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A cost of $6000 for mediation between an indebted farmer and a bank would be at the lower end of the cost spectrum, says Federated Farmers sharemilkers chairman Richard McIntyre.
Simply keeping stock out of waterways arguably gives the “best bang for your buck” for water quality improvements, says DairyNZ Environment and catchment manager Aslan Wright-Stow.
The time has come to reduce aspects of Fonterra’s regulatory burden, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Todd Muller says.
Five months after the last cow went to slaughter from Henk Smit’s Cambridge farm he’s still awaiting compensation.
Groundwork has begun for a review of Fonterra’s capital structure.
Heat detection technology has helped two Taranaki farmers to cut their herd’s empty rate from 16% to 11% in its first season, says the supplier, Gallagher Group.
Using CowScout tags has offered more days in milk, says Cambridge dairy farmer Brad Payne.
Why pay more for a registered Hereford sire?
Continuing strong growth in Chinese demand for New Zealand beef is set support solid returns for the nation’s beef producers over the coming year.
Calving is in full swing at an Auckland dairy farm owned by NZ Young Farmers (NZYF).
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The average Jersey herd will make 67 cents more this season than a Holstein Friesian herd, claims Jersey Advantage spokesman James Courtman.
Various tools and technologies are now available to help dairy farmers optimise heat detection, says CRV Ambreed.
Good bull management means running adequate numbers of bulls with the herd, reducing their stress, and handling bulls to minimise the risk of injury to people and animals, says DairyNZ.
New research will determine if there is a better way of prioritising investigation of farms potentially infected with Mycoplasma bovis.
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