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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…
Entrepreneurial individuals and businesses have a new avenue for support with the launch of Fonterra Ventures Co-Lab.
A nationwide shortage of zinc – the preferred treatment for facial eczema -- is causing concern to dairy farmers in the North Island, especially in Waikato.
Fonterra says a campaign where its shareholder farmers tell their success stories has helped boost its standing among New Zealanders.
Improved milk production in New Zealand has caused dairy prices to fall heavily overnight, says ASB economist Nathan Penny.
You might have to wait a while to buy one, but Holden will premiere the new Commodore Sportwagon at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
Westland Milk Products has appointed farmer Peter Morrison as its new chairman.
Water remains a hot topic, given the boom-and-bust cycles and the likelihood of restrictions and higher costs for the precious fluid.
Dairy farmers with herringbone sheds can now make use of a new LIC Automation YieldSense app to help them determine during milking which cows are producing the best or the worst on any given day.
Kuhn has upgraded its range of high capacity tedders with a new chassis design and rotor lifting mechanism which allows higher ground clearance and improved contour following on undulating terrain.
Dutch dairy farmers are queuing for a ‘death subsidy’ for cows as part of a plan to reduce the size of the national herd.
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It's not often the police invite the public to have a little fun with cannabis (marijuana).
DairyNZ has dropped plans to appeal against an Advertising Standards Authority ruling.
A plate heat exchanger (PHE) is the most effective means of cooling milk, says DairyNZ.
Milk cooling affects milk quality and the faster the milk is cooled after milking, the better the quality when it is collected from the farm, says DairyNZ.
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