Microchipping cows
OPINION: Should cows in NZ be microchipped?
A group of farmer shareholders in the European co-op FrieslandCampina will start producing milk without using genetically engineered animal feed.
One of Europe's largest dairy cooperatives is paying farmers to graze cows on pasture as demand for grass-fed milk products rise.
European Dairy co-op FrieslandCampina will from next month sell its fresh milk and buttermilk in ‘bio-based’ cartons.
Federated Farmers believes the 7.5% shareholding in Synlait taken by FrieslandCampina Investments Holding BV1, a subsidiary of Dutch Dairy Cooperative giant FrieslandCampina, could shake-up the New Zealand dairy industry.
OPINION: Should cows in NZ be microchipped?
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