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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…
OPINION: Over the past year the world has been shown the psychological damage that lockdown can have on human wellbeing.
OPINION: Researchers at the University of California report an 82% reduction in methane emissions in cows fed small doses of seaweed a day for 21 weeks.
OPINION: A mate of Milking It recently opined that Ag Minister Damien O'Connor is a sitter for the moniker 'Minister of Foot in Mouth Disease' after yet another clumsy public statement.
He has now followed this gaffe in a speech he gave at the CD field days - no doubt trying to pander to his farming audience - by kicking tourism while it's down, Covid-19, he said, has taught the tourism industry "not to be so cocky" after it conceded to dairy as our top export earner.
Towns dependent on tourism are dying and need government assistance, not a kick in the guts.
OPINION: Hats off to the New Zealand dairy industry for telling its story to the world.
For small organic dairy farms like Campbell Village in South Africa, finding the right level of automation is key.
With an enforced absence of two years, brought about by its cancellation in 2020, the Central District Field Days at Feilding heralded the first event of its type for 2021.
Chinese-owned Westland Milk Products is ramping production of butter.
First time entrants, Sian Madden and Mark Roberts were recently named winners of the Share Farmer of the Year category at this month's West Coast/Top of the South Dairy Industry Awards.
The three finalists in the Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year award have been named.
Dairy cows with no access to outside pasture may have damaged emotional wellbeing.
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The story about the New Zealand dairy industry is about to become part of the total NZ story.
The head of the Climate Change Commission, Dr Rod Carr, says all New Zealanders have a responsibility to begin reducing emissions if we are to rise to the climate challenge.
The finalists in the 2021 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Dairy Award have been announced.
A former placegetter in the Canterbury/North Otago region Dairy Industry Awards has come back to take out the top title this year.
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