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OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the…
Dairy farm effluent should be treated as a fertiliser, but carefully, because it is not a balanced fertiliser, being very high in potassium.
Leadership through strong governance is critical for farmers, and the sector more broadly, if the dairy industry is to seize the opportunities of the decades ahead.
It was good to see Shanghai Pengxin open its doors last week.
Fonterra is closing its Kaikoura site with 22 jobs set to go.
Quad crash injuries and deaths in Australia have prompted Worksafe Victoria to push the use of crush prevention devices, but there's a howl of protest.
Andrew Hoggard says claims that New Zealand dairy farmers are subsidised are false.
Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard says subsidies and support payments to farmers are partly responsible for the shock rise in global milk production.
The Ministry for Primary Industries has laid charges against an individual in relation to an investigation into animal welfare offences involving bobby calves.
Failing to market our products properly is costing us billions, says Jacqueline Rowarth, agribusiness professor at the University of Waikato.
An animal nutritionist is urging farmers to look deeper than body condition score for a true understanding of their cows' skeletons in assessing their health.
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Shanghai Pengxin recently showed off its upgrade of the former Crafar farms it bought in the central North Island in 2012.
Two percent isn't much, but at Fonterra's Clandeboye site a revolutionary cheese plant only required 2% of the site's 45ha to rock the cheese world.
Fresh milk opportunities in China should be explored among consumers there concerned about the quality of their water, says an agricultural expert.
PPP Industries will use the Central Districts Field Days to showcase its new Super Sensor Jetter.
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