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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…
OPINION: Vegans take note, a report published by the UK Sustainable Food Trust not only implicitly challenges the assumption that veganism and environmentalism work in symbiosis, it tacitly suggests that the two movements are in actual conflict with each other.
OPINION: Despite the rhetoric from the government about agriculture leading the post-Covid recovery, our primary industries seem to be out of the loop when it comes to the Covid response.
A process that combines fertiliser and irrigation gives farmers control, says Graeme Pile, Fertigation Systems co-founder.
New regulations around effluent storage and discharge loom for the Otago region.
Mark Murphy, the national commercial manager for Rakaia Engineering doesn’t mince his words when it comes to effluent management.
Correct effluent management can deliver savings on fertiliser costs, increased grass growth, while also ensuring environmental compliance regulations are met.
Williams Engineering Limited, based on the Hauraki Plains, has been producing high quality, practical and cost-effective farm machinery for the past 40 years.
A midlife crisis and the desire for a new challenge were the catalysts for Nathan and Rosie Hughes’ switch to smaller herd dairy farming three years ago.
Fonterra is sticking to its 2020-21 season forecast payout range of $5.90 to $6.90/kgMS as dairy prices slipped further in the overnight auction.
OPINION: It could be argued that consultation was a meaningless exercise when the Government asked for submissions last year on its major water reforms.
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DairyNZ chairman Jim van der Poel's foreword from the industry group's 2020 election report.
It's important to know your financials and KPIs but it is just as important to know your environmental footprint and what is driving it, says dairy farmer Jolene Germann.
Pete Smit is one of a growing number of young business-savvy New Zealanders seizing opportunities in the dairy sector.
Mental health and connectivity are two of the main issues affecting dairy farmers in this country according to a survey by DairyNZ.
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