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Sour taste

OPINION: Hats off to the agriculture industry for some consensus on the He Waka Eke Noa report released last week.

Guide to assist farmers

Gray Baldwin presenting to guests in front of the constructed wetland.

DairyNZ and NIWA have joined forces to help farms with wetland design and performance.

Holstein breeders to gather for conference

Holstein Friesian breeders will gather in Palmerston North later this month for their annual conference.

It will likely be a case of second - or third - time lucky for the winner of the 2022 Valden Cow of the Year, with five of the six finalists of the prestigious Holstein Friesian cow competition having been nominated at least once before.

Silage wrap maker joins scheme

Integrated Packaging says as a company it is committed to being environmentally responsible.

A major manufacturer and distributor of silage wrap has joined the Plasback agricultural plastics recycling scheme.

Brothers-in-law go head-to-head in final

Chris Poole (right) and Tim Dangen are two of the finalists for the FMG Young Farmer of the Year title.

With 100kg of bricks stacked on top of a homemade sled hurriedly built out of a pallet, brothers-in-law Chris Poole and Tim Dangen take off in a timed race.

A herd to suit all systems

Craig Passey believes in maximising production per cow.

Maximising per-cow production has always been an interest of Manawatu dairy farmers Craig and Raewyne Passey - and Holstein Friesian cattle have proven the ideal breed to achieve this.

Fonterra shares bounce around

Fonterra's share price leapt to $3.09/share after it was announced the co-op would provide financial support to improve liquidity in its share trading platform.

Fonterra's share price jumped on the news that the co-op will provide financial support to improve liquidity in its share trading platform - the Fonterra Shareholders Market.