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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…
Fonterra farmers are in line for a record milk price of $10/kgMS this season.
The dairy sector’s production remains stable despite tight and uncertain economic conditions, according to the latest annual New Zealand Dairy Statistics report.
British based JCB recently celebrated the milestone of producing one million engines.
Cows ingesting metal objects in conserved feed is typically going to end in tears, quite often with a trip to the knacker’s yard.
While electric vehicles, despite subdued sales at present, seem to be finding converts in the car industry, one wonders if they have a place in agriculture.
Renowned as market leaders in the self-propelled forage harvester sector, Claas has used its experience of chopping a wide range of crops on farms worldwide to improve the heart of the machine – the chopping cylinder.
As temperatures rise, our cows face the challenge of maintaining production and health while battling the heat.
In my last article, I covered factors affecting the marginal returns from growing maize on-farm.
At Fonterra's recent annual meeting in New Plymouth, chair Peter McBride spoke on the co-op's changing global operating context and how to manage risk. Here's some of what he said.
OPINION: What a difference a year can make.
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OPINION: A group of University of Auckland academics claim a carbon tax is the most effective way for New Zealand to cut emissions while supporting a stable economy.
OPINION: The new Labour Government in the UK is facing the wrath of farmers. Last week thousands of farmers and their supporters converged in London protesting changes to inheritance tax for farmers announced in the Budget.
OPINION: Greenpeace tried its best to disrupt Fonterra’s annual meeting at a hotel in New Plymouth earlier this month, but they were outflanked by a formidable team of Fonterra staff, security officers and Taranaki police.
OPINION: Call it what you want, a hikoi, a car-koi or a koru-koi, the recent protest march against Act's Treaty Principles Bill has been exposed now for what it was - a publicity stunt for and by the Maori Party.
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