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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…
Machines with wider working widths have become a lot more common on the farm, particularly in the grass and hay production arena, where oversized rakes and tedders have helped to increase daily output dramatically.
With the maize harvesting season just starting, there will be lots of farmers and their workforces getting enthused about putting old tyres up onto the clamp to keep the sheet weighted down. Only joking! There really can’t be anyone out there who likes throwing heavy, dirty tyres, no doubt filled with cold dirty water since they were taken off the clamp last winter.
While battery or hybrid has become the buzzword in motoring circles, electrification is certainly not high on the radar in rural environments.
CRV is introducing new sexed semen technology to New Zealand, claiming it will help farmers accelerate the genetic gains of their herd.
Whether your pastures are starting to open up due to insect pressure, hard grazing or dry conditions, undersowing into existing pasture is a cost-effective method, according to Agricom product development manager, Allister Moorhead.
As temperatures rise globally, heat stress is becoming more common among cows too.
Every blade of grass holds the power to dilute rising costs
It all started when a small group of soil scientists and farmers considered the potential of humates to improve the quality of soil and the possible flow-on effects on pasture growth.
OPINION: One of the attractions of shifting from spring calving to autumn calving is perceived reduction in down cows, or milk fever. Our analysis of herds that go through this process suggest that this is certainly the case. However, our team has identified something else going on in winter milk herds in early lactation.
OPINION: Last week New Zealand dairy farmers woke up to fantastic news on two consecutive days.
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OPINION: European farmers are being told to brace for tough times and it's all thanks to Vladimir Putin.
OPINION: A new kind of milk will soon hit US shelves but it isn't some plant-based product designed to resemble dairy milk.
OPINION: Greenpeace is back doing what it does best - spreading misinformation about the dairy sector.
OPINION: Another example of the Government paying lip service to the dairy sector: Last month the Government informed dairy sector bodies that it will allow just 300 more international dairy farm workers into New Zealand.
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