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: The US infant formula crisis may be coming to an end.
The baby formula sector suffered a double whammy: supply chain problems have affected all manner of good since the onset of the pandemic, then in February 2022 the U.S. Food and Drug Association shut down Abbott Nutrition's factory in Michigan over health concerns.
But three things are helping the US recover: the domestic production of baby formula has improved; imported formulas - part of the Biden Administration's Operation Fly Formula mission - have helped supplement the domestic brands; and lastly, there seems to be anecdotal evidence of less hoarding by panicked parents.
Most of the overseas formula was flown in from Europe and NZ manufacturers.
Managing director of Woolover Ltd, David Brown, has put a lot of effort into verifying what seems intuitive, that keeping newborn stock's core temperature stable pays dividends by helping them realise their full genetic potential.
Within the next 10 years, New Zealand agriculture will need to manage its largest-ever intergenerational transfer of wealth, conservatively valued at $150 billion in farming assets.
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.