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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…
Spring Sheep Company’s new chief executive Nick Hammond says the company’s in a high growth phase and on track to have over 40,000 sheep supplying milk in the next four years.
There's a two-way fight for one DairyNZ board seat as incumbent Jacqueline Rowarth takes on Waiuku farmer Stu Muir.
Co-operative businesses in New Zealand are thriving and coping well with the impact of Covid, according to Cooperative Business NZ chief executive Roz Henry.
The dairy industry, along with all primary sectors, are going to have to be very proactive and innovative over the next two to three years to deal with the uncertainties created by Covid-19.
We're very understanding on what's being put in place. That's the feedback that DairyNZ has been getting from farmers just prior to a government requirement that all essential workers, including dairy farmers, crossing the border into Auckland region must get a weekly Covid test.
A feed additive that reduces methane emissions in animals has received regulatory approval from two Latin American countries.
A Southland dairy industry leader says the Government's response to worker shortages in the dairy industry is a "cop out".
Visa applications for migrant dairy workers are being declined over a contentious 40-hour working week requirement by the Government.
Dairy prices on the overnight Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction recorded their biggest gains in six months.
John Deere has signalled the latest additions to its self-propelled forage range with the 9500i and 9600i models.
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Kuhn has added triple vertical auger models to its cross conveyor equipped range of diet feeders.
Arable specialist Lemken has announced several upgrades to its Azurit 10 precision seed drill, available as early as next month.
New Zealand research and farmer practice shows that pasture-based dairy systems supported by maize silage can be highly profitable. I have written about this topic extensively in the past.
Jersey cows are not normally synonymous with high input systems, but one farming couple are proving that Jerseys can hold their own under any system.
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