Misguided campaign
OPINION: Last week, Greenpeace lit up Fonterra's Auckland headquarters with 'messages from the common people' - that the sector is…
For the first time New Zealand dairy farmers have the option to breed a polled Holstein Friesian without overly compromising on Breeding Worth.
AN ARTICLE in Dairy News July 10 (‘Heifer training raises questions’) contains some incorrect details about the study and its conclusions, which we would like to clarify.
RANGE IN body condition score (BCS) is as important as average BCS at calving on New Zealand dairy farms.
SHAUN CONNOR, farming near Shannon, Horowhenua, will later this week start the onerous task of calving. It’ll be a busy time for the 50/50 sharemilker calving the 240 cows on the 80ha farm.
A NEW 3-point linkage sprayer from Hardi allows the operator to stay in the tractor cab during spraying, and to expect less of the downtime sometimes suffered by booms during travel.
NEW ZEALAND is often referred to as the land of the long white cloud.
LARGE-SCALE CALF rearing operations won’t require so many trips to the shed by farmers using a new 100-teat open-trough feeder from Milk Bar.
MANITOU’S NEW rough-terrain telehandler, model MLT 840-137 (replacing the MLT 741-120) turns in 3.98m, carries 4000kg, and will tip 3 tonnes into a 4.5m-high trailer.
NISSAN IS extending its D40 Navara range with eight new RX badged models for tradesmen, farmers and foresters.
Movements in dairy product prices have remained mixed over the last two weeks.
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Works prices for lamb have finally succumbed to the mounting pressure from falling market returns.
Works prices for cattle in the North & South Islands have levelled off in the last two weeks. Only local trade prices moved upwards this week.
In a move away from the corporate branding traditionally used on milk tankers, the Tatua Cooperative Dairy Company's milk tanker graphics have been upgraded to feature a giant Dairy Whip can.
The first South Island wool sale of the season continued in the same vein as last week's North Island sale with all price indicators weakening further.
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