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Frontloader specialist Quicke's Q-companion is designed to allow operators to record weights of materials loaded, so it proves useful for mixing rations or loading trucks with produce for hauling away from a farm.
Despite Brexit being foreshadowed as a handbrake on Britain’s exports to Europe, it seems the future holds no fear for construction and farm machinery maker JCB, which has just released impressive year 2017 financial results.
In a market crowded with rear butterfly-style mowers it’s no surprise to see entrants looking for a slice of the overall pie.
The practice of sub-soiling, by no means new, has been acknowledged by farmers and contractors as helping improve drainage and creating healthier soil conditions.
A new trailer braking system from Case-IH looks like it could markedly improve safety, particularly at high road speeds or when towing heavier loads.
We have all had to deal with milk quality issues onfarm at some stage in our farming careers — whether it be a freezing point grade or high bulk somatics on the first pick-up or perhaps an antibiotic scare during the season.
If your milk cooling system is not capable of meeting the new milk cooling regulations, you may need secondary cooling.
Farm dairy operators must have an auditable system that confirms milk cooling requirements are met.
Plate heat exchangers (PHE) are the most cost-effective way to cool milk, says DairyNZ.
West Coast milk co-op, Westland has dropped its forecast payout for the 2018-19 season.
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Milk cooling affects milk quality: the faster milk is cooled after milking, the better its quality at collection.
MPI says a farm dairy must act to correct milk cooling performance if data show the milk is not being cooled within the required parameters.
Marlborough farmer Murray Beach wants a new share system for Fonterra.
Dairy farmers worldwide are being urged to prepare now for a future with a smaller herd of higher producing cows, says the general manager of World Wide Sires New Zealand, Hank Lina.
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