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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: This winter Southland farmers should not fear drones flying over their farms, looking for cows in knee-deep mud.
Farmers are taking steps to improve wintering systems despite the challenges of COVID-19 restrictions and weather events.
With thousands of migrant visas set to expire, National’s ag spokesperson David Bennett is urging the Government to act quickly to avoid a potential labour shortage for the calving season.
LIC has launched a new tool to help dairy farmers reduce their environmental footprint.
Moving day around the country appears to have gone relatively smoothly despite the disruption and uncertainty created by the Covid-19 pandemic.
David Bennett who’s just taken over as the National Party’s new spokesperson on agriculture is a dairyman at heart.
Farmers and growers have won more time to appeal one of the country’s largest environmental plan changes.
Dairy farmers have given a clear mandate to have an industry good body to represent and support them, says DairyNZ chairman Jim van der Poel.
New research from Lincoln University has revealed that the genetic disposition of dairy cows could significantly reduce nitrate leaching.
A pilot trial has begun, seeking to understand a possible link between the methane cows produce and their genetics.
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Peter Burke looks at what Moving Day meant for some farmers in Horowhenua.
Dairy farmers are certainly not jumping over the hay bales with delight at the Government’s recently announced water reforms.
Global dairy prices are settling down after a rollercoaster ride triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the first time ever, the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards will be screened on national television.
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