Dreams aren't plans
OPINION: Milking It reckons if you're National, looking at recent polls, the dream scenario is that the elusive economic recovery…
A sudden low payout in their first year sharemilking was a shock for Simon and Aimee Player, reports LIC.
Isolation combined with the pressure of running a business from home means some farmers are putting their own wellbeing and mental health on the backburner.
Nominations for the 2020 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year awards have opened.
LIC national FarmWise manager, Edward Hardie on the decisions dairy farmers need to make now for a good summer.
An experiment on a herd of cows in central Japan appears to have proven a radical, nature-inspired solution to a pest problem plaguing farmers.
Another sign has appeared showing plant-based dairy products taking over conventional dairy space.
Interestingly, none of the politicians managed to escape the wrath of farmers at the protest march organised by the lobby 50 Shades of Green.
Rural News last week summed up the disconnect going on in rural communities: “It seems incredible that in times when commodity prices are strong, interest rates low and climate favourable there should be so much angst and concern in rural NZ”
OPINION: Fonterra's annual general meeting earlier this month was mostly a peaceful affair.
A simple DIY test for farmers is a cost-effective way to manage nitrogen levels in soil, a three-year project has shown.
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Spring Sheep is now launching its products into the local market for the first time.
A2 Milk expects strong first half sales supported by brand and marketing investment in China and the United States.
Ravensdown's ClearTech farm effluent treatment system is not just for dairy sheds, the company says.
Former parliament Speaker David Carter has lost his bid for a directorship of the South Island rural service company Ruralco.
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