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OPINION: Forests planted for carbon credits are permanently locking up NZ’s landscapes, and could land us with more carbon costs,…
Fonterra has confirmed it is considering selling the nation’s beloved ice cream brand, Tip Top.
Fonterra has dropped its forecast farmgate milk price for the season.
On the eve of Fonterra revising its farmgate milk price, the overnight Global Dairy Trade auction (GDT) offered farmers some good news.
This week Wellington is hosting nearly one-hundred of New Zealand’s most passionate dairy farming leaders.
Performance, safety upgrades and a new look for the 2019 Mitsubishi Triton have the manufacturer suggesting it expects its sales to increase by 25%.
While New Zealand plays catch-up and Europe leads in using farm effluent, it was always going to fall to the North American continent to go large — very large.
New Holland Agriculture earlier this year extended its Forage Cruiser range with the flagship model, the FR920.
The Case IH Maxxum 145 Multicontroller has won Tractor of the Year 2019 and Best Design 2019 at the EIMA International farm equipment show in Bologna, Italy.
Assuming a goat’s nutritional requirements fit somewhere between that of sheep and cattle is a mistake.
All food producing industries are entering a period of increased consumer awareness.
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Johne's disease (JD) is a major production-limiting disease of farmed ruminants worldwide and, after CAE, it is the biggest animal health concern for goat farmers.
Farmers should stop treating agricultural pests as a problem, and instead realise they are a symptom of an unsustainable farming method, says a visiting expert in ‘regenerative’ agriculture.
Filling the vat with the best milk you can produce is a financial advantage, says milking liner maker Skellerup.
Dairy technology company DeLaval has launched a colour coding system to help prevent chemical accidents on farms.
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