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The only certainty for dairy farming is that the future for every farmer in New Zealand will be different from the realities they face today.
Fonterra has withdrawn a few batches of its Anchor blue top milk from lower North Island stores following customer complaints.
Milking machinery provider DeLaval has revealed its new rotary milking system designed for New Zealand farmers.
Fonterra will pay its Australian suppliers an opening price of A$5.30/kgMS for the 2017-18 season.
Modern, science-based farming is the way to achieve a future for New Zealand where dairy farming has a lower environmental footprint, says DairyNZ’s chief executive, Dr Tim Mackle.
Providing pain relief when disbudding calves is not mandated by regulation but it is coming, says DairyNZ animal husbandry specialist Bruce Eyers.
Higher dairy payouts have put dairy farmers in a good position to take advantage of new technologies, says ANZ’s managing director commercial & agri, Mark Hiddleston.
In a first for the Agricultural Fieldays, New Zealand company BioBrew is showcasing CalfBrew, a live animal probiotic.
A critical way to reduce the spread of disease from one season to the next is by removing soiled bedding and thoroughly cleaning a calf shed.
A summer-long on-farm study of irrigation efficiency in the Ashburton area will provide a benchmark for progress.
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Most of the spring calving cows have now been dried-off and will be enjoying their ‘annual holiday’.
A new Global Dairy Trade Marketplace platform launched a year ago has attracted registered sellers from Europe, USA, Asia and Oceania.
Nitrogen entering the soil from the urine of cows is a big problem.
Dairy farming has changed much in recent years and career progression is not as straightforward as it used to be.
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