Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
There is widespread praise from both the primary and business sectors for the signing last week of a revamped free trade deal with China.
Farmer cooperative LIC has delivered a solid half-year result with revenue up 4% to $170 million.
Farmgate milk prices offered by processors continue to soar on the back of strong global demand for dairy products.
Northland farmer Mark Cameron is living a “chaotic” lifestyle and loving every minute of it.
Nearly ten years after Fonterra’s last capital structure review, farmer shareholders have again started deliberating on the future shape of their co-operative.
Fonterra and Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and sustainable living, are teaming up to work on reducing on-farm greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in New Zealand.
Dairy Women’s Network (DWN) have announced that the keynote speaker for their three upcoming conferences will be former Black Stick and three-time Olympian Gemma McCaw.
Fonterra has started consulting its 10,000 farmer shareholders on potential changes to its capital structure.
A new partnership between the Dairy Women’s Network (DWN) and New Zealand-owned milk replacer supplier AgriVantage is set to increase farmers’ knowledge around the importance of nutrition in the early stages of calf rearing.
Given the absence of power outlets in many remote buildings on New Zealand farms, there’s every chance of ending up with a flat battery when away from civilisation for an extended period.
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Kuhn has bolstered its mower conditioner range with the addition of two rear mounted/ vertical folding models with a 3.10m working width.
Obviously not wishing to get left behind by some of its competitors, Italian manufacturer Merlo is planning to add to its green-liveried telehandler range- with another set of green credentials in the shape of an all-new, all-electric battery-powered Merlo e-Worker model.
Kubota New Zealand’s new RTV520 claims to set a higher standard in performance and comfort for drivers.
Near the Horowhenua town of Otaki, dairy conversion has taken on a whole new meaning. It’s not a case of converting sheep and beef farms to dairy farms, rather it’s a case of just converting old dairy sheds to country style tourist accommodation. Reporter Peter Burke visited two such conversions by two pretty special and creative women.
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