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SEVERAL STRATEGIES allow farmers to achieve BCS targets at calving, says DairyNZ.
FARMERS CONCERNED about losing cows and productivity to magnesium deficiency should always ask their supplier of animal health magnesium products for a certificate of analysis (COA) which will provide the appropriate information.
A FURTHER round of farm trials in the Waikato has reconfirmed the value of Crystalyx Dry Cow dehydrated molasses blocks as a dry cow winter supplement, says Altum Nutrition.
ALTERING THE atomic structure of water with electrical charges ‘energises’ the water, says Energy Systems Plus New Zealand, displaying its wares at the South Island Field Days.
ON DISPLAY on the Origin Agroup stand at the Central Districts Field Days were two of the latest hay rakes from Pottinger – the TOP 852 C and the TOP 972 C.
GROWING USE of feedpads and separators for removing and stockpiling effluent for later disposal ensured plenty of interest in the Kuhn effluent spreader shown by the company at Central District Field Days.
THE NEW Kia Cerato sedan, newly arrived in New Zealand, is larger than the outgoing model and is said to be the biggest compact sedan in its class, the company says.
The Jersey breed was one of the foundation stones of the New Zealand dairy industry; not so today with the number and popularity of these brown cows diminishing initially in favour of the larger-framed Friesians but more latterly for crossbreds.
A company that owns a number of farms in South Waikato has been fined more than $30,000 for illegally discharging dairy effluent into the environment.
Fonterra drivers will now be hitting the roads in 14 brand new Fonterra Milk for Schools themed tankers.
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ONE OF the country’s large scale dairy farmers says his operation has survived the drought because about half his farms are Canterbury irrigated farms.
THE 34 FINALISTS in the 2013 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards are now known.
A WAIRARAPA agribusiness consulting company, Baker and Associates, is setting up a special unit to meet growing demand from farmers for help in dealing with new environmental regulations.
AUSTRALLIAN FARMERS supplying milk to Fonterra are reaffirming their commitment to the co-op – provided the price remains right.
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