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Landcorp Farming and Northland iwi Te Rarawa and Ngai Takoto have joined forces to run Sweetwater farm, a 2480ha property north-west of Kaitaia.
Fonterra is selling its Australian yoghurt and dairy dessert business to Parmalat Australia Pty Ltd.
Like a lot of dairy farmers, I am pretty happy about farewelling 2015, and looking ahead to a New Year with better prospects and farmgate milk prices.
A solar water pump system is helping get much needed water to stock on remote hill country farms and has captured international interest from water-stressed countries.
Cashflow pressures on dairy farmers are expected to rise in the 2015-16 season, with about 80% of farmers - representing almost 90% of sectoral debt - expected to have negative cash flow, says the Reserve Bank.
The GlobalDairyTrade price index lifted by 1.9% at the auction held overnight.
The number of dairy cattle has dropped for the first time since 2005, says Statistics New Zealand.
Methane emissions from cattle in Australia are 24% lower than previously estimated, equivalent to 12.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, says new Australian research.
Local consumers in Malaysia are enjoying the equivalent of 1.9 million glasses of Fonterra branded dairy products every day — and that number is growing.
The Paris agreement on climate change prioritises food security and food production, recognising the dual challenges of controlling global temperatures and feeding a growing population, says Federated Farmers.
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While the bulk of the grass harvest falls to contractors, small paddocks or late cuts can often be done by farmers with their own machinery.
Case IH started the trend towards rotor separation with the Axial Flow combine harvesters as far back as 1977...
Tractor maker SDF believes many accidents are caused by reduced visibility from today's larger tractors and cites reports that Germany alone reported 42 tractor-related fatalities in 2014.
Amazone feriliser spreaders, well respected for many years, have won their maker a Machine of the Year Award at the recent Agritechnica show.
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