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OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
Tatua's milk pool may have fallen, but the co-op is still topping the payout stakes.
Growing up in the dairy heartland, it was perhaps inevitable that Brendhan Greaney was going to end up in the industry.
Beef + Lamb NZ and DairyNZ are working through the cost-sharing process for the industry share of eradicating Mycoplasma bovis, says BLNZ general manager policy and advocacy Dave Harrison.
The farmer-owned co-op LIC says the $20 million cost to transform the business has been money well spent.
More farmers have asked this year about CRV Ambreed’s LowN sires, as they aim to start breeding for lower milk urea nitrogen concentration (MUN), says product manager Peter van Elzakker.
After test driving the Skoda Kodiaq Sportline, we think getting one may be a clever choice.
It's not uncommon for farms to be a family affair, but the Drumm family at Mullingar, Co Westmeath, Ireland, have taken this to new heights with their own agritech invention.
Tow and Fert sprayer systems made by Metalform have been around for several years, growing in popularity with users who cite reduced costs and other benefits.
The latest device from the Irish maker, Moocall Heat, monitors cows for heat detection, centering on a collar worn by the bull to detect his activity as he moves through the herd.
Most losses that occur when you make silage are invisible, but they can be up to 40% of the original cut pasture.
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Making high-quality pasture silage should not be difficult, but it must be viewed as a supplementary feed, rather than just a necessity to manage pasture.
High-quality silage is a stable feed made from high-quality pasture.
Making silage is a balance: when a paddock is closed, yield increases but quality declines.
The Lalich family have found success with Pottinger for their dairy farm and contracting business at Ngarua, near Morrinsville, where a manager looks after the farm, leaving father Trevor, and son Daniel free for the contracting work.
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