Less hot air
OPINION: Farmers won't get any credit for this from the daily media, so Milking It is giving the bouquets where they’re due.
OPINION: Scientists claim to have found a new way to make a substitute for cow's milk that could have a radical effect on the dairy industry.
Called precision fermentation - creating cow protein in the lab - it could in theory replace dairy ingredients, which make up a significant proportion of New Zealand's export market.
"Precision fermentation of dairy proteins creates a very easy pathway for creating proteins using dairy cows," says University of Otago Professor Hugh Campbell explained.
But, like Milking It, Federated Farmers doesn't see parents ever being happy putting lab-grown meat and milk in their kids' lunchboxes. Which is the reason the fake meat industry is falling - the 'yuck' factor of protein made in a test tube.
The 2025 game bird season is underway with Hawke’s Bay and Southland reporting the ideal weather conditions for hunters – rain and wind.
A group of meat processing companies, directors and managers have been fined a total of $1.6 million for deliberately and illegally altering exported tallow for profit.
New Zealand’s top cheeses for 2025 have been announced and family-owned, Oamaru-based Whitestone Cheese is the big winner.
Waikato farmer, and Owl Farm demonstration manager, Jo Sheridan is the 2025 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year.
New Zealand’s special agricultural trade envoy Hamish Marr believes the outlook for the dairy sector remains strong.
Everyone from experienced veterinarians and young professionals to the Wormwise programme and outstanding clinics have been recognised in this year’s New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Kīrehe (NZVA) awards.
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