man o war
MANY BELIEVE that using sharemilking as a stepping stone towards farm ownership is becoming a thing of the past, but Irishman Bernard Kelly and his Kiwi wife Jo are following this path to achieve their dreams. 
Published in Agribusiness
KIERAN AND Leonie Guiney entered the Dairy Business of the Year competition to prove a point. And at a field day earlier this month they made it.
Published in General News
A BIG drop in the milksolids price has left many farmers wondering how they can make a profit – or at least minimise their loss – in what promises to be a financially challenging season. 
Published in Management
AN AWARD-WINNING effluent pond on a North Canterbury dairy farm is meeting its owner’s needs and satisfies the requirements of the regional authority, reports the contractor.
Published in Management
EFFLUENT PUMP maker Numedic says its new horizontal effluent pump is a “complete solution” as pumping from above-ground effluent storage tanks becomes more popular.
Published in Management
ABOUT 90% of Waikato’s 2600 dairy farmers have lodged dairy shed water-take consent applications. The Waikato Regional Council is urging the remainder to apply before the December 24 deadline.
Published in Management
ONFARM EFFLUENT systems must comply with council regulations and safeguard the environment, says pond liner supplier Viking Containment (formerly Skellerup).
Published in Management
DARE I say it? If you are aged 29 or over you can stop reading this message (about effluent) right now, because you’ll either know it all, or have made up your mind about it and be inflexible in your thinking. Younger minds when reading this will get an inkling of the underlying message and start to see the light. 
Published in General News
NEW ZEALAND farmers face constant pressure to minimise their impact on the environment and to reuse, recycle and take responsibility for their farming ‘footprint’. This is an area of farm management increasingly in the compliance spotlight.  
Published in General News
IN ECOLOGY, the word sustainability describes how biological systems remain diverse and productive over time; it requires the reconciliation of environmental, social equity and economic demands, also referred to as the three ‘pillars’ of sustainability, or the three ‘Es’.
Published in Management
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