Free speech
OPINION: The Free Speech Union is taking this one too far.
A new location for the 2015 South Island Agricultural Field Days (SIAFD) has the organisers excited.
Northland farm consultant Kim Robinson believes dairy farmers can achieve high fertility targets without CIDRs (controlled intra-uterine drug release), but they must have a plan.
The hot dry summer and a strategic move to use less nitrogen is taking its toll on the Lincoln University Dairy Farm.
A new report cautions taking the lucrative Asian infant formula and liquid milk market for granted.
Not every day do you hear of Fonterra working with smaller players in the competitive global market. A case in point – China.
Despite a smaller rise in the global dairy price index last week, farmers will be happy, says Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard. He says farmers were hoping for another big rise, similar to the previous two auctions but this did not eventuate.
A 'localised drought' has been declared in Wairarapa as the southern and eastern parts of the region start to feel the impact of the dry conditions.
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has awarded $60,000 in tertiary study scholarships to seven students who have set their sights on careers in the primary industries sector.
The 2015 Waikato Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year, Aaron Price, has it all – he is a young, fit, professional, married man with a plan.
Lincoln University is experiencing strong growth in new student enrolments across all areas of study, latest figures show.
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Central Hawke's Bay sheep and beef farmers Alastair and Tracy Ormond and Alastair's son Daniel are the Supreme winners of the 2015 East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA).
McDonalds has announced it will only source animals raised without antibiotics that are important to human health.
The fight against bovine tuberculosis (TB) is gaining ground, says OSPRI.
A high performing Jersey herd can generate consistent cash flow now and in the future, a field day heard in Te Awamutu last month.
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