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OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the…
The US dairy industry is now facing a challenging, unpredictable future under Trump.
Dairy farmers are spooked and they have every right to be.
This weekend’s announcement the Government plans to cap dairy herds is ill thought-out political grandstanding, National Party leader Simon Bridges says.
Australian dairy farmers produced an estimated 650 million litres in March, an increase of 2% on March 2017.
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor is defending the nature and makeup of the new Primary Sector Council.
Farms in Germany are profitting from biogas from animal waste.
A 1000-head barn and automated milking system is the centrepiece of an impressive family farm in east Germany.
Fertiliser co-op Ravensdown and Lincoln University have unveiled effluent technology that could lift the dairy sector’s effluent and water efficiency.
Ohoka holstein breeder Peter Sherriff says buying New Zealand’s most expensive ($35,000) heifer calf is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Busy Brook Holstein’s Gold Label Sale near Duntroon in mid-April was a huge success, setting a believed-record price for a New Zealand calf — $35,000.
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Whole milk powder prices were softer at last week’s GDT auction, taking the average price down 1.5% to US$3231/t and the overall price index down 1.1%, says Rabobank dairy analyst Emma Higgins.
Farmers affected by Mycoplasma bovis and unhappy with compensation payments offered may go to arbitration and appeal, says MPI.
Farmers who pollute waterways and damage New Zealand’s brand image cause problems for companies trying to sell our high value food exports.
Fonterra's China business head Christina Zhu says its Beingmate joint venture needs a leadership revamp.
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