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A new report has found we are damaging and losing our soils and our native plants and animals, but DairyNZ says farmers are working to fix the issue.
A commercial diagnostic tool which will allow farmers to test for cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis themselves is being developed.
Global dairy prices rose slightly in the overnight Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction.
DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle has welcomed the announcement of the members of the Interim Climate Change Committee.
A 10-year analysis of river water quality trends has revealed improving water quality for most sites.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) says it is committed to helping farmers affected by the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis receive their due compensation and is working hard to process all current claims.
Dairy automation company Lely says its new milking robot will be available in New Zealand within months.
Hamilton-based Dairy Goat Cooperative (DGC) has appointed David Hemara as its new chief executive.
Fonterra is disputing claims made in the April 10 issue of Dairy News that its plans to turn around the co-op’s disastrous investment in Chinese baby food company Beingmate will be hampered by the return of the company’s founder.
The ability of farmers to come up with practical solutions to onfarm problems never ceases to amaze. Some are extremely clever in their simplicity, e.g. the Three Rivers bale feeder.
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Sometimes you hop into a vehicle and it feels just right; that’s the overriding impression when jumping aboard the Can Am Defender HD5 DPS, a farmer focused side by side (SSV).
A lot has changed in farming over the last 22 years since LIC launched the production worth (PW) index in 1996, with breeding worth (BW) and lactation worth (LW).
Picking easy-care cows is about to get a whole lot easier with the first change to the calculation of production worth in 22 years.
Breeding a good herd of dairy cattle is a priority for Simon and Elle Clarke, who are on their fourth season on 307ha at Hora Hora, near Cambridge.
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