SMALL AND medium-size infant formula makers are each losing up to $2 million a week in China as consumer confidence erodes following the false Fonterra botulism scare.

The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Trust has a new chair- Mid-Canterbury dairy farmer and DairyNZ director Alister Body.

THE INCOMING Coalition Government in Australia intends to revitalise free trade negotiations in key markets.

ADVERSITY MAKES you struggle, so think and look for answers, say horticulture industry pioneers and innovators Fay and Joe Gock.

THE SUCCESS of the Lincoln and Massey agricultural research hubs will be defined by how much investment they can attract from the private sector – whether multi-nationals or domestic business, says Minister of Economic Development, Steven Joyce.

GET OFF the Grass is a new book urging a kick-start to the New Zealand economy by moving on from agriculture. 

A NEW farm nutrient management package promises to show how and where to get the best bang for your buck with environmental damage mitigation options.

THE KEY issue with in-lamb hoggets is making sure they continue to grow and ensure that the animal has sufficient feed to allow for the foetus to grow as well, says a leading researcher on the subject.

DOGS DON’T beat one-another with sticks. Pups learn respect early from growling, snapping and being towered over.

CATTLE FARMERS are being warned to be on the alert for anaemic and lethargic animals as a new strain of tick-borne disease Theileria sweeps south.