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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…
Federated Farmers is disappointed to see that SAFE has embarked on an advertising campaign in the UK.
With the likelihood of a dry summer for many parts of New Zealand sheep farmers need to prepare now, says Professor Paul Kenyon, Massey University.
The recent slowdown in Chinese demand for live dairy heifers has many NZ exporters and traders questioning if the boom period is over.
"We already have low-emission climate-friendly farming practices – it's called organic farming," says Marion Thomson, co-chair of Soil & Health.
Ravensdown returned savings of about $1.3 million to its farmers.
A new study is showing dairy and conservation sites can co-exist, and its findings are contributing to an ongoing project restoring natural biodiversity into a dairy farming environment.
Dairy Women's Network will be taking nominations for the 2016 Dairy Woman of the Year Award from 1 February until 11 March, 2016.
A total of 452 entries have been received in the 2016 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, a pleasing result given the industry's economic climate.
Fonterra Australia and Bellamy's Australia Limited are entering a five year, multi-million dollar strategic agreement to manufacture a range of new baby nutritional powders.
The Ministry for Primary Industries is investigating the alleged mistreatment of bobby calves that were the subject of a television programme last night following receipt of footage that was aired on the programme.
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The bobby calf care practices revealed in a video by an animal rights group have appalled dairy industry bodies.
Imagine you are new on a property and your dairy inspector has tested your farm dairy water and placed you on temporary water exclusion, or perhaps you have been on water exclusion for years.
The New Zealand tractor market remains affected by the depressed dairy economy: overall sales are down about 14% on the same period last year.
Fonterra chairman John Wilson has told shareholders the co-op delivered a strong performance for the year.
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