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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.
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.
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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.
West Coast farmer Andrew Stewart believes the key to animal traceability is to keep your National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) account regularly updated.
Innovative Western Australian dairy farmers Mat and Sue Daubney have added another feather to their cap.
One in five people interested in taking up dairy apprenticeships are from Auckland and one in three people placed in apprenticeships are women.
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