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OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the…
A whiteboard messaging system developed by a young newcomer to dairy farming has blossomed into a standalone business.
New Holland's T5 Auto Command tractor range has won ‘Machine of the Year 2019’ in the medium tractor category at the recent SIMA 2019 show.
The importance of testing, managing and controlling the spread of Johne’s disease (JD) in dairy goats shouldn’t be underestimated.
David Dymock, livestock technical advisor with MSD Animal Health covers best practice insertion of dry cow therapy and teat sealants.
Taking a she’ll-be-right attitude to leptospirosis is no longer good enough, says an international expert on leptospirosis, Associate Professor Jackie Benschop, of Massey University.
Most of New Zealand has just been through yet another long dry spell which has translated to poor feed supply and quality for both the girls in herd and R2’s arriving home.
UK activists have resumed their attack on the dairy industry.
The shelf life of fresh milk can be extended up to two months by a technology developed by an Australian company.
On emissions targets, dairy farmers are promoting the lower numbers put out last year by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton.
The farming sector has engaged in the national effort to draft a credible response to climate change so New Zealand is seen internationally to be doing its bit.
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Soil damage during winter is a big issue for farmers. It coincides with high stock densities and high soil moisture conditions.
Peter Burke on the shambles in Britain’s House of Commons and New Zealand's FTA talks.
OPINION: Tensions are rising over the amount of productive farmland being taken up by forestry.
For Waikato sharemilker Philip Van Heuven, the farmer-grazier relationship is crucial to his business.
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