Buttery prize
OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having…
Fonterra is enjoying a golden run in the Australian butter market.
Proposed new environmental rules for the Waimakariri District will drive some farmers off their land, say farmers and their support groups.
Dry weather is spreading through Waikato but farmers are coping, says Waikato Primary Industry Adverse Event Cluster chairman Neil Bateup.
A school in Gore has lent a hand in the Southland clean-up effort.
The financial impact of the flooding which ripped through Southland in the first week of February is huge, says Southland Federated Farmers vice-president Bernadette Hunt.
The country's second largest milk processor says any negative impact of coronavirus should be short lived.
Pricing for New Zealand dairy could soon be hit by coronavirus.
Milk consumption in the United Kingdom has dropped by just under 50% since 1974.
A 175ha dairy farm in Kohatu, Tapawera, 52km west of Nelson, sold in October 2018 for conversion to a hop garden, is another example of change in land use driving sales of rural property.
Belt mergers are known for their clean forage pick up and handling, the KUHN Merge Maxx 950 is no exception.
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Motueka contractor James Lea’s says his new McCormick X6 430 VT drive tractor not only has the traction to go anywhere, it also makes him more efficient.
Fonterra says many farms are inaccessible and milk collection impacted by flooding in Southland and Otago.
A clever idea from the Emerald Isle, addresses the issue of stability when operating loaders on silage stacks.
With hemp production expected to increase in New Zealand over the coming years, it might not be too long before we see some strange looking machines out in the paddocks.
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