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Northland-based SaMASZ distributor, The FarmShop NZ, has recently introduced the new Samasz 8.9m Rotary Tedder.
Having already purchased Bogballe in 2017, the Erhvervsinvest Group has now also acquired Bredal, at the same time announcing that the two well-known Danish fertiliser spreader manufacturers are to be merged.
Paul Hunter farms 240ha of well drained Mairoa ash soils at Mulroy Farm, south of Te Awamutu in the Waikato.
A Sustainable Catchments programme launched last month will see local farmers, DairyNZ and iwi working together to help improve the health of the Pokaiwhenua catchment in the South Waikato.
This should be the decade to focus on sediment loss to reduce its impact on the wider environment.
As we approach the winter months it’s important to be prepared for the challenges and uncertainties that come with unpredictable weather events.
Craigmore Sustainables is trialling technology to reduce methane in what it claims is a first for the New Zealand dairy industry.
The 2023 Holstein Friesian sales season has marked the end of an era for not one, but seven established Holstein Friesian studs.
The theme for this year's South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) being held at ILT Stadium Southland in Invercargill on June 28 and 29 is "Adapt, Empower, and Succeed".
Golden Bay farmer Ross Patching no longer worries about pukekos tearing holes in his maize silage cover.
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At the 2023 NZ Dairy Industry Awards, Jaspal Singh thanked organisers for helping farmers like him prosper.
Nine years ago, Jaspal Singh arrived from India to study IT. Today he's contract milking 740 cows in Culverden, North Canterbury.
OPINION: Animal diseases are associated with significant increases in livestock greenhouse gas emissions and land use, and reduced productivity. They also pose a threat to food security.
OPINION: It's safe to say that He Waka Eke Noa - the industry and government partnership to deal with emissions pricing - is dead in the water.
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