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Strong global demand for dairy products has prompted ANZ to raise its forecast milk price for this season to $7.20/kgMS.
Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) say continued investment in gene discovery and genetic analysis technology is allowing their farmer shareholders to improve cow production valued in the millions.
It's a great start to 2021 for dairy farmers.
The annual New Zealand Dairy Statistics publication reveals another record year for the dairy sector, with total milksolids production at a record high.
Herd improvement and agri-tech cooperative LIC has formed a distribution partnership with Israeli-based Afimilk to market its hi-tech cow collars in New Zealand.
Record sales of cream cheese in China has seen Fonterra ramp up production at its Darfield site in Canterbury.
A Taranaki dairy farmer has been fined $40,000 and put under two years supervision for breaking the tails of 136 cows and docking the tails of 26 cows.
Fonterra will team up with DairyNZ to expand a trial to help improve waterways and reduce on-farm greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The dairy industry and Hawke’s Bay Regional Council are 80% towards their goal of achieving 100% compliance with all resource consents.
DairyNZ say the government needs to rethink how environmental research is funded in New Zealand.
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Agco has picked up eight AE50 Awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.
Twenty years ago, a land agent told Bill Davey, “you’ll never buy a better bit of land than this!” Back then he suspected land agent spiel, but now Bill admits the agent was right.
JCB has released its first 100% electrical Loadall telehandler, the 525-60E, with similar cycle times and no loss of performance compared to a diesel engine version.
Kubota New Zealand product specialist Shaun Monteith says Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS) tractors make up 30% of all tractors in their horsepower category in New Zealand.
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