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OPINION: Reckless action by Greenpeace in 2024 forced Fonterra to shut down a drying plant for four hours, costing the co-op…
Third-generation dairy farmers Hayden and Tania Edmeades run 500 dairy cows and associated young stock over 190ha near Putararu in the Waikato.
Each year about 900 of LIC’s qualified AB technicians (AB techs) visit farms in their local area, artificially inseminating thousands of cows between September and January.
Gillian Saich from Invercargill is new to dairy farming and was thrilled when a dairy farmer offered her work experience on his farm.
The discovery of bovine tuberculosis in the Hawke’s Bay meant St. Peters School’s Owl Farm had to rethink this season’s heifer management strategy.
OPINION: From my observations of general media reporting it seems that in today’s world no one wants to take responsibility for their actions.
OPINION: So will NZ end up with a wealth tax?
OPINION: The sale of one of New Zealand’s oldest dairy cooperatives will be in the spotlight this week.
OPINION: Painting eyes on the backsides of cows could save their lives, according to new research by Australian scientists.
OPINION: A North Yorkshire teacher has become at least the second member of the public to be trampled to death by cows in the UK this year.
OPINION: This year has been a difficult and challenging time not just for farmers, but for all New Zealanders.
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The IFCN (International Farm Comparison Network in dairying) has been around for over 20 years but this year due to Covid-19 it got a lot more active.
Climate change affects all of us and reducing greenhouse gas emissions must be a priority, writes Bala Tikkisetty.
OSPRI and the Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) are urging farmers to play their part in improving animal traceability at a critical time on farm.
Rabobank has lifted its forecast farmgate milk price by 40c to $6.35/kgMS.
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