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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…
DairyNZ claims that when it comes to emissions pricing, no deal would be better than a bad deal and only a fair and reasonable system will be accepted for farmers.
A new effluent management product, flushed down the drain during routine shed washdown, is a game changer, according to the man in charge of its distribution in New Zealand.
After machinery supply constraints in 2021 and into 2022, CNH Industrial has announced a return to healthy levels of stock at its New Zealand dealerships, particularly in the popular lower to midhorsepower sectors of the market.
First launched into the Australasian market in 2018 with the 75hp and 90hp models, the Case IH Farmall JXM range will soon be expanded with two new models, the JXM 55 and 65.
Matamata Goat Farmers Wiebe and Piety Smitstra, who retrofitted their goat milking shed with a GEA low line double-up herringbone system, say the investment is paying dividends.
When people think of liver function, they usually have a very vague concept around the filtering and cleansing of blood.
Sharemilker Mark Shefford believes he struck a deal with himself the day cow collars were fitted to his 1,240-cow herd near Waimate, South Canterbury.
Another case of Mycoplasma bovis has been discovered in Canterbury, bringing the total number of active cases to five.
A "late" start to cattle showing hasn't dulled Southland teenager Chloe Thomson's love for the pastime, and the Holstein Friesian breed. In fact, it has only made it stronger.
Reports coming in from across the country indicate many farmers and contractors are behind with their crop planting schedule due to the cold, wet spring.
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Golden Bay farmer Corrigan Sowman was recently elected as LIC's third South Island director.
South Waikato farmer Gray Baldwin has stepped down from the LIC board after a 10-year stint.
Driving from home base in the Horowhenua through Hawke’s Bay and up the East Coast, it’s pretty evident that feed for cows is in short supply and that ground is still wet.
OPINION: Farmers in many parts of the North Island are now facing a looming feed crisis.
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