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OPINION: Forests planted for carbon credits are permanently locking up NZ’s landscapes, and could land us with more carbon costs,…
Work in and around waterways can affect bank stability, water quality and aquatic life. But farmers and their contractors can do plenty to protect fresh water.
A global scientific project led by Kiwi researchers, which gives greater understanding of how the rumen operates, has been published in the respected international scientific journal Nature Biotechnology.
It's official: Australia’s best butter is made at Fonterra’s Cobden site in Victoria.
Our dairy farming work life is full on: we love our cows, put their needs first in our decision making, and our success proves our decisions have been and are correct.
As humans we tend to remember both the very good times and the very bad times.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) will begin a cull of 22,332 cattle on all properties infected with Mycoplasma bovis after scientific testing and tracing confirmed the disease was not endemic.
Many people do not grasp that methane is a short-lived gas that recycles, says Feds climate change spokesman Andrew Hoggard.
When people say New Zealand should be a leader in agricultural climate change technology and systems, Feds climate change spokesman Andrew Hoggard says he gets “pissed off”.
Winston Nutritional, a new participant in the processed dairy sector, has poured almost $30 million into its infant formula facility in South Auckland.
The New Zealand National Fieldays Society is going for gold in celebrating its 50th anniversary year and its journey since launching at the Te Rapa Racecourse in Hamilton in 1968.
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Infant formula volumes remain the key driver of Canterbury-based Synlait Milk Ltd’s increasing profits, says managing director John Penno.
Communications and Digital Media Minister Clare Curran was scheduled to meet with Federated Farmers last week to discuss the rollout of rural broadband.
A warning is sounding to dairy farmers that environmental policy is likely to restrict cow numbers.
China demand for whole milk powder has been keeping prices elevated, says Rabobank senior dairy analyst Michael Harvey.
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