Greenpeace a charity?
OPINION: Should Greenpeace be stripped of their charitable status? Farmers say yes.
Sometimes a product name might be descriptive, but it might obscure the science within. So it is with Spikey from Pastoral Robotics Ltd, Auckland.
The owners of a Northland farm at the centre of a video depicting animal cruelty by a sharemilker says they are shocked and deeply saddened.
Utilisation of available grass, a key to New Zealand’s dairying success, is known to result in lower costs of production.
Nutrient management platform MyBallance brings the same benefits to nutrient management that EFTPOS brought to money management.
Irrigation used precisely can benefit the environment, says Denis Gavin of Lindsday International.
Riparian buffers and constructed wetlands reduce contaminant loss to waterbodies, but by how much?
The good Farming Practice Action Plan for Water Quality launched this month is another way dairy and the wider agricultural sector are working in partnership to improve water quality in New Zealand, says DairyNZ.
Effluent handling specialist Hi Tech Enviro Solutions showed several new products at Fieldays, among them a shore-based stirrer and a portable skid unit for powering high output effluent pumps.
The Bovine Light Mask uses light therapy to improve the production of cows in pastoral-based systems.
DairyNZ has responded to shocking footage of a Northland sharemilker hitting cows with an iron rod.
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DeLaval has this morning launched its new VMS™ milking system V300 across all key global markets including New Zealand and Australia.
Agribusiness expert Keith Woodford says within the next five years China could be accepting only A2 milk products.
Jersey dairy farmers can add value to their business with selective Jersey-cross beef breeding and promoting the eating qualities of that meat, says Whangarei Jersey dairy farmer Murrary Jagger.
Last month saw the annual release of the DairyNZ Economic Farm Survey and the NZ Dairy Statistics.
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