Editorial: Connecting science and farming
OPINION: At last, a serious effort to better connect farmers and scientists.
Dairy farmers in the Horizons Regional Council area have each spent an average $110,000 on environmental management in the past five years.
MOMENTUM IS quickly building with nominations opening for the fourth Dairy Woman of the Year Awards.
NORTHLAND DAIRY farmers need to take action to ensure the impact of recent wet weather is not carried over into coming seasons.
MEAT, FORESTRY and dairy all contributed to seasonally adjusted export volumes falling 5.3% in the June quarter, while import volumes rose 3.6%, Statistics New Zealand says.
With the launch of its first wireless farm monitoring camera FMC-IP1, dairy automation company DeLaval now offers farmers the possibility of true real-time monitoring over their livestock and buildings from smartphones, tablets or computers.
Synlait Milk has received MPI approval of its risk management programme at its dry blending and consumer packaging plant.
FONTERRA'S DECISION to pump $555 million into Edendale and Lichfield plant upgrades represents a huge vote of confidence in the dairy industry and the provinces.
NEW ZEALAND'S second largest dairy cooperative Westland Milk Products has revised its payout prediction for the 2014-15 season to $5.40 - $5.80/kgMS.
OPINION: At last, a serious effort to better connect farmers and scientists.
OPINION: If you believe Maori Party president John Tamihere’s claim that “nothing dodgy” occurred at Manurewa Marae during the last…