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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…
The persistent rain of the last four months is causing serious problems for dairy farmers in most regions of the North Island.
Give your teenage girls 2-3 serves of dairy a day to ensure they have strong healthy bones for life.
Fonterra will have at least one new director joining the board at its annual meeting in Darfield next month.
About 11 years ago Canadian farmer Joe Dorgan noticed that his cattle in a paddock by the sea were more productive than his other cows.
While demand from China and ASEAN countries for New Zealand milk continues to grow, export margins have been squeezed and could potentially tighten further, according to a recently-released industry report.
That’s the message from Federated Farmers dairy section vice-chair Chris Lewis in the light of the latest video showing a new-born calf dragged along a paddock and calves being loaded into a truck.
If you're experiencing a wet spring, don’t give up hope just yet; there might be a way to get onto land that’s in less-than-ideal condition.
With utes commanding an increasing share of the new vehicle market, a couple of accessories from Airplex will help make life easier and much safer.
Fonterra’s milk collection across New Zealand for the four months to September 30 reached 297 million kgMS, 3% behind the same period last season, Fonterra says in its latest update.
Figures released at DairyNZ annual general meeting (AGM) in Ashburton shows the 2015/16 dairy season was the most challenging year yet for dairy farmers.
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Electronic identification (EID) systems consist of a transponder, a reader and a data processing unit. Coded signals are sent by radio frequency or infrared light between the components of the system.
Is a robotic milking system an option for your farm? According to DairyNZ it depends on many factors.
New Zealand farmers now have a new weapon in the fight against the noxious velvetleaf weed: the camera on their iPhone.
The Irish seem to have a knack for tackling and solving problems with no-nonsense ideas.
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