest Centre, Waikato and the parts, training and demonstration hub for the network's five other branches in the North Island.
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