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OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
The fact that the World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference reached some agreement in Nairobi was both pleasing and relieving.
Expect the volatility in the international dairy market to be around for some time.
This tough year is the time for young people to get the foot in the door to sharemilking, says Feds sharemilker chairman Neil Filer.
Banks have cut their farmgate milk price forecast after another drop in the GDT price index last week, albeit minor at an overall 1.4%.
'Farmers stealing from farmers' is how dairy farmer David Quigley describes thieves stealing 36 of his premier milking cows in night-time raids in December.
Fonterra is welcoming the Government's move to lift restrictions on trade with Iran, a key butter partner.
A Canterbury dairy farm has been penalised for employment law breaches in what the Labour Inspectorate says "not uncommon" mistake in holiday entitlements.
Milk production may be falling but Fonterra's exports are soaring.
Farmers are concerned Fonterra's forecast farmgate payout of $4.60/kgMS may be under threat.
Dairy effluent is a valuable resource which, when managed well, increases pasture production and reduces fertiliser costs.
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Getting cows in calf well takes a year-round approach. The results achieved in the mating period are impacted by many factors earlier in the season or even in seasons gone by.
Every year New Zealand dairy farmers spend at least $400 million on animal health. This value encompasses all costs – from antibiotic treatment, through to drenches and minerals.
Cow lameness is a painful condition. As farm systems change, farm sizes grow and herd numbers expand, lameness is an increasing concern on New Zealand farms.
New Zealand Wool Services International chief executive John Dawson reports this week's auctions held in both centres saw slightly different price movements between them, however overall the local market remains firm.
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