IAN PROUDFOOT’S article in the last Dairy News ((May 28) deserves a response, particularly as his claims on biosecurity funding cuts are completely wrong.

FONTERRA BRAND Tip Top’s Boysenberry Ripple ice cream has won the supreme award for a large manufacturer in this year’s national ice cream awards – the second consecutive year it has taken the award.

MIXED PASTURE species may be another tool some farmers can use to reduce the amount of nitrogen their cows put on pastures through their urine, says a DairyNZ senior scientist.

AT LEAST 300 dairy farmers turned out last month in the South Island to hear the results of LIC’s national herd fertility study, described as a “big hit” by Greg McNeil, the co-op’s reproduction solutions manager. He is co-hosting the event with Cognosco, the research arm of Anexa Health Centre Ltd, and DairyNZ. 

THIS ARTICLE addresses the question ‘Are higher input systems more or less risky than low input systems?’ 

AGCO WILL launch six new Valtra tractors at National Fieldays, expanding the brand’s popular A, N and T series.

I’VE JUST had the top spec Mitsubishi 2.2 Diesel Outlander VRX for a week and to be honest there are things I’m going to miss. It is very easy to get accustomed to luxury. 

Zespri will allocate 1130ha of licences for the more Psa-tolerant gold kiwifruit cultivar Gold3 to its growers in 2013, as the next step in the Psa recovery pathway – 288ha more than planned.

Ross Hyland, an influential figure in both agribusiness and the commercial sector, has become Meat Industry Excellence's (MIE) first key appointment.

iFarm has adjusted their lamb price outlook upwards again this month with expectations for short supplies globally and signs of improving demand.