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…
Fonterra farmers have been quick to offer their best wishes to newly-appointed interim chief executive Miles Hurrell.
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.
Fonterra has appointed Farm Source head Miles Hurrell as its new interim chief executive.
The last decade has been littered with unsuccessful joint ventures in China and we’ll probably see more, says Tim Hunt, Rabobank’s general manager food and agribusiness research in New Zealand and Australia.
Fonterra and global energy management company Schneider Electric have teamed up to improve electricity use at the world’s largest milk powder dryer.
As a dairy farmer, how do you respond to negative comments about farming in the media? Write a book; that’s what Manawatu sharemilker Amy Gemmell did.
Most farms infected with Mycoplasma bovis may already have been detected but you must be confident you have got the last one, says MPI veterinarian epidemiologist Andy McFadden.
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The Mycoplasma bovis outbreak is heading for its first real crunch point in a couple of weeks with the start of the next round of bulk milk tests.
Methane prompted a number of questions from rural professionals to experts last week, but none of the answers gave any joy to those who think methane should be a special case among greenhouse gases (GHG).
New Zealand has the highest agricultural emissions of the 170 countries that have ratified the Paris agreement, says DairyNZ’s Nick Tait.
New Zealand farmers will see no immediate difference onfarm from the sale of the PGG Wrightson Seeds business.
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