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OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having…
Effective use of farm effluents has never been so popular due to the meteoric rise of synthetic fertilisers prices over the past few months.
Set to replace the original Keenan MechFiber range by the middle of the year, the new MechFiber+ is said to improve mixing quality and consistency.
Otorohanga dairy farmer Mark Sanson admits he gets cow envy when he drives past the Waikato farm of a fellow Holstein Friesian breeder - but it won't be long until his own herd is the subject of many in admiring glance.
Animal nutritionist Natalie Chrystal is urging farmers to choose the right milk replacer for calves this season.
OPINION: Next year will be the most important decision that we will have ever faced. You will need to think about what we have had, what we have now and what you want for the future.
OPINION: We are approaching the business end of the He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) - Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership consultations.
OPINION: The fertile ground of the plant-milk business continues to sprout new options, such as pistachio, pea, and even potato milk.
OPINION: The Three Waters reform is turning into another headache for the Government.
OPINION: The recent storm and floods that hit Gisborne and surrounding areas is because New Zealand has too many cows?
OPINION: A boy racer has been charged over the Fonterra milk tanker vandalism and pouring milk across the road in Waikato, but more police action is needed.
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Fonterra has pulled the plug on its joint venture in India.
Taranaki farmer Trish Rankin is the new chair of Dairy Women’s Network.
While the easing of the Covid traffic light settings will allow more people to attend outdoor events and raise the indoor limit to 200 people, it's a case of too little, too late for National Fieldays.
IHC national fundraising manager Greg Millar says the IHC Calf & Rural Scheme gives IHC an important connection to the rural sector and has evolved along with changes to the sector over 40 years, particularly as smaller farms and local relationships have given way to larger dairy units.
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