Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
Most people who love the land also love the old TE20 grey Fergie or the MF135.
In a three-part series, veterinarian Olivia Sutton, Vetlife Omaru, looks at optimising future heifers with calf rearing.
Early lactation weight loss is a normal biological process, but sometimes it can lead to Subclinical Ketosis and Clinical Ketosis.
Mike and Debi Fichtl, of South Waikato, believe farm ownership is still an admirable, and achievable aim.
DairyNZ director Ben Allomes believes every day should be worker appreciation day.
A large calf rearer has bought an $80,000 pasteurisation unit to protect his business from Mycoplasma bovis.
The 2007 national Farm Manager of the Year award winner Emily Woolsey (32) and her husband Daniel, of Southland, had a good grasp of dairy farming, says Primary ITO.
More farmers are buying dairy technology that gives them a fast payback, says Waikato Milking Systems.
Growing regulatory and political pressure for more sustainable agriculture in Europe is causing concern for local farmers.
Fonterra farmers have been quick to offer their best wishes to newly-appointed interim chief executive Miles Hurrell.
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OPINION: The media spin on the distribution of M. bovis infected herds in New Zealand and the origins of these infections is misleading and could damage the beef industry, especially the seedstock industry.
The lower Selwyn Te Waihora catchment’s aquifers and waterways have enjoyed “incredible recharge” since the Central Plains Water scheme came on stream.
Despite a rise in payout and profitability, dairy farmer confidence in Waikato and Bay of Plenty is relatively subdued.
Fertiliser co-op Ravensdown has posted a 2017-18 pre-tax profit of $63 million, up 24% on last year.
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