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Our dairy farming work life is full on: we love our cows, put their needs first in our decision making, and our success proves our decisions have been and are correct.
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The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) will begin a cull of 22,332 cattle on all properties infected with Mycoplasma bovis after scientific testing and tracing confirmed the disease was not endemic.
Many people do not grasp that methane is a short-lived gas that recycles, says Feds climate change spokesman Andrew Hoggard.
When people say New Zealand should be a leader in agricultural climate change technology and systems, Feds climate change spokesman Andrew Hoggard says he gets “pissed off”.
Winston Nutritional, a new participant in the processed dairy sector, has poured almost $30 million into its infant formula facility in South Auckland.
The New Zealand National Fieldays Society is going for gold in celebrating its 50th anniversary year and its journey since launching at the Te Rapa Racecourse in Hamilton in 1968.
Infant formula volumes remain the key driver of Canterbury-based Synlait Milk Ltd’s increasing profits, says managing director John Penno.
Communications and Digital Media Minister Clare Curran was scheduled to meet with Federated Farmers last week to discuss the rollout of rural broadband.
A warning is sounding to dairy farmers that environmental policy is likely to restrict cow numbers.
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China demand for whole milk powder has been keeping prices elevated, says Rabobank senior dairy analyst Michael Harvey.
The China infant formula market has been very challenging for several dairy companies operating there for the last 18 months – not just Fonterra, says Rabobank senior dairy analyst Michael Harvey.
Fonterra has appointed a board sub-committee to salvage its disastrous investment in Chinese infant formula trader Beingmate.
Fonterra farmers says the co-op’s half year results is a mixed bag; they welcome the lift in forecast milk price but are unhappy with the drop in dividend.
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