A downward trend in global dairy prices has triggered a revision of Fonterra’s forecast farmgate milk price for this season.

French manufacturer Kuhn has released details of its new self-propelled, autonomous diet feeder capable of feeding 280 cows, after heading to the clamp then loading and mixing up to three cubic metres of ingredients.

Pāmu has announced that Annabel Davies will be joining the company as its chief sustainability and risk officer.

According to the New Zealand Holstein Friesian Association Centenary book, the name Dickie “seemed fated to make some mark in the Holstein Friesian world of the day”.

A bonus for the country’s primary exports with the final figure for the end of June hitting $53.3 million – $1.1 billion more than projected.

A Kaikohe beef farmer has been fined $18,000 for not registering 496 cattle under the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) Scheme.

With the cost of fertiliser soaring, Mark Daniel called on advice from Power Farming product manager John (JP) Chapman to understand how to get the best bang for your buck as you set off on your spring application campaign.

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OPINION: Farmers have delivered a message to the Government – time to push the pause button on Three Waters Reforms and have a rethink.

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