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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…
Fonterra has confirmed it will pay part of its forecast final dividend earlier, to support farmers during a time of extremely tight on-farm cash flows.
Two leading Australian dairy studs have each produced the top ranked pair of bulls in the latest ABVs for Holsteins and Jerseys.
Young dairy farmers will need to be more business and technology savvy than their predecessors.
One of the great medical breakthroughs of our age was the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928.
Harvest specialist Claas developed the first effective corn cracker system for its Jaguar forage harvester in the 1980s.
Proposed new animal welfare regulations are a great step forward, says the NZ Veterinary Association dairy cattle branch president, Dr Jenny Weston.
Nylon rollers supporting the concrete deck on GEA Milfos iFlow rotary platforms make for trouble-free milking and easy maintenance.
DairyNZ says its submission on proposed new animal welfare regulations will be made from a farmer's perspective.
An Australian geneticist says visual appraisal of dairy cows is largely a waste of time.
Three of the best Maori dairy farms are vying to win the Bledisloe Cup as winner of the Ahuwhenua Trophy competition.
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Judging is underway in the 2016 New Zealand Share Farmer of the Year competition, each of the 11 finalists getting two hours to impress the judges.
Australian dairy farmer Darren Merritt doesn't do things by halves.
Bigger may not be better for equipment in robotic dairies, according to the findings of FutureDairy energy audits on Australian farms.
Thirty three of the nation's top dairy farmers will be heading to Wellington to vie for the three top titles.
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