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A dairying revolution is underway in Kaikoura, and it's a positive revolution.
Some talk in the marketplace suggests reducing maize silage growing costs by decreasing planting population.
Australian National milk production could drop as much as 5% next season, taking the national output to levels not seen since the drought.
Continuing converging of livestock values in respect of Herd Scheme Value (HS) and National Standard Cost (NSC) for dairy cattle presents farmers with an opportunity to review their livestock valuation methods and optimise their operations for tax efficiency, a tax specialist says.
It's business as usual for NSW farmers Stuart and Hayley Menzies even though they're now the sole suppliers of a product touted as the world's first safe-to-drink raw milk.
Up to 200 people recently attended a farm field day to hear the winning ways of South Canterbury sharemilkers Joe and Suz Wyborn.
Fonterra has announced a new senior leadership team and business unit structure.
An innovative application of common dairy technology is helping Fonterra make savings from waste.
Many NZ farmers have lost the art of all-grass farming and rely too heavily on supplements.
The founder of Oamaru's Whitestone Cheese Company has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen's Birthday honours.
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The milk pricing system in Australia, with its lack of transparency and risk mitigation tools across the industry, is holding back expansion of dairying and needs to be improved.
Science backs what humans need to thrive, and DairyNZ wellness and wellbeing specialist Dana Carver is keen for dairy farmers to benefit from such science to stay strong and healthy.
Southland farmer Dylan Ditchfield is asking the big question of dairy farmers during his workshop at the South Island Dairy Event.
More benefits accrue from having a wintering shed onfarm than may first appear.
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