Dairy unity
OPINION: A last-minute compromise ensured that the election of the new Federated Farmers national dairy chair wasn't a repeat of…
MANY OF the businesses I work with are currently focused on selecting staff for the coming season. As I mentor them through this process, my constant challenge to them is to go beyond ‘face value’ when evaluating prospective appointees.
IN A career beginning in Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay, working as a stock agent then starting his own stock buying/selling business, Hugh Chisholm and wife Sue now own and run a large-scale dairy farm at Puketurua, near Putaruru. Along the way he has been a top auctioneer and has refereed rugby to first class level.
FENCING WATERWAYS on-farm has many benefits. It helps stabilise banks by preventing treading and erosion, and reduces the risk of stock bogging or drowning.
CUTTING MILKING time by up to an hour could be a big reward for the 160-190 people who turned up to the MilkSmart seminar held at Morrinsville last Tuesday.
DRY SUMMER conditions have led to pasture shortages in many dairy districts and we have had a number of inquiries from farmers who are considering early harvesting a portion of their maize crops.
NEXT TIME you’re advised on cow nutrition, ask where the data used to support the advice comes from, because if it’s not New Zealand, it probably isn’t relevant to your farm.
A PRODUCT shown to reduce nitrate leaching and boost pasture growth also cuts odour from effluent, the supplier says.
FINE weather and large crowds blessed the 2013 Northland Field Days in Dargaville from February 21 and 23.
MASSEY FERGUSON has expanded its current MF7600 series tractors by adding four new models ranging from 140–175hp. Features include award-winning technology and the latest fuel-efficient engines, the company
says.
THE PRESENCE of antibiotics in milk is reliably detected by a broad-spectrum test called Cowside 2, marketed by Food Tech Solutions, Auckland.
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IT WILL be all on for those who enjoy noise, smoke and more at this year’s Central Districts Field Days (CDFDs) tractor pull event sponsored by Norwood Farm Machinery.
DairyNZ's latest research will be showcased at a nationwide series of Farmers' Forum events during April and May.
Industry body DairyNZ is running a series of 'beat the heat' events in the Bay of Plenty and Taupo in March, to provide farmers with advice on getting through the drought.
Fonterra and the Department of Conservation (DOC) have announced a $20 million community investment to improve the natural habitats of some key waterways around New Zealand over the next 10 years.
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