Free speech
OPINION: The Free Speech Union is taking this one too far.
AS EUROPE prepares for the removal of milk quota next April, a researcher says the “dairy expansion train has already left the station” in Ireland.
THERE ARE events and events, but the Ahuwhenua Trophy for the top Maori dairy farm takes the prize in New Zealand agribusiness.
THE GOVERNMENT has charged the primary industries with the goal of doubling primary sector exports to $64 billion by 2025. The Government’s Business Growth Agenda wants to lift the percentage of primary sector exports from 30% to 40% of GDP.
SOME OF my recent assignments have been to help businesses define their values and culture so they can be more self-directing and, as a result, self-correcting.
A NEW, clinically proven acne treatment from Hamilton company Quantec Personal Care Ltd is based on an active derived from New Zealand cow’s milk.
WHEN IT comes to milking systems, reliability, low maintenance and efficiency are important to dairy farmer Paul Bardoul, according to milking system company Read Milking.
LIVE BUGS, the nutrient budgeting tool Overseer and details of the country’s worst pasture pests were the highlights of AgResearch’s presence at the recent field days in Waikato.
A NEW code of practice that outlines steps organisations must take to safeguard farmers’ data will boost the security of information, says its publisher DairyNZ.
AUSTRALIAN DAIRY farmer Dianna Ferguson describes her cows as “elite athletes”, and like any elite athlete, they need the right diet.
DAIRY AUSTRALIA’S 2013 Science and Innovation Award winner, Dr Abdul Jabbar, has used his award to research bovine theileriosis (BT), a tick-borne disease similar to malaria in humans.
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NEW FARM technology from LIC takes the hard work out of identifying cows on-heat during mating, the co-op says.
NEW MILKING point controller technology from Milfos – called iCore, is designed to adapt and accept new technology as it develops over time, the company says.
THE South Island Agricultural Field Days (SIAFD) will be held at its new site near Kirwee, Canterbury.
THE UPDATED Kia Sportage is reported by the New Zealand distributor to have topped its class in a survey on owner satisfaction by influential JD Power automotive consultants, Germany.
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