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Findings from an AgResearch study shows that dairy sheep appear to have lower nitrogen leaching per hectare than their bovine counterparts.
The dairy industry is making another push to attract workers to staff-strapped farms.
New Zealand dairy farmers continue to play a key role in a post-Covid economy as a sustainable producer of milk for the world.
The perception of dairy as a career path is changing, according to a mid-Canterbury training provider.
An $8 forecast farmgate milk price for this season remains on the cards despite a fourth straight dip in global dairy prices.
Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) chairman Malcolm Bailey has been nominated for the Outstanding Contribution Award at the Primary Industry Awards.
Farmers can expect good science-based viable tools to deal with their greenhouse gas emissions within the next five years.
Farmers affected by Canterbury flooding are being urged to check what business interruption (BI) cover what they have in place.
Fonterra's small group of organic farmers are facing a drop in milk price after a record $10.26/kgMS payout last year.
A number of farmers were forced to dump milk, says Farm Source regional head Charles Fergusson.
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Mid-Canterbury farmers David and Kate Acland own Mt Somers Station, near the Ashburton River gorge and the epicentre of the heaviest falls.
Canterbury is drying out after a rare red alert weather bomb dumped up to half a metre of rain across the province in only three days and caused "devastating" damage to swathes of farmland, especially in the dairying heartland of Ashburton.
A dairy farmer whose neglect of yearling cattle led to 11 deaths has been fined $17,500 and warned that he could be disqualified from farming if he appears on animal welfare charges again.
Farmers importing stock onto their farm are being urged to have a quarantine drenching regime in place to further prevent the spread of triple drench resistance.
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