Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
Global dairy prices have dropped for the third consecutive auction.
A global animal health company is welcoming the Government’s discussion paper on the use of agricultural inhibitors.
Half of Canterbury dairy farms aren’t operating profitably, says Ashburton farm consultant Jeremy Savage.
A dairy sector made up of good bosses would make us unstoppable, says Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Chris Lewis.
The Good Boss campaign aims to get farmers talking about what it takes to be a good boss and how they can be even better bosses.
A new initiative has been launched to provide up to $6000 worth of independent advice to farmers struggling with farm debt.
Unlike some other exporters, Fonterra’s scheduling, logistics and delivery activities to all markets are largely operating as normal, the cooperative says.
Taranaki farmers will have the opportunity to hear about shifting to autumn calving at DairyNZ’s Farmers’ Forum this week.
Fonterra is sticking to its forecast farmgate milk price range at $7-$7.60/kgMS despite the global uncertainty around coronavirus.
More accurate genetic evaluations, drawing on ten years of New Zealand and international research, will be available to dairy farmers from this month.
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Cows and pasture are not the villains in climate change, but could instead be our saviours, says Hawke’s Bay farmer, soil scientist and consultant Phyllis Tichinin.
Fonterra is beginning to install new milk vat monitoring systems over the next couple of years.
For the past decade, European fertiliser spreader manufacturer Sulky has been offering Fertitest, a service designed to assist with the configuration and effective use of the brand’s spreaders.
A Monosem Monoshox NG Plus M pneumatic planter, with double discs and individual seeding units, has proved to be the perfect choice for Murray and Nick Johns.
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