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OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having…
It's been a wet year alright: MetService is already describing 2017 as “the year it didn’t stop raining” with Waikato rainfall at record levels for January to September.
Fish & Game says Fonterra has now realised it must act quickly to meet public demand for better water quality instead of relying on spending millions on slick PR campaigns promoting the dairy industry.
Founded by Victor Joskin in 1968, the Belgian family-owned Joskin company is now reckoned the world’s largest maker of slurry and manure equipment, selling to 60 countries.
Can you guess what's covering the interior of this Case IH Puma? Hint: the driver was on effluent duties.
Fonterra has launched a plan to help improve NZ waterways — and every day Kiwis have been invited to view the efforts.
Registrations for IrrigationNZ’s 2018 national conference are now open.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has confirmed that one of two Waimate district farms placed under restrictions last week has tested positive for Mycoplasma bovis infection.
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AI technician Don Shaw (79) has been surrounded by dairy cows his entire life, bringing many calves into the world.
In the wake of the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak, one of New Zealand’s main bull semen suppliers is calling for an industry body to be set up to implement country-wide testing and biosecurity standards.
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Dairy farming was always a likely career path for Graham Barlow, of Fermanagh Farm, in the Piako district of Waikato.
Farmers and rural contractors in Waikato are being urged to check that all machinery is clean to protect farms from weed pests.
Have you got a favourite farm memory? Then share it and the best yarn will win a farm bike worth over $5000.
Once-a-day (OAD) milking farm consultant Leo Hendrikse says planning is a key element in succeeding with a conversion to OAD.
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