Cuddling cows
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Moving from the corridors of powers in Australia to the hill country of northern Waikato can be daunting for anyone.
Dairy farmers with a detailed understanding of their businesses are in the best position to reduce costs, improve efficiency and ride out the dairy downturn.
"Irrigation saved this community!" is how Fraser McKenzie describes the impact of water on the Waitaki District.
West Australian milk production is booming on the back of its higher farm milk price of more than A$7/kgMS.
With dark evenings not too far away, the new Probe 2 lamp from Narva might just be the thing to keep in the ute, farm UTV or tractor.
The mayor of a district where dairying is a big part of the local economy says he's starting to see problems resulting from the downturn.
Over the last few years Kubota has indicated it intends to become a major global player, and its 2015 results seem to confirm things are under way.
Tractor designs have come a long way: compare today's machines with the favourites of yesteryear like the MF 135 or the Ford 4000.
The unexpected slight lift of 2.1% in the GlobalDairyTrade price index last week was a tiny glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel, commentators say.
Helping farms through this tough patch and ensuring they maintain their low-cost advantage when the upturn arrives are key focus areas.
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The prolonged low dairy payout is affecting rural vets; some are reporting 25-30% reduction in income.
US retail giant Wal-Mart Stores says it will build a dairy processing plant in Indiana to supply in-house milk to about 600 stores.
Fonterra staff moved without fanfare into its new head office on the edge of Auckland's glitzy Viaduct area.
Ashburton's Carrfields Irrigation company has won 2016's IrrigationNZ Innovation Award in association with Aqualinc for its innovative irrigator stabiliser.
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