DROUGHT HAS prompted many more farmers to look hard at how they handle and feed silage, says equipment supplier Webbline.

IN A move apparently designed to appease farmers affected by its One Plan, Horizons Regional Council now proposes all farmers who need a consent under the One Plan will get one – to continue farming.  

The annual South Island Dairy Event was held at Lincoln last week and while many sessions were sector specific, there were plenty of take-home messages for the wider farming industry. Andrew Swallow reports.

FONTERRA AND listed Australian milk processor Warrnambool Cheese & Butter (WCB) have announced an opening price of A$5.60/kgMS for this season, 5c more than rival Murray Goulburn.

MAKING THE most of a higher milk price will be discussed at a Northland Focus Farm field day on the farm of Alister and Lyn Candy, at Okaihau on July 2. DairyNZ will be in support.

SAM CAPES is switching permanently to once-a-day milking to restore some sanity to his hectic life as dairy farmer. 

TIME IS running out if you want to vaccinate to minimise the risk of a rotavirus outbreak in your calves this spring.

FEED PALM kernel extract (PKE) when grass is limited but be aware of its limitations, says an animal nutritionist.

THE NEW 7-seater Kia Carens is a class of its own, says Kia Motors.

A Shanghai Court has upheld the findings against Zespri's China-based subsidiary and one of the subsidiary's employees, relating to the under-declaration of customs duties on imports into Shanghai of New Zealand kiwifruit between 2008 and 2010.