Risky business
OPINION: In the same way that even a stopped clock is right twice a day, economists sometimes get it right.
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The grass has never really fired this spring and as I travel around the country it appears many farmers will have little surplus for silage.
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Farm Health
Veterinarians are urging farmers to work with them to address antibiotic resistance in dairy cattle.
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Farm Health
Northlander Dave Gray wants to grow better heifers to improve herd fertility and production, and to milk fewer cows.
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Management
CRV AmBreed is selling its 13.7ha bull farm in Waikato.
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Agribusiness
A war is brewing in the flavoured milk sector: Goodman Fielder has released a Puhoi Valley range of flavoured milks – Belgian chocolate and a caramel and white chocolate.
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Milking It
Some major milestones for the dairy industry: it now has 5 million cows being milked and last season milk production hit a record 1.89 billion kgMS – up 3.6% on the previous season.
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General News
2016 upgrades to New Holland FR self-propelled foragers include all models having ECO mode.
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Machinery & Products
Andrew Sidey took out the 2015 Mint Lamb Competition at the Canterbury A&P Show.
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General News
Fonterra chairman John Wilson says dairy prices are expected to firm up early next year.
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General News
A former Fonterra farmer director is warning that moves to downsize the co-op's board is fraught with risk.
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General News
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