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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…
Raboresearch's Emma Higgins notes that this month's weak whole milk powder result was extremely interesting.
The forecast $8/kgMS milk price for this season is under threat.
Sheep milk producer Spring Sheep Dairy has expanded its farmer supplier base by over 30% this season.
Westland Milk Products is about to start a pretty special gold rush aimed at increasing the Chinese-owned dairy company's profitability.
Flood-affected farmers in the South Island are being encouraged to make use of livestock feed support services funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
Raw drinking milk producer Real Milk Timaru is recalling specific batches of raw milk after routine testing detected traces of Listeria.
Two higher river terraces have been "the saving grace" of the Hamilton family dairy farm which borders the floodprone Buller River, says the matriarch of the family, 75-year-old Joan Hamilton.
Talk to Westport folk about the big flood of mid-July and all agree it was worse than the historic flood of 1926.
Fix Overseer! That's the message from farmers following a scathing Government review into the nutrient management tool's efficacy.
John Deere has announced that its JDLink system will be available to customers at no ongoing cost.
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A switch to KUHN film binding is paying off for one South Waikato baling contractor, Ireland Contracting, who bought two FBP 3135 balers last spring, attracted to the KUHN FBP’s bale quality (shape and density) and reliability of the film binding system.
We've got used to many forms of tech in agriculture, such as global positioning systems (GPS), auto steering and variable rate application of fertilisers and sprays. Now it looks like the mundane task of moving bales is about to see an upgrade.
Despite Covid, the need for the world to eat has kept farmers busy, meaning that they continue to buy new kit and machinery – so manufacturers are also busy.
New Zealand is on track to eradicate the disease Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis).
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