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LDV distributor Great Lake Motors says it expects to shake up New Zealand’s ute market with its new LDV T60.
Fonterra farmers will be opening their farms to the community next month.
Fonterra is fast tracking $100 million worth of milk plant upgrades in Australia.
Taranaki is one the true heartlands of the dairy industry, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.
The final results of the 2017 elections for the Fonterra board of directors, directors’ remuneration committee and shareholders’ council have been announced.
During Kubota's recent celebration of 40 years in Australasia, dealers got their first look at the new BX 80 sub-compact tractors which will hit the shores of New Zealand in April 2018.
It all started on the farm of Brad Sulzberger in Urenui, Taranaki, as he pondered his two-day collectioin and keeping the milk cool.
Fam technology company Tru-Test says dairy farmers can protect their income by having the right milk cooling systems.
Sharemilker Roy Willan admits having sleepless nights when milk was entering the vat at 21˚C two years ago.
The Ministry of Primary Industries says periodic checks of farms’ primary and secondary milk cooling capabilities will be undertaken.
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The saying goes, you can’t have too much of a good thing, but that doesn’t always ring true.
Wet, very wet -- in just about all the North Island and even the South Island for quite a while.
The term ‘peak cow’ -- referring to the national dairy herd -- is gaining relevance for more individual farmers as they turn from peak cow numbers to peak per-cow performance.
As I write this article the rain is pelting down outside. A wet winter followed by a normal spring is presenting a real challenge in many regions, resulting in the disruption of the normal cultivating/planting cycle.
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