Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
WorkSafe has appointed Steve Haszard as the organisation's next chief executive.
Sustainability is not a fad and won't go away, says retiring Fonterra Co-operative Council member Mike Montgomerie.
When Mike Montgomerie gave up his legal career 28 years ago to become a dairy farmer, his lawyer friends joked that he was moving from "bull #@*# to cow #@*#".
DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel says last week's annual meeting was a quiet affair and reasonably positive.
Despite all the challenges the dairy industry is facing, DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel believes the sector has a good future.
Global dairy prices are clawing back lost ground and farmers may need to thank the weather gods for this.
Fonterra has responded to recent jumps in global dairy prices and lower domestic milk collection by lifting its forecast milk price mid-point by 50c/kgMS.
With applying lime still being the most effective method of correcting soil acidity, it shouldn’t be a surprise to hear that a lime spreader took out the coveted Machine of the Year award at the recent Irish Ploughing Championships.
Global ag machinery giant Deere & Company has announced it has chosen a location in Kernersville, North Carolina, for the construction of a new 115,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, with production commencing in 2025.
Since CNH Industrial announced the establishment of a new retail footprint for New Holland machinery in New Zealand early this year, many of its Case IH dealerships have been taking over dealer responsibilities for the New Holland brand.
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Family-owned German company BvL was formed in 1860 and takes its name from the second-generation Bernard Van Lengerich.
Probiotic Revolution claims that farmers using its probiotics are achieving outstanding results in mastitis control.
Mastitis is an inflammation of the udder. In cows, it is usually caused by bacteria which have entered through the teat canal and moved to the mammary tissues.
Independent milk processor Tatua has again shown Fonterra and other milk processors a clean pair of heels in the milk payout race.
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