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Massey researchers are four years into a trial which could have profound implications for beef and dairy farmers alike. Peter Burke reports the details as relayed at a recent Beef + Lamb NZ and DairyNZ dairy/beef integration day in the Manawatu.

SOUTH CANTERBURY farmer Alvin Reid is a happy man when he wakes up in the morning without having had a text overnight from his robotic farm.

SICK AND tired of bad press about farming? Then why not enter the Ballance Farm Environment Awards?

A SURVEY prompted by lack of data on calf deaths in the New Zealand dairy industry has found there’s a huge range in mortality.

THE WORLD'S largest robotic dairy farm under one roof has swung into operation in South Canterbury.

THE FUTURE profitability of dairy farming in the wake of falling international prices for dairy products is likely to be a hot topic when DairyNZ goes to Timaru next week for its annual meeting.

THE FUTURE profitability of dairy farming in the wake of falling international prices for dairy products is likely to be a hot topic when DairyNZ goes to Timaru next week for its annual meeting.

The world's biggest robotic dairy farm under one roof has started production in South Canterbury.

A WESTLAND District Council–Westland Milk Products partnership is proposing a $5 million upgrade to the Hokitika supply to meet the growing demands of the dairy company for high quality water.

Farmer co-op LIC is to appoint Abigail (Abby) Foote as a new director.