Synthetic milk
OPINION: Will synthetic milk derail NZ's economy?
Claas has improved its industry-leading Jaguar self-propelled forage harvesters, including advanced engine and control technologies and a tyre pressure control system for the drive and steering axles.
To set up a dairy cow for a long, productive life you must give her the best possible start, says DairyNZ.
Westland Milk Products, New Zealand's second biggest dairy cooperative, has announced the appointment of Toni Brendish as its new chief executive officer.
The level of pasture cover at calving is very important, says DairyNZ.
The Lincoln University Dairy Farm (LUDF) is showing the way to make a profit even with the depressed world prices for milk solids.
With the dairy payout remaining stubbornly low and equity positions becoming more precarious many farmers are seeing more of their bank manager, says Crowe Horwath's head of corporate agribusiness, Hayden Dillon.
Fonterra is thrilled that its partnership with the Southland District Council to improve management of the roading network has been nationally recognised.
Getting up early on a foggy frosty Waikato morning for calving is quite a change for the nine Indonesian farmers in New Zealand this winter with Fonterra's Dairy Development programme.
Average bulk milk somatic cell count has substantially declined, as discovered in a study of milk supplied to Fonterra over five years, says Scott McDougall, from research provider Cognosco.
The Dairy Business of the Year recognises leading farms with high achievement in financial performance, people productivity and environmental management.
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Animal breeding company LIC says its bulls have again taken the top spots in the all-industry list for top bulls across New Zealand.
Centuries ago potash was created by boiling water in a pot that had been passed through wood ashes (hence the name).
With five million calves expected in the next eight weeks, it is a busy season for Christchurch firm Woolover, which makes wool covers for calves, lambs and kids, and for adult animals.
Embattled European dairy farmers are to get another $780 million to help them weather the downturn.
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