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Not known for its dairy herds, Southern Arizona typically resembles a lunar landscape with a few unhealthy patches of scrub scattered through the area. However, about 90 minutes southwest of Phoenix at Gila Bend, Sunset Farms and its Paloma Dairy operation displays a verdant green interruption and a scale that overshadows even the largest operations in New Zealand.
Waikato dairy farmer Jimmy Cleaver is a 23-year-old farm manager who is passionate about his work in the dairy sector and looking after his team.
'Defining the role of the agricultural consultant for the next generation' is the topic that AgFirst chief executive and dairy consultant James Allen is about to pursue.
The NZX global dairy update report notes that with demand for dairy products easing slightly during Q4, dairy commodity prices eased throughout, finishing the 2022 year at two-year lows.
China's economy could determine how milk prices trend this year, says NZX dairy insights manager Stuart Davison.
Trade and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says that the global economy is moving through strong headwinds, which will buffet New Zealand this year.
Fonterra is using an electric truck for the first time to cart its products in Auckland and upper Waikato region.
The year is 2010 and Loshni Manikam – co-owner of a Southland farm, wife and mother – tells her husband for the second time that she is unhappy with her life.
Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction prices were largely unchanged last week.
Dairy prices have started 2023 on a soft note.
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The availability of quality labour remains the number one issue for many dairy farmers.
With input costs still riding high because of ongoing global events, scrutinisation of machinery operational costs has come to the forefront.
The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) programme recently announced a new national sponsor with the agricultural and industrial tyre and wheel manufacturer Trelleborg joining the existing cohort of supporters.
Manufactured in northern Poland, Samasz is present in around 50 markets worldwide, but although it offers an extensive range of grassland products, including rakes and tedders, it’s probably best known for its high performing mowers.
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