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.
Twenty-one years ago, about 500 fibreglass cows decorated by artists, celebrities and schoolchildren were placed around New York City.
The vibrantly coloured cows 'grazed' in parks and on pavements, where tourists snapped photos, children clamoured to climb up on them and thieves plotted attention-getting heists. The cows are back but this time watched by security guards and cameras. Last week, 78 fibreglass cows were settled in eight locations in the city, mostly where they can be watched 24/7.
The company in charge of the public art exhibition, Cow Parade, did not want a repeat of the events of 2000, when cows were defaced with graffiti, had their ears cut off or disappeared from their podiums. In one case, two young men were in the process of loading a painted cow into their Jeep on West Houston Street when the police arrived.
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.