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A new dairy goat research facility in Waikato is expected to help lift the country’s milk supply.
Farmers are being urged to exercise caution when transitioning cows from pasture to brassicas and fodder beet.
Imagine being able to walk into a field with your tablet or iPhone and be guided to a particular area or a plant not growing well.
An expert on precision agriculture says he’s surprised at the lack of uptake of the technology in New Zealand.
Assessing fodder beet yield is essential to minimise risk in transitioning stock onto the crop but be realistic about the level of accuracy that can be achieved.
Farms from the Far North and the East Coast have made the Ahuwhenua finals.
Finalist for the Ahuwhenua Trophy were announced at a function at Parliament recently, hosted by the Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy.
Fonterra tankers are wearing the Anzac poppy with pride this month to commemorate the centenary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli.
The 2014 NZPork annual report has highlighted the importance of the New Zealand consumer to the future of its business, says chairman Ian Carter.
An event aimed at advising famers and landowners on how best to manage their property in an environmentally sustainable way, starts this month.
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For the second time in two seasons, Owen St George’s kiwifruit orchard has posted a top orchard gate return (OGR) for its green variety with post-harvest company DMS.
I agree with Dr Reisinger (Rural News, March 7, p19) that we need to improve agricultural productivity and reduce food wastage if we are to successfully feed a growing global population.
Farmers are doing well at collecting data, but must now look at how to manage that data and use it to make better on-farm decisions, says dairy farmer and agricultural data expert Hayden Lawrence.
Two key suppliers to the beekeeping industry have merged.
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