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OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
For the second year in a row, Dairy Women’s Network will give out its Regional Leader of the Year award with support from rural insurance company Farmers Mutual Group (FMG).
Rabobank has appointed Blake Holgate as head of sustainable business development to help grow its focus on sustainability.
A focus on creating a simple, profitable farming operation with an efficient Jersey herd is helping Zach Mounsey to grow his dairying business.
Award-winning dairy farmer Fraser McGougan has been appointed chair of the DairyNZ Climate Change Ambassadors.
Fonterra says it is looking at the most responsible ways to take care of any excess water from manufacturing processes.
It seems like there are few tears being shed around the country about the news that the RMA is to be scrapped and replaced by three new separate Acts.
More than 400 people participated in a day long real and virtual workshop last week on farm environment plans (FEP’s) organised by Massey University’s Farmed Landscapes Research Centre (FLRC).
New Zealand remains in pole position to benefit from the premium food trend, says dairy expert Tom Bailey.
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Phosphorus (P) is critical for healthy plants to grow in New Zealand’s naturally P deficient soil, says Hamilton-based Soil Scientist Dr Gordon Rajendram.
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Incorporating certain varieties of plantain into a cow’s diet has been shown to reduce the nitrogen concentration in their urine, which can leach through soil into groundwater.
Cambridge dairy farmer and breeder Brad Payne would herd test ten times a year, but he works as an LIC AB Technician during October so reluctantly sacrifices data he’d get during that month of the year.
It seems basic human nature that when things are tough, we become very focused on surviving. We concentrate on doing the essential things that will enable us to get through the pressure or difficulty we are facing.
A Taranaki teenager has been recognised for his cattle handling skills, ability with a pair of clippers and all-round talent, at a competitive dairy cattle event in Southland.
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