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Dairy farmers living in the shadow of Mt Taranaki are doing it tough as the rain keeps on falling.
Farmers can now benchmark their farm performances on a national scale, thanks to a new online tool.
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy is welcoming a new report showing a major improvement in bobby calf welfare last year.
Better growing conditions over summer than during a bad spring is likely a factor in the dip of 3.2% in the GlobalDairyTrade auction last week, economists say.
A new dairy conversion is a vote of confidence in the dairy industry by farmer Peter Schouten, of Swannanoa, North Canterbury.
New Zealand could be $1.3 billion better off if all tariffs on our dairy exports were lifted, according to an economic report on the NZ dairy industry.
Canadian dairy company Saputo is set to take full control of Australian dairy processor Warrnambool Cheese and Butter.
DairyNZ says the new stock exclusion requirements in the Government’s new Clean Water policy for dairy cattle is a strong endorsement of the hard work farmers have done on their farms to protect waterways.
Fonterra is sticking to its forecast farmgate milk price of $6.00/kgMS announced in November.
Trade barriers cost New Zealand billions of dollars annually, according to an NZIER report for the Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ).
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New Holland Agriculture has upgraded its Roll-Belt variable chamber balers for better performance in silage; its new IntelliBale system is said to raise performance and efficiency.
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Wairarapa dairy farmer Bill Patrick’s new Duncan Renovator AS5300 drill allows him to cover more ground faster and deal comfortably with trashy conditions on the family’s 2000-cow dairy farm in Wairarapa, east of Masterton.
Farmers looking to offset the summer milk production drop need to act now with strategic pasture management and high-energy supplements.
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