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Retrofitted parlour brings joy

The Smitstras fitted the shed with a GEA low line double-up herringbone system, including automatic cup removers, milk meters and DairyPlan.

Waikato goat farmers Wiebe and Piety Smitstra say retrofitting their goat milking shed has been a good move.

Published in Management

Sheep, goat milk cheeses win supreme awards

Goat Milk cheese from Cartwheel Creamery won two trophies.

Cheeses made from sheep and goat milk featured in the 2023 Champion of Cheese awards.

Published in Agribusiness

ASB and Trevelyan's ink sustainability loan

Trevelyan managing director James Trevelyan.

Family-owned, single-site kiwifruit and avocado post-harvest service provider, Trevelyan’s has signed a sustainability linked loan (SLL) with ASB.

Published in Agribusiness

Young breeders off to school

Zoe Botha, Bay of Plenty, is part of the first New Zealand team to head to the 2023 European Young Breeders School (EYBS) later this year.

The first New Zealand team to head to the 2023 European Young Breeders School (EYBS) has been announced.

Published in Farm Health

Jug-for-jug refrigerator swap

Luke Walker, DTS national sales and service manager, believes many producers are unaware of the specific refrigerant cooling their systems — until a leak occurs.

New Zealand manufacturer of advanced refrigeration technologies, DTS, says it is taking the heat out of running cool.

Published in Management

All set for grand finals

NZ Young Farmers chief executive Lynda Coppersmith.

Competitors have been selected, all regional finals have concluded, and the journey towards the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final for Season 55 is underway.

Published in Management

Farmers not budging on emissions bottom lines

Andrew Hoggard says the current methane targets are unrealistic and unscientific.

Former Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard stepped down from the role last week and was immediately announced as an ACT Party candidate for the next general elections. In his final column for the Feds, Hoggard had this to say on emissions pricing…

Published in Opinion

DairyNZ and iwi collaborate to revitalise priority catchments

DairyNZ says a Sustainable Catchments programme launched this month will see local farmers, DairyNZ and iwi working together to help improve the health of the Pokaiwhenua catchment in the South Waikato.

Published in Management

OverseerFM unveils major update

Alastair Taylor, business development manager for OverseerFM, says the upgrade removed the ‘seasonal’ variations of crops.

Farm nutrient management tool OverseerFM has improved the software's crop modelling capabilities.

Published in General News

Future openings for dairy

Farmers at the DairyNZ Farmers' Forum in Cambridge heard from Melissa Clarke-Reynolds and DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel.

Dairy customers around the world are demanding transparency, wanting to know about the sector's products and services, and what it is doing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says foresight practitioner and strategist Melissa Clarke-Reynolds.

Published in General News