Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
When it comes to selecting beef sires for dairy, our breeding team identify sires whose trait information indicates they are genetically superior in calving ease, have a moderate gestation length, and have lower-than-average birth weights.
The highly anticipated 2023 Discovery Project team has been revealed, marking an exciting milestone for New Zealand Holstein Friesian breeders.
This mating you may be looking to adopt some changes.
Correct mineral supplementation will be crucial as wet weather and sodden soils increase the risk of cow lameness and mastitis this spring.
A hefty court fine over a National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) breach should send a strong message to all farmers, says Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
Young Waikato farming couple Dave Swney and Alice Trevelyan see environmental work as part of their day-to-day farming.
It should come as no surprise that Karen Forlong, the former chair of Dairy Women’s Network (DWN) who departed the board this year, is one of the organisation’s biggest advocates.
Applications for the 2024 intake of the Rabobank New Zealand graduate programme are now open.
Agriculture and Trade Minister Damien O'Connor recently addressed the NZ-China Business Summit in Auckland. He spoke about the importance of the Chinese market to NZ exporters but also the need to diversify our export footprint. Here's part of his speech:
OPINION: Kiwi guts and determination have shown the world that the impossible is possible.
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OPINION: Farmer lobby Groundswell is mobilising farmers against the requirement to have freshwater farm plans.
Animal rights group SAFE For Animals is claiming that the days of winter grazing and colony cages should be numbered.
OPINION: UK contractors are coming to the aid of their New Zealand counterparts.
OPINION: Milking It isn't a climate change denier, although this piece will no doubt bring that claim from the usual climate crusaders.
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OPINION: An animal activist organisation is calling for an investigation into the use of dairy cows in sexuallly explicit content…
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