Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its cows and instead charge visitors to cuddle them.
OPINION: This guy deserves a medal!
Almond milk and avocados are "disastrous for the environment" and vegans who buy them instead of meat and dairy should consider the impact of their diets, according to Adam Henson, a British farmer and Countryfile presenter.
Henson suggested those who attacked livestock farmers for contributing to climate change, while buying imported products with a high environmental footprit, were being inconsistent.
One almond nut produced in California requires 12 litres of water and some farmers in the US state are ripping out almond trees because of drought. Almond production in the US has been criticised for harming bees because it involves pesticides. Henson added: 'Avocados and almond milk are disastrous for the environment. It isn't a simple argument'.
"Beef, sheep and dairy farmers are having fingers pointed at them, but these industries are doing a huge amount about that."
Boutique Waikato cheese producer Meyer Cheese is investing in a new $3.5 million facility, designed to boost capacity and enhance the company's sustainability credentials.
OPINION: The Government's decision to rule out changes to Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) that would cost every farmer thousands of dollars annually, is sensible.
Compensation assistance for farmers impacted by Mycoplama bovis is being wound up.
Selecting the reverse gear quicker than a lovestruck boyfriend who has met the in-laws for the first time, the Coalition Government has confirmed that the proposal to amend Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) charged against farm utes has been canned.
Holstein Friesian excellence was front and centre at the 2025 Holstein Friesian NZ (HFNZ) Awards, held recently in Invercargill.
The work Fonterra has done with Ballance Agri-Nutrients Ltd, LIC and Ravensdown to save farmers time through better data connections has been recognised with a national award.
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