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OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the…
A new study has found that dairy farmer investment in composting shelters is being driven largely by a desire to tackle environmental challenges, improve animal welfare, provide labour efficiencies and better working conditions for staff.
In line with its motto “Next Generation Farming”, GEA recently announced innovations in the field of conventional milking at EuroTier.
A project to develop a sustained release methane inhibitor technology for grass-fed animals has received a funding boost from the Government.
Updates to animal evaluation being made this month are designed to give farmers more confidence in the data and better reflect their individual herd.
A solution to help farmers complete the animal wellbeing part of their on-farm assessments will be available from this month thanks to a new relationship between WelFarm and Fonterra.
A new sustainability-focused podcast to support the country’s farmers and growers has been launched by Rabobank New Zealand.
The chance to hear a leading US maize researcher at the Foundation for Arable Research’s premier maize event in early 2023 is described as a “once in a lifetime” opportunity.
OPINION: It's promising that the Government has adopted ACT’s long held policy of recognising on-farm sequestration for climate change. They should adopt the rest of our climate policy and take a practical approach to emissions that don’t hammer our agriculture sector.
OPINION: Local Government rates have always been a bone of contention for farmers.
A study by Swiss scholars and nutrition experts has found that plant-based drinks are not really alternatives to dairy milk.
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Cows on farms could soon have their health, reproductive readiness and location monitored by smart technology powered by the kinetic energy of the animal’s movements.
Fertiliser co-op Ballance is taking delivery of the first shipment of phosphate rock from Queensland.
Fertiliser co-operative Ravensdown is trialling a new source of phosphate rock from Australia.
OPINION: And just like that, Fieldays is done for the year! That’s what Fieldays announced in a media release at the end of the four-day event.
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