Takeover bid?
OPINION: Canterbury milk processor Synlait is showing no sign of bouncing back from its financial doldrums.
US dairy farmers have a new threat to their business - heat waves.
The industry is bracing for one factor that could push production costs higher - rising temperatures.
US researchers have found that when temperatures spike, dairy cows may respond by producing less milk, the PBS NewsHour programme reported.
And with emissions threatening to make heat waves worse and lengthen warm seasons, that could mean less milk production from cows across the country.
With most of those cows housed indoors, farmers will need to run more electric fans to keep cows cool, further pushing up production costs.
Solar generation company, Lodestone Energy is now delivering energy from it second solar farm, Rangitaiki in the Bay of Plenty.
Commercial fruit and vegetable growers are being urged to their say in the upcoming levy referendum to enable Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) to continue its work for the sector.
James and Debbie Stewart from Dairylands in Manawatu impressed judges and took out the 2024 Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award.
Manawatu farmers Will Hinton and Kali Rangiawha have scooped the 2024 New Zealand Share Farmers of the Year.
More bull breeders are using genetic tools according to the latest research.
Females are dominating the veterinary profession worldwide and many farmers are welcoming this change in the composition of the profession, says Britain's Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) Professor Christine Middlemiss.
OPINION: Canterbury milk processor Synlait is showing no sign of bouncing back from its financial doldrums.
OPINION: It seems every bugger in this country can get an award these days.