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OPINION: Farmers won't get any credit for this from the daily media, so Milking It is giving the bouquets where…
Adding a probiotic to calf rearing systems may offer productivity gains.
The power of technology and the significance of a rich heritage were the focuses for Case IH and New Holland at this year’s National Fieldays.
Back to its “normal” mid-June timing, it looked like all the stars were in alignment for the Fieldays at Mystery Creek.
The use of collars and monitoring technology use on farm is expected to keep climbing, says MSD New Zealand livestock business unit lead Pauline Calvert.
As the new dairy season gets underway and farmers tackle ongoing financial challenges, they are being urged not to make hasty decisions about selling cows and cutting back on supplementary feed.
I started my career in agriculture in Northland in 1982 as a consultant for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Over the past two years, Fernside farmer Julie Bradshaw has refined her dairy herd size using genomics while maintaining the same level of milk production.
OPINION: As a co-operative, Ravensdown has a responsibility to monitor market and industry trends for farmers and growers.
OPINION: Sobering is perhaps the best word to describe the latest Situation and Outlook report on Primary Industries (SOPI) produced by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
OPINION: Boutique milk company Lewis Road Creamery’s latest offering to mark Matariki is unfairly facing heat from certain quarters of Māoridom, who are opposed to any commercialisation of all things Māori.
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OPINION: A Waikato dairy farm is getting behind a new initiative to help cafes and the dairy sector cut down on the use of single-use milk bottles by the thousands each year.
OPINION: Another dairy company in strife is Happy Valley Nutrition.
OPINION: Troubled Canterbury milk processor Synlait continues to undergo changes.
New DairyNZ chief financial officer Robyn Marsh started last week, an appointment DairyNZ says will provide strong financial direction, vision, and profitable management.
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