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Waikato farmer Zach Mounsey (28) has been recognised as a “focused leader”, winning a prestigious New Zealand Young Farmers Excellence Award.
‘You've made my day mate; the kids are coming back to the farm’. That was the reaction of a big dairy farmer who visited Andrew Fisher’s Eco Stock site with his kids last year.
LIC has launched a satellite-based pasture evaluation service, calling it a giant leap forward for pasture management.
Export commodity prices have started 2018 on a firm footing thanks in part to the buoyant global trade backdrop.
Trade Minister David Parker this month opened the APEC Business Advisory Council meeting in Auckland with a speech about the new Government’s approach to trade. Here are excerpts.
After decades of effort, scientists have managed to derive embryonic stem (ES) cells from cows and keep them in their primitive state in a dish.
A recent study published by McGill University in Canada claimed that cow milk is superior in nutrition to plant-based milks such as coconut or rice milk.
Mycoplasma bovis is now starting to affect agricultural shows.
Fonterra has lost the supply of 4 million kgMS to rival Westland Milk.
A former cocktail bartender, an award-winning contract milker and a drone-flying drystock farmer will face off in the Taranaki/Manawatu regional final of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year contest.
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Fonterra says its partnership with Beingmate has enabled the Anmum range to expand from 60 to 184 cities.
One of three candidates standing in the upcoming Beef + Lamb NZ directorship election is calling for more governance diversity.
European dairy co-op Arla Foods will spend $850 million this year to expand its business.
Except for veterinary science, all Massey University agricultural academic courses are now in one school – the School of Agriculture headed by Professor Peter Kemp.
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