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Throwing mud at New Zealand First over its comments about Fonterra would not be constructive for the dairy industry, says Federated Farmers dairy industry group chairman Chris Lewis.
Under DIRA, all dairy companies should be required to disclose how much they pay for milk, says Lloyd Downing, a Morrinsville dairy farmer and former Waikato Federated Farmers president.
NZ First should butt out of Fonterra’s business, says Lloyd Downing, a Morrinsville dairy farmer and former Waikato Federated Farmers president.
The emerging US-China trade war is the biggest challenge to trade in 30 years, says Mike Petersen, New Zealand’s special agricultural trade envoy.
Minister for Biosecurity Damien O’Connor has unveiled a set of initiatives to support the Mycoplasma bovis response and improve farm biosecurity practices.
National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) compliance is increasing, but some farmers are continuing to break the rules.
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Farmers should not be having nightmares about Mycoplasma bovis, says a technical expert.
A trial of sexed semen at the Lincoln University Dairy Farm could result in gross income rising by at least $16,000.
A cattle disease prevalent on 100% of New Zealand farms is much more serious than Mycoplasma bovis, a veterinarian says.
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Copper deficiency is again stalking New Zealand’s cattle, brought on by traditional pastoral deficiency and shifts in farming practices over the past two decades.
Three big challenges have many farmers looking at self-containing their farming operations and growing most of their feed on land they either own or control.
The second Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction of the new season saw a slight drop in dairy prices.
How long does it take a country to build a dairy industry? One year, Qatar would answer.
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