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OPINION: Sydney has a $12 million milk disposal problem.
Waikato farmer Jim van der Poel has been re-elected chairman of DairyNZ.
Former Tatua chief executive Paul McGilvary has been appointed acting chair of troubled milk processor Synlait. McGilvary’s appointment follows the sudden resignation of chair Simon Robertson last week.
Global fertiliser prices are easing but things could change if the Israel-Hamas conflict spreads, warns RaboResearch farm inputs analyst Vitor Pistoia.
Fonterra shareholders are being urged to vote in the director elections where two incumbent directors are unopposed in their bid for re-election.
The dairy industry must continue to be incredibly competitive around converting grass into milk, says new DairyNZ chief executive Campbell Parker.
Fonterra is using its vast trove of dairy culture collections to tap into a growing global health and wellness and medical nutritional markets.
Machinery manufacturer John Deere and livestock specialists DeLaval have pooled their resources to create the Milk Sustainability Center (MSC), described as a digital ecosystem to help dairy farmers improve the efficiency and sustainability of their operations.
Italian manufacturer Faresin recently previewed its first 100% electrically powered, self-propelled mixer wagon at its 50th anniversary event held at its Breganze headquarters.
Kuhn has expanded its range of finger-type mower-conditioners with the addition of the rear-mounted FC 3515 model that offers a working width of 3.5m.
Fodder beet continues to play an important part in dairy rations, with typical yields of 15-18 tonnes of DM per hectare, or in some areas not limited by lack of moisture, yields of up to 25 tonnes/ha can be achieved by May/June.
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More than 50 bulls have been nominated as sires for use in the innovative Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) programme’s upcoming mating season, the highest number since the across-breed progeny test was launched in 2020.
When Westland Milk Products needed to set up a system to support their farmer suppliers to get their greenhouse gas (GHG) emission numbers, they opted for a collaborative approach using OverseerFM.
The next generation of cow health monitoring technology has arrived, and it includes some game-changing advantages, according to one of New Zealand’s early adopters.
OPINION: In the heartland of rural New Zealand, Waikato Milking Systems is on a transformative journey that seeks to revolutionise dairy farming practices with their latest innovation, ErgoPOD.
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Synlait snag
OPINION: Canterbury milk processor Synlait's recovery seems to have hit another snag.
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