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Dairy prices have jumped in the overnight Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, breaking a five-month negative streak.
Bill and Michelle Burgess had an eye-opening realisation when they produced the same with fewer cows.
It was love that first led Leah Prankerd to dairying. Decades later, it's her passion for the industry keeping her there, supporting, and inspiring farmers across the region.
One young couple is proving farm ownership is still within reach for young Kiwis.
Fonterra has slashed another 50c off its milk price forecast as global milk flows shows no sign of easing.
DairyNZ’s latest Econ Tracker update shows most farms will still finish the season in a positive position, although the gap has narrowed compared with early season expectations.
Canterbury farmer Michelle Pye has been elected to Fonterra’s board for a three-year term.
Case IH has released details of its all-new round balers and redesigns to its large square balers aimed at increasing productivity.
The swing-over herringbone is the most common dairy type in New Zealand, used on 69% of dairy farms. Simple changes save seconds per cow, and that quickly adds up.
Third-generation Ashburton dairy farmers TJ and Mark Stewart are no strangers to adapting and evolving.
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Early December marks a key transition for many dairy farmers, as weaned replacement heifers head off-farm to grazing.
Thirty years ago, as a young sharemilker, former Waikato farmer Snow Chubb realised he was bucking a trend when he started planting trees to provide shade for his cows, but he knew the animals would appreciate what he was doing.
OPINION: Last week marked a major step forward in our work to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis.
President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on imports into the US is doing good things for global trade, according to Agriculture and Trade Minister Todd McClay.
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