EVERYBODY NEEDS a plan for foot and mouth disease (FMD), says Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) bull farm veterinarian Ken Cottier. 

A MILK purification system has overcome calf health problems in a large dairy near Mt Gambier, South Australia, reports the supplier, WestfaliaSurge.

FARMERS ARE urged to vaccinate their young stock earlier against Leptospirosis to better protect themselves, their staff and their animals from the disease.

THE FEED mixing task that once took a Canterbury farmer 35-40 minutes to do with a paddle mixer is now taking only 10 minutes, says Webbline Agriculture, the supplier of the farm’s new machine.

THE KIA Cerato sedan has been joined by a 5-door hatchback model in New Zealand, adding more practicality, as well as sports-oriented design flare, says the company.

Widespread power outages and blocked roads from severe weather have affected Canterbury dairy farms including those supplying milk to Synlait Milk.

Fonterra's second farming hub in China will be located at Ying County, Shanxi Province and  it is looking to secure strategic partners in the development.

Fonterra remains fourth in Rabobank's list of the top 20 dairy companies with a turnover of US$16 billion in dairy sales in 2012.

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings says its precautionary recall was not the result of any one single cause, but the result of a number of separate and unrelated events occurring in an unforeseen sequence.

BAY OF Plenty Regional Council has omitted important facts and made misleading statements in a recent media release on the quality of the water in Lake Rotorua, says Federated Farmers policy advisor Gwyn Morgan.

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