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OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having…
Nitrate levels in Christchurch drinking water are not expected to exceed safe drinking levels in the future, says Waimakariri Irrigation Ltd.
Existing and possible erosion stand out as aspects of soil sustainability and the economics of farming, explains Bala Tikkisetty, sustainable agriculture advisor at Waikato Regional Council.
Holidays may be few and far between in the dairy industry, but Southland farmers David and Angela Spedding recently enjoyed a weekend away as winners of Ecolab’s inaugural ‘What a Relief’ programme.
Miraka's insistence on sustainable farming practices has shown results in more farms winning honours in the recent Te Ara Miraka farming excellence awards.
Could our riparian systems become overloaded and therefore useless?
OPINION: Beleaguered Australian farmers are facing a fight on a new front.
OPINION: Australia hasn't been a happy hunting ground for Fonterra in recent years thanks to increasing competition among processors and supermarkets pushing their weight around.
OPINION: Credit where due, NZ Herald at least reported that agricultural leadership had pitched in to do its bit.
OPINION: Media bias against farming isn’t new in this country, but the level of ignorance among journalists is off the charts these days.
OPINION: The united and unprecedented stand taken last week at Parliament was historic.
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More European dairy farmers are choosing to put their cows outdoors to graze.
A Northland farmer (62) has been fined $5000 and banned from owning more than 70 cows for two years after being found guilty of animal welfare offences.
PGG Wrightson says the recent sale of a Lower Waitaki dairy farm for $8.35 million could “re-ignite” the market for dairy property.
Rodents are copping it on an 8ha bush block on a farm owned by BEL Group near Waipukurau, central Hawke’s Bay.
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