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OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having…
The next generation of high-BW Holstein Friesian heifers earmarked to breed genetically-elite calves has been announced.
A naturally occurring soil fungus is shaping as a new hero to improve nitrogen use on farm.
You'd be hard pressed to pick dairy farmer Hayley Hoogendyk as someone who grew up in the sunny beach town of Mount Maunganui, and not rural Manawatu, where she has farmed for the last 10 seasons.
OPINION: Farmers are facing many more risks than ever before. Rapidly rising costs for one, but the biggest long-term risk, without a doubt, is climate change.
OPINION: A group of New Zealand farmers who collectively sold $1 million worth of cattle to a live export company in March are still waiting to be paid.
OPINION: One vet believes the threat of foot-and-mouth entering New Zealand is much higher than what authorities tell the public.
OPINION: Yet another sign has emerged that the Government's controversial Three Waters reform could be in trouble.
OPINION: A documentary maker who wrongly claims in his film that cows in New Zealand live only one quarter of their 20 year natural lifespan is rightly facing a backlash from farmers.
OPINION: The latest Federated Farmers survey of farmer confidence paints a worrying picture.
Applications for the 2023 intake of the Rabobank New Zealand Graduate Programme are now open.
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The new chair of New Zealand Young Farmers Jessie Waite says her key focus over the 12-month tenure will be to continue the organisation’s growth.
Animal health company Zoetis is helping raise awareness of mental health in rural communities across Australia.
European dairy co-operative FrieslandCampina has put on hold a cash payment to farmer members due to uncertainty over the Dutch Government's nitrogen proposals.
A strong focus on genetics and DNA has paid dividends for Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw with four of her cows being selected for the LIC breeding programme.
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OPINION: The Gene Technology Bill has divided the farming community with strong arguments on both the pros and cons of…
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