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OPINION: We all know that overuse of fertiliser harms the environment, but that shouldn’t mean fertiliser becomes a dirty word.
OPINION: Volatility? What volatility? Farmers are asking as global dairy prices rose for the fifth consecutive Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction last week.
Farmers’ confidence is at its lowest since 2009 and it’s mostly due to the new Government, says National’s Agriculture spokesperson Nathan Guy.
New Zealand brands are at the centre of infant formula shortages in Australia supermarkets.
Kiwi agritech start-up Halter, in Auckland, expects to commercially launch its GPS-enabled cow collars in April.
Changes driven by computer scientists in the agri-food sector are creating new opportunities for New Zealand farmers.
Fonterra is backing a farmer-led project to protect water quality in Bay of Plenty lakes.
The South Island Agricultural Field Days (SIAFD) will this year be bigger and more diverse than ever, the organisers say.
Darfield farmer Peter Abrahamson was a fan of fertigation (fertilisation of crops and pasture by liquids fed through irrigation systems) even before he could irrigate.
The Ministry for Primary Industries has ramped up its efforts to contain the invasive weed velvetleaf.
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Being in an industry filled with so much passion is an aspect of dairying which Dairy Women's Network chief executive Jules Benton loves after nine months in the job.
Waikato cheesemaker Albert Alferink is no stranger to specialty cheese awards — but now his skills have put him on the global stage.
DairyNZ's proposed M. bovis levy of up to 3.9c/kgMS is a lot higher than some were expecting, says Federated Farmers dairy chair Chris Lewis.
Dairy farmers are being asked to approve a levy of up to 3.9 cents/kgMS over the next two seasons to pay their share of the Mycoplasma bovis eradication effort.
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