Misguided campaign
OPINION: Last week, Greenpeace lit up Fonterra's Auckland headquarters with 'messages from the common people' - that the sector is…
STOCKMANSHIP SKILLS need more emphasis for the benefit of the growing numbers of workers entering the dairy industry from urban backgrounds, says an animal husbandry expert.
AGRIFEEDS LTD’S Time Capsule facial eczema-prevention product is now available in a single bolus for larger cows.
BY BETTER understanding how a cow senses what’s going on, you can reduce her stress levels and make her life easier, say the organisers of a milk harvesting workshop.
A FREE scheme to help dairy farmers lift the reproductive performance of their herds and get more cows in-calf within the first six weeks of mating is being launched this month.
A MODIFIED quad scraper has made clearing a 114 x 18m standoff pad a breeze, says Northland dairy farmer John Bellamy.
THE MANAWATU Vintage Machinery Club Inc held its qualifying event on March 2 and an instruction/fun day on March 3, in a recently harvested wheat stubble paddock on the property owned by Adrian Noaro on Tane Rd, Opiki, Manawatu.
THE FERTILISER Quality Council (FQC) says there are now 88 Spreadmark accredited spreading companies in New Zealand.
A SILAGE block cutter is helping a South Island farmer keep his silage stack fresher and has eliminated wastage, says machine importer Webbline.
NEW HOLLAND has won six awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) for the fifty most innovative product ideas to go on sale in 2012. These recognise innovation, engineering advancement and impact on the market.
Fonterra has confirmed it has selected the preferred site for its new headquarters on Fanshawe St opposite Victoria Park in Auckland.
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The Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) has cautiously welcomed Japan to the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement.
Now the drought is widespread sharemilkers and their employers need to urgently sit down and jointly plan the close of the 2012-13 season.
Fonterra's European policy and advocacy manager Kimberly Crewther will return to New Zealand in June to become the new general manager of policy and advocacy for industry body DairyNZ.
Winning the 2013 Bay of Plenty Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year title has proved a natural progression for Russell and Nadine Meade (pictured).
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