Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
The cost and benefits of planting trees to help mitigate environmental effects of dairy farming need to be shared by us all to succeed, a new study says.
Global fertiliser prices are slumping – good news for cash-strapped farmers.
Farmgate milk is not fetching big returns so farmers at Mangatainoka in Tararua district are mystified by the recent theft of 1000L of milk.
India's Punjab state is dealing with a unique problem: stray cows – 160,000 of them.
UK supermarket giant Waitrose is banning milk from factory farmed cows as it targets animal welfare.
Last week's high profile signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement sadly showed an ugly side of Auckland.
Facial eczema (FE) has hit Horowhenua much earlier than normal due to lots of rain and high temperatures.
A social worker talking to young farmers isn't what you would call a traditional event at a young farmers conference, but Sally Blackler isn't your average social worker.
New Lincoln University research has found many small dairy farmers are content with the size of their operation, despite the constant calls for economic growth.
While dairy faces another tough year, Rabobank foresees a generally strong year ahead for most other agricultural sectors.
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Fonterra has delivered more than 50 million packs of milk to Kiwi kids since its Milk for Schools programme began – that's more than 10 million litres of milk.
A recent dog poisoning following an aerial pest control operation in the Taupo region highlights the importance of complying with warning signs and taking steps to protect pets, says OSPRI.
"If you invest dollars and a little more time in AI and genetics you will make more money, it is that simple,"
In recent times there has been much discussion relating to enhanced nutrition (or accelerated growth programmes) in milk-fed calves.
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OPINION: An animal activist organisation is calling for an investigation into the use of dairy cows in sexuallly explicit content…
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