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.

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.

Fonterra chairman John Wilson has told shareholders the co-op delivered a strong performance for the year.

Far North Queensland dairy farmer Dennis Byrnes expects a new effluent irrigation system to pay off in a variety of ways.

Glockemann Pumps provide an easy way of moving water where there is no power, or where the need for monitoring stationary engines is a headache, because they use the water itself to do the job.

The efforts of farmers to improve the health of the Piako River in the Waikato region have been recognised.

Effluent hoses are made easier to drag around by Hose Buoy, an NZ-made gadget that clamps to the hose.

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