Less hot air
OPINION: Farmers won't get any credit for this from the daily media, so Milking It is giving the bouquets where…
MIKE JOY is seen by many farmers as a leader of the campaign to put the brakes on the ever-expanding dairy industry.
IF FONTERRA wants to fulfil its potential and at the same time become more environmentally sustainable it needs to start acting more like a food company. It also needs to work on its image.
ASB BANK has been around for 160 years and its rural banking division established in 1993 has in the last few years gone from strength to strength, says the senior rural manager for Bay of Plenty, Trevor Hurley.
AGRICHEMICAL SPRAYERS in Waikato have been put on notice: follow the rules or face the law.
MURRAY MOXHAM is a down-to-earth individual with clear goals and beliefs and he never deviates from them. He bought his first farm at age 28 at nearby Opiki and 40 years on he is as dedicated and enthusiastic about the dairy industry as when he started. The only difference is that he has learned and changed for the better.
WHATEVER THE season, maintaining the condition of soils is a key to successful sustainable farming.
ARE YOU checking the milk urea analysis of your production? Did you even know it was available?
AUSTRALIAN DAIRY farmers are being urged to provide as much mating data as they can for inclusion in the April 2014 Australian Breeding Values (ABVs), to help improve fertility in the dairy industry.
THE WORLD’S most powerful strawwalker combine (up to 490hp) is among the offerings from New Holland in a launch of its new generation CX7000 and CX8000 elevation super conventional combines.
HOLDEN HAS fettled its offering in the competitive ute market, with good results.
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ALMOST 200 traps in Whangarei have detected no more Queensland fruit fly.
SYNLAIT MILK has increased its forecast milk price for the 2014 season from $8kg/MS to a range of $8.30 to $8.40/kg/MS as the result of continuing high international commodity prices.
FEDERATED FARMERS says Fonterra's recall of fresh cream shows its quality assurance systems work.
DAIRY TECHNOLOGY designer and manufacturer, Waikato Milking Systems, is looking forward to a productive 2014, with new trade opportunities opening up.
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