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The life's work of a Waikato Jersey breeder will be used to help inspire students about careers in the agri-food sector.
Westland Milk Products is promising better things for the 2018-19 season, while conceding that this season’s payout will be disappointing.
Greenpeace's sustainable agriculture campaigner Gen Toop says even dairy farmers are supporting their campaign against further intensification of dairying.
After fifteen years of planning and red tape, a controversial large dairy conversion in the Mackenzie Basin is expected to be up and running next season, despite environmentalists’ ongoing opposition.
Would price declines at last week’s Global Dairy Trade auction have been bigger had there not been a downside risk to future NZ production from Mycoplasma bovis and the plan to eradicate it, wonders BNZ senior economist Doug Steel.
Farmers should not be having nightmares about Mycoplasma bovis, says a technical expert.
Farmers will undergo another national round of bulk milk testing in spring as the campaign to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis ramps up.
Farmers’ stance on biosecurity is going to have to change, said Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor in a recent television interview.
The man heading MPI’s response to Mycoplasma bovis says more decisions will now be made at a local level rather than referring every matter back to MPI in Wellington.
The double-D’S were front and centre at Karapiro, Waikato, recently to promote a voluntary water quality initiative.
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DairyNZ says the industry has a vital role to play in helping transition New Zealand to a low-emissions economy.
Heavily indebted farmers may be under pressure from their banks to sell up on the rising farm market to get out of their debt.
Asked if Jersey farmers should start breeding for A2 milk – achieveable within five years in Jerseys but at a price in genetic diversity – Fonterra chairman John Wilson advises, “select for the animals which would give the best genetic gain – full stop”.
We have not reached peak milk in New Zealand, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.
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