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Fonterra's full-year results and strategy refresh has been well received by shareholders says Fonterra Co-operative Council chair James Barron.
At least one analyst is now predicting an all-time record farmgate milk price this season.
Small Waikato milk processor Tatua isn't blowing its own trumpet after blitzing other processors in the milk payout battle last season.
Independent Waikato-based milk processor Tatua has again left other New Zealand milk processors, including Fonterra, trailing on the milk payout chart.
With spring upon us, thoughts turn towards shutting up paddocks for conservation and maybe the purchase of new machinery to get the job done. The latest 28 Series disc mowers from Kverneland offer several features that the manufacturer says make a real difference to cutting performance and the cost of ownership.
New Holland Agriculture is celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the introduction of its first self-propelled forage harvester, brought about by transforming its SP818 trailed harvester into a self-propelled machine.
Grassland specialists Kuhn has announced a raft of technological updates to its forage and straw baling equipment, designed to improve control of product quality and/or operational efficiency.
CRV says it has sourced additional frozen sexed semen straws to cater for demand, as orders from farmers triple those from last season.
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) is one of the dairy industry's most significant infectious diseases, causing pregnancy loss, birth defects, reduced milk production and immune suppression.
The decisions farmers make today to reduce excess nutrients will be reflected in water quality improvements in our river within five years, on average, finds new research from Our Land and Water.
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Spring has sprung and with it comes an increased risk of nutrients leaving farms due to high rainfall, low pasture growth, lots of stock urine being deposited, soil compaction and pugging.
With mating season around the corner, there's no time for guesswork or getting herd nutrition wrong, according to GrainCorp Feeds' technical support manager Ken Winter.
By the middle of September, the grass silage making season will be well underway.
Gray and Marilyn Baldwin own 713ha south of Lichfield, near Putāruru.
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