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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.
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.
Converting a sheep and beef farm to dairy and going once-a-day milking has proven good decision-making by Jersey breeders Matthew and Emma Darke of Aria, Waikato.
DairyNZ says its new strategy Dairy Tomorrow will take New Zealand dairy into the future, as a high-performing, sustainable and responsible sector.
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A new screen that allows effluent to be better applied to pastures has won IrrigationNZ’s Irrigation Innovation Award for 2018.
Vegan oat milk is so popular in the US that coffee shops are running out of stock.
The Great British Beef Week, organised by UK Ladies in Beef, emphasises the nation’s locally produced food. Here are some meaty facts from the group:
Seven more cows are joining their cousins on the streets of Morrinsville.
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