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OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the…
Labour and accuracy were two main drivers behind LIC’s latest automation which will revolutionise a key part of its herd testing operations, says LIC’s Brent Wollaston.
US dairy exporters keep finding new markets for cheese and dairy ingredients despite facing trade tensions.
The famous can of Tatua’s Dairy Whip cream in Tatuanui has had a makeover.
Waikato Innovation Park, at Hamilton, soon home to another spray dryer, recently hosted Labour politicians and other visitors.
The latest results from the Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Genetics dairy beef progeny test are signalling good prospects for dairy farmers.
Minister of Ag Damien O’Connor is confident the government can work together with farmers to improve water quality.
OPINION: New Zealand faces the prospect of real hardship from Brexit.
The World Hereford Conference will return to New Zealand after a 30 year absence.
The expansion of the dairy industry in Ireland is starting to affect the environmental health of the country’s lakes, rivers and estuaries.
Farmers are happy with the appointment of Fraser Whineray to Fonterra’s newly created role of chief operating officer.
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The needs for animal protein in discussions on future nutritious and sustainable food systems seems to be missing from much of the rhetoric, says Jeremy Hill, Fonterra’s chief scientist and technology officer.
How we take the farming community with us and what trajectory we are on for climate change response is all open for discussion, says Dr Rod Carr, the new chair-designate of the Climate Change Commission.
The new chair of the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) Trust wants to use the awards to showcase NZ dairy to the world.
Taranaki farmer Mel Poulton will work with New Zealand’s special agricultural trade envoy, Mike Petersen, over the next three months in preparation for taking over his role on January 1.
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