Buttery prize
OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having…
Once-a-day (OAD) milking was up for discussion at a recent Small Milk and Supply Herds (SMASH) field day at Massey University.
Animal rights group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA’s) request to erect a billboard memorialising 21 cows killed in a tractor-trailer crash in North Carolina has been turned down.
US actor Joaquin Phoenix is being accused of taking away UK farmers’ livelihoods.
Was agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor warned about the risks posed by the Government’s freshwater proposals?
Milking It understands that at a recent Federated Farmers meeting in Wellington, there was robust discussion around farmer levies paid to industry-good organisations.
If you're a dairy farmer reading this, then ask yourself, are you a good boss?
OPINION: Why are we accusing farming and in particularly dairy farming for being the cause, at least here in NZ, for global warming?
New research reveals how pastoral farm systems will likely be impacted by climate change.
The coronavirus outbreak contributed to Synlait’s decision to issue a wider earnings guidance range.
Canterbury-based milk processor Synlait has downgraded its earnings expectation for the 2020 financial year.
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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.
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