Dreams aren't plans
OPINION: Milking It reckons if you're National, looking at recent polls, the dream scenario is that the elusive economic recovery…
MAINSTREAM MEDIA cries of crisis over the so-called buttermilk lake near Taupo again shows how far our townie cousins are from the real world. A lake of buttermilk seems to be perceived as a national environmental disaster up there with the MV Rena.
CALF REARING is not for the fainthearted. It is fraught with risk, hard work, aggravation and distress.
DAIRY NEWS journalists Peter Burke and Pam Tipa were among winners in the 2013 New Zealand Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators awards.
DAIRY TECHNOLOGY manufacturer Waikato Milking Systems will next month open the first stage of its new $12 million complex.
THE OPTIMISM about dairying fuelled by high milk prices is likely to prompt businesses to expand. While it is important that growth options are constantly evaluated, experience has taught me that new investment should only occur after careful consideration so an appropriate balance between growth and consolidation is maintained.
FONTERRA’S RECENT forecast of a record milksolids payout of $8.30 is great news for farmers.
KEVIN CLARK as a farmer has always wanted to benchmark himself and his farming methods to see what he could do better by learning from his own experience and that of other farmers. He farms in partnership with his wife Felicity.
A SECRET agent of a different kind is making herself known to farmers worldwide and proving there’s more to life onfarm than meets the eye, says LIC.
DESPITE COOPERIA getting ‘rockstar’ attention among its parasite peers, the perennial worm Ostertagia is one farmers need to stay tuned to, says animal health company Zoetis.
A SEASON average somatic cell count of 75,000 would be good for any dairy farm, but for a first-year conversion it’s extraordinary, says dairy technology company Tru-Test.
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THE DAIRY industry is welcoming a Government initiative for an 18-month foot and mouth disease (FMD) preparedness scheme.
HANDSHEARS DEVELOPED over 25 years will make cow tail trimming easier says the developer, champion blades shearer Richard Watson.
NEW HOLLAND is celebrating its Genesis tractor’s 20th anniversary by releasing the T8 series.
A TEAT care product launched this spring extends a link established between cow teat health and manuka honey, says GEA Farm Technologies’ FIL technical manager Drew Chadwick.
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