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A critical way to reduce the spread of disease from one season to the next is by removing soiled bedding and thoroughly cleaning a calf shed.
A summer-long on-farm study of irrigation efficiency in the Ashburton area will provide a benchmark for progress.
Most of the spring calving cows have now been dried-off and will be enjoying their ‘annual holiday’.
A new Global Dairy Trade Marketplace platform launched a year ago has attracted registered sellers from Europe, USA, Asia and Oceania.
Nitrogen entering the soil from the urine of cows is a big problem.
Dairy farming has changed much in recent years and career progression is not as straightforward as it used to be.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can no longer ignore the growing demand that it enforces its own regulations against fake dairy foods.
Australian farmer Brian McLaren has been a loyal Murray Goulburn supplier for 48 years but the latest price blow could be the final straw.
Australian dairy farmers have welcomed dairy co-op Murray Goulburn’s “honesty and transparency” in announcing its 2017-18 milk price.
Fonterra is pumping another $20 million into its Te Rapa site to produce more export cream cheese and mini-dish butter to meet rising demand.
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CRV Ambreed has appointed a new laboratory to enable New Zealand dairy farmers to gain access to further information about BVD and Johne’s Disease from their herd testing.
It's strange times for the global dairy market.
Killing pests needs to be a must-do for all landowners, says DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle.
Recent attacks on farmers were deeply unfair, says the Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy.
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