Once-a-Day Calf Feeding: How Probiotics Boost Heifer Growth
Matt Collier, Probiotic Revolution, says calves will drink a lot of milk once-a-day with their probiotic Calf Xtreme.
OPINION: The demise of Organic Dairy Hub is official.
The final liquidators report, issued last month, says every creditor has been paid in full. The report shows that $451,000 was paid for ordinary shares held by farmer shareholders. The company will be removed from the companies register.
ODH, touted as New Zealand's only 100% farmer-owned organic milk producer, was placed into voluntary liquidation one year ago. ODH collected milk daily from its farmer base, stretching from Northland to Wairarapa.
About 20% of that milk was turned into milk powders and nutritional products, processed at Waikato Innovation Park in Ruakura and generall exported to Australia and Asia, with some New Zealand customers as well.
It also produced Our's Truly brand liquid and UHT milk, cheese and milk powder using third party processors. The products were sold locally and exported.
B+LNZ's Wormwise veterinarian Mary Bowron has won the Best Sheep and Beef Vet of the Year Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to New Zealand’s sheep and beef sector.
Researchers at Massey University are using a special piece of scientific equipment to improve the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions from pasture soils.
More signs of a booming kiwifruit sector.
OPINION: David Seymour and James Meager's plan to make it easier for farmers and orchardists to operate drones can best be described a 'courageous' move.
New Zealand wool is reaching new heights as air filtration companies move away from synthetic products to biodegradable alternatives.
Opuha Dam's ability to protect South Canterbury communities from major flooding has taken a significant step forward, with Opuha Water Limited (OWL) successfully commissioning a new outlet valve capable of releasing record volumes of water from the dam ahead of a weather event.
OPINION: After hogging the media limelight for telling a NZ Chinese MP to "go back home", Winston Peters has decided…
OPINION: With fuel prices soaring, one would have expected most farmers to be reclaiming excise duty on petrol.