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OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
After fifteen years of planning and red tape, a controversial large dairy conversion in the Mackenzie Basin is expected to be up and running next season, despite environmentalists’ ongoing opposition.
Would price declines at last week’s Global Dairy Trade auction have been bigger had there not been a downside risk to future NZ production from Mycoplasma bovis and the plan to eradicate it, wonders BNZ senior economist Doug Steel.
Farmers should not be having nightmares about Mycoplasma bovis, says a technical expert.
Farmers will undergo another national round of bulk milk testing in spring as the campaign to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis ramps up.
Farmers’ stance on biosecurity is going to have to change, said Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor in a recent television interview.
The man heading MPI’s response to Mycoplasma bovis says more decisions will now be made at a local level rather than referring every matter back to MPI in Wellington.
The double-D’S were front and centre at Karapiro, Waikato, recently to promote a voluntary water quality initiative.
DairyNZ says the industry has a vital role to play in helping transition New Zealand to a low-emissions economy.
Heavily indebted farmers may be under pressure from their banks to sell up on the rising farm market to get out of their debt.
Asked if Jersey farmers should start breeding for A2 milk – achieveable within five years in Jerseys but at a price in genetic diversity – Fonterra chairman John Wilson advises, “select for the animals which would give the best genetic gain – full stop”.
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We have not reached peak milk in New Zealand, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.
Biosecurity New Zealand has confirmed positive test results for Mycoplasma bovis from a property in the Wairarapa.
Family-run Stackhouse Contracting relies on Massey Ferguson and Lely to get jobs done.
The new season’s first Global Dairy Trade (GDT) event saw prices dip slightly.
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