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OPINION: Sydney has a $12 million milk disposal problem.
Entrants in the 2016 Dairy Manager of the Year contest will play to their strengths with a 'power play' initiative among the new judging criteria.
Lack of confidence in global markets and a weakening New Zealand dollar may have affected the latest South Island wool auction, says NZWSI.
Mating more dairy cows to beef sires and rearing more dairy-beef calves are attractive options for some dairy farmers as they look for ways to supplement their income.
We've all got one, whether it’s the old t-shirt from the seventies, the old shoes even after the puppy chewed them, or that favourite spade with the handle taped up.
Irish farm machinery sales are now a commonplace in New Zealand, as shown by the Irish presence at the National Fieldays.
Patent number 372140 won’t be very important to many, but to one of the world’s largest manufacturers of harvest equipment it was a building block to the future.
Dissolved iron in drinking water and reduced palatability can be a major problem, particularly for dairy farmers, who strive to get dairy cows to drink upwards of 70 litres of water per day for good production.
The mowers will soon start rolling so it’s timely for CB Norwood Distributors to announce upgrades to its Kuhn disc mowers.
Pottinger has introduced upgrades from the large trailed HIT tedder series to smaller 8-rotor models with working widths of up to 8.86m.
A clever light from Tyri will suit spray rig operators.
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Roger and Sarah Smith returned from China to New Zealand in 2012 to take up a 150 cow, 50:50 sharemilking contract near Pukekohe.
The latest Australian Breeding Values (ABVs) will be under the spotlight when Australia hosts an international genetics conference in Lorne, Victoria, next month.
Tail painting remains the most widely used form of heat detection in New Zealand, according to GEA FIL, the makers of Tell Tail heat detection paint.
Getting cows in-calf quickly is key to achieving a good calving pattern, says DairyNZ.
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