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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…
After five consecutive rises, whole milk powder prices dipped in the latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction.
Confirming its "immense faith" in the dairy industry, the country's second largest milk processor is embarking on a significant investment programme.
As calving season approaches, so does the increased risk of sprain and strain injuries for dairy farmers.
Product design and development consultant Blender says as part of its commitment to fostering innovation in agriculture and technology, it’s sponsoring the prototype category of the Fieldays Innovation Awards for the third year in a row.
A major focus for Fieldays in recent years has involved responding to the agricultural sector’s pressing challenges of environmental sustainability, climate mitigation and food production.
The a2 Milk Company (a2MC) is providing $440,000 to 18 farms across Southland, Canterbury and the Waikato in the third round of its a2 Farm Sustainability Fund in New Zealand.
The presence of koura (freshwater crayfish) in the Kakahu River, South Canterbury, was one of the highlights of eDNA monitoring and biomonitoring (periphyton, macroinvertebrates and fish) carried out in the Kakahu River in March 2024.
Applying effluent to saturated soils is prohibited, and if a farmer is found to be in breach of this rule, they could face enforcement action.
Odour from farm dairy effluent is increasingly an issue as herd sizes grow and urban boundaries get closer to operating farms.
SIDE 2024 organisers have secured some key speakers for the event. Here are four of the keynote speakers:
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Registrations are quickly filling up for the South Island Dairy Event (SIDE), New Zealand’s largest dairy conference.
In 2018, faced with a Salmonella outbreak among his calves and the effects of the subsequent vaccination, Waikato dairy farmer Cole Townsend turned to social media for a solution.
Pat and Shelley Schnuriger’s resolve to reduce their Holstein Friesian herd to 100 cows has proven its worth, with an exceptional percow production backing up their decision.
The New Zealand dairy industry needs more technology managers as much as they need staff on the ground who can milk cows, says a leading Waikato dairy farming family.
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