Greenpeace a charity?
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Donaghys Crop Packaging has joined the Plasback product stewardship scheme that collects waste plastic from farms for recycling.
New Zealand's 4.8 million milking cows excrete 1000 tonnes of nitrogen a day in their urine, and 200 tonnes of this end up in groundwater, says CRV Ambreed.
With dry off date just around the corner for the vast majority of spring calving herds, it is easy to assume the next few months leading up to spring presents an opportunity to relax and take a breather.
UK company Agrimin Ltd, maker of trace element boluses for cattle and sheep, has launched its products in New Zealand through its subsidiary Agrimin NZ Ltd.
The gumboots have been put away and the shoes have been shined in anticipation of the dairy industry’s most prestigious awards event, happening this Saturday in Invercargill.
Invercargill dog trainer John Taylor has been in demand in the Waikato and other districts using his 8-year-old border collie Rusty to sniff out exotic plant velvetleaf which is a big threat to pasture.
The tracking of cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis shows that more farms than previously expected are likely to be affected by the disease, says Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor.
Canterbury milk processor Synlait is supporting the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 (DIRA) review, announced by Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor.
A shaky start possible, but a strong finish anticipated. That’s the prediction from Rabobank on the 2018-19 season starting June 1.
A new farm tool, Farm Gauge, has been launched at the DairyNZ Farmers’ Forum in Hamilton today.
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Mycoplasma bovis has spread to North Canterbury.
The Government has announced a comprehensive review of dairy industry legislation.
DairyNZ has created a kit for schools that encourages children to make their own ice cream using typical breakfast foods for inspiration.
A South Island tractor and machinery dealer, AgriCentre South Ltd, must pay $90,000 compensation for injuries suffered by a farmer’s wife when a tractor’s brakes failed.
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