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OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the…
An increasing number of Otago and Canterbury dairy farmers are realising the value of DNA testing their calves to help them make better breeding decisions, according to local CRV sales consultant Deborah Adair-Dagg.
For many North Island farmers, the wet weather just keeps on coming.
Women in the dairy sector are being empowered to successfully farm for the future thanks to a network of Business Groups and a far-reaching leadership programme it drives.
Once again, the sharp minds at St Paul’s Collegiate School in Hamilton were the 2023 Young Innovator of the Year Winner at Fieldays.
Swannanoa farmer Andrew Gilchrist has delved deep into the business and people side of his family-operated farm through completing an Integrated Farm Plan (IFP).
Voting is underway for rural trader Farmlands' director elections.
OPINION: The future of agricultural innovation is reliant on the sector being more open with its data.
OPINION: ACT's recent 'rural heartland' odyssey has shed some interesting new light on what issues concern voters in the provinces.
OPINION: While authorities in New Zealand take their time to decide if a feed supplement promising to slash a cow's methane output should enter the New Zealand market, other countries are giving the green light to farmers to use it.
OPINION: The elevation of former Feds leader Andrew Hoggard to number 5 on the ACT Party list puts the Manawatū farmer in pole position to be in a National/ACT cabinet, post-election.
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OPINION: Is it time for the Government to re-look at regulations pertaining to the sale of raw milk?
OPINION: Milking It understands the new Olam milk plant in Tokoroa is running slightly behind schedule.
European dairy co-operative Arla Foods is eyeing a fibre-based cap for its milk cartons.
Already well known for innovative solutions in the dairy shed, Waikato Milking Systems gave us a glimpse into the future at the recent National Fieldays.
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