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OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having…
The idea of virtual fencing has been around for 20 years, but AgResearch believes its time has come and will soon start testing an Australian product.
Water losses due to accidents are common occurrences for tank owners.
Efficient processes for milk cooling, vat wash and yard hosing can add up to significant savings in water.
A new feeding programme designed by biotech company Alltech shows that with proper timing, nutrition can be a more powerful tool than genetic manipulation for controlling production, animal health and quality.
Farms may be awash with safety footwear for men, but not for the girls.
Brian Mason and his staff milk 1000 cows at Waikauri View Farms, Wellsford, Northland, running Massey Fergusons for the last 10 years because they are “common-sense tractors” ideal for a dairy farming operation.
Claas Harvest Centres have released a new range of mixer wagons, the Trioliet Solomix2 VLL-S, to complement the existing ZK series already sold in New Zealand.
Pests like mice and wasps may one day be killed off by a new technique now proven in laboratory tests on fruit flies.
Westland Milk Products chief executive Toni Brendish has been keeping her promise to get the company back on its feet after a couple of troubled financial years.
Synlait has cut its forecast farmgate milk price for the 2016-17 season by 10c to $6.15/kgMS.
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Why is it important to reduce sediment, phosphorus and E. coli losses from winter grazed paddocks?
A simple device underpinned by a complex algorithm can alert farmers via text message that a cow will calve within one hour.
Last month we discussed the rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the increase in agricultural antimicrobial usage (up 67% by 2030 to 100,000 tons/year) and the threat of AMR to our health and food production.
Health and safety (H&S) of people is the top priority for a farming group that’s among the largest in New Zealand.
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