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Pickle it now, don’t let it rot
Making high-quality pasture silage should not be difficult, but it must be viewed as a supplementary feed, rather than just a necessity to manage pasture.
The art of making silage
Making silage is a balance: when a paddock is closed, yield increases but quality declines.
Innovation to underpin LIC’s growth
The future growth and sustainability of the New Zealand dairy industry will be underpinned by innovation and investment in research and development (R&D).
Te Mana Lamb wins award
Premium lamb brand Te Mana Lamb took out the New Zealand Food Safety Primary Sector Products and Frozen categories at the New Zealand Food Awards.
Mower is a cut above the rest
The Lalich family have found success with Pottinger for their dairy farm and contracting business at Ngarua, near Morrinsville, where a manager looks after the farm, leaving father Trevor, and son Daniel free for the contracting work.
National
Waugh’s message hasn’t changed
Fonterra board member Ashley Waugh is in a unique position going into this year’s Fonterra director elections in which three seats are being vacated.
Global dairy prices fall
Another Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, leads to another dip in milk powder prices.
Awards boost careers
The 2018 Auckland-Hauraki Share Farmers of the Year, Chris and Sally Guy, say taking part in the Dairy Industry Awards has been life-changing.
M. bovis could have been handled better
The Government has acknowledged that all was not right in MPI’s handling of the M. bovis crisis.
World
Ireland assembles its agrifood units
With the UK’s Brexit scheduled for April 1, 2019, discussions in Ireland are centred on tariffs, with a general call…
Not even a wild Atlantic storm can stop the Irish
The Irish sure know how to throw a good party, as experienced last month at the National Ploughing Association event…
Mandatory code for Oz processors
Milk processors in Australia, including Fonterra, could soon be slapped with a mandatory code of practice.
Oz processor tipped to be broken up
A large Australian dairy processor may soon be broken up and sold.
Call for Brexit revote
Britain should hold a second referendum on Brexit to make sure the British people fully understand what they will be…
Opinion
Who best to elect? — Editorial
Fonterra farmer shareholders will this week receive voting papers for the 2018 director election.
Good news coming for farmers on emissions
OPINION: I can now say with confidence that the conversation on agricultural emissions is in for a huge shake-up.
Fonterra, we need you here
OPINION: Here's a question: one of these things is not like the others; it just doesn’t belong; which is it?…
Dos and don’ts of selling raw milk
It is now legal to sell raw (unpasteurised) drinking milk to consumers.
Better irrigation beats tax on water
Irrigation NZ believes that imposing a nationwide water tax would be unworkable.
Agribusiness
Labour demand growing
As in the other primary sectors, dairy is experiencing a demand for labour, says Jane Muir, DairyNZ people team manager.
Migrant worker threat ‘just a vote-catcher’
A government policy of a compulsory stand-down that would send home certain migrant workers after three years is a ‘vote-catcher’…
Breast cancer awareness in milking sheds
Milking sheds have since April been more colourful, says GEA, with its FIL Active teat conditioner packaged in ‘vibrant pink’…
Better deal on farm rail crossings
Farmers are happy with KiwiRail’s new policy on private rail crossings.
Australia looks at agricultural visa
Australian farmers are throwing their support behind a proposed agricultural visa, which the Government could soon introduce to ease the…
Management
Pickle it now, don’t let it rot
Making high-quality pasture silage should not be difficult, but it must be viewed as a supplementary feed, rather than just a necessity to manage pasture.
High-quality in, high-quality out
High-quality silage is a stable feed made from high-quality pasture.
The art of making silage
Making silage is a balance: when a paddock is closed, yield increases but quality declines.
Bag of ‘tools’ to save environment
No ‘magic bullet’ exists for managing a farm environmental footprint, says Ngai Tahu Farming’s general manager of dairy, Shane Kelly.
A fantastic office on wheels
As the dairy season starts to peak it’s not only a busy time for farmers, but also those who support them – such as the milk tanker drivers.
Farm Health
Heavy lifting eased
Surgery to fuse four discs in his lower back prompted beef farmer Ger Daly, in County Galway, Ireland, to think again about how to do heavy lifting on his farm.
IVF-type technology for breeding cows
A new embryo transfer biopsy and genomic selection technology is being used to boost elite animal breeding for the dairy industry.
Maintaining nutrition as pasture quality drops
At this stage of the season, levels of Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF) rise very rapidly in typical NZ pastures as ryegrass starts to form seed head.
All farmers responsible for NAIT
Making sure all livestock coming on and off-farm are NAIT tagged and registered online is every farmers’ responsibility, says Taranaki farmer Nick Brown.
Dealing to worms crucial to stock
A veterinarian is urging farmers to give their parasite control strategy closer scrutiny.
Machinery & Products
Mower is a cut above the rest
The Lalich family have found success with Pottinger for their dairy farm and contracting business at Ngarua, near Morrinsville, where a manager looks after the farm, leaving father Trevor, and son Daniel free for the contracting work.
Machine ‘rock concert’ wins the night
Heavy metal addicts of the farm machinery kind made a pilgrimage recently to Morrinsville for distributor and retailer Power Farming’s ‘Big Night Out’.
JD’s new forage harvesters coming
Snippets during the last few months about the new John Deere 9000 series SP harvesters no doubt originate in the ‘mothership’ and are disseminated by social media.
New distribution for Case IH and Kuhn
The forming of CKNZ, a subsidiary of CB Norwood Distributors Ltd, heralds a new direction for the distribution of Case IH in New Zealand as Norwood prepares a new growth strategy.
Feed mixers built tough
Manufacturers of total mixed ration (TMR) mixers should stop claiming their machines have “better steel, bigger tyres and brighter lights” than competitors’ machines.
Motoring
Golden eagle soars
The Jeep legend was born in WWII but it came of age in the 1970s with a Golden Eagle version…
Touring around in comfort
Okay Holden, you’re not fooling anyone with your raised ride height and plastic wheel arches; the Calais-V Tourer is no…
Forester comes out of the woods
Given that the Subaru Forester virtually started the trend to SUVs years ago, the New Zealand motoring public’s assigning to…
Never lose your car
A new entry-level Range Rover Velar is set to be the model Kiwi motorists can better afford.
Holden goes easy on fuel
Holden has released details of the first-ever diesel Commodore, launching it alongside the first diesel-powered version of the new medium-size…
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