Synthetic milk
OPINION: Will synthetic milk derail NZ's economy?
Three finalists for the Dairy Women's Network's Dairy Community Leadership Award have been announced.
GlobalDairyTrade Event 162 concluded with the GDT price index up 3.8%, beating expectations.
Westland Milk Products has already received "substantial orders" for products from its new $40 million ultra-high temperature (UHT) plant in Rolleston.
LIC's Jersey Premier Sires bulls have topped the national Jersey ranking of active sires (RAS) list, released this month.
"We draft them off as we milk, then when we've finished milking the rest, we just bring them back onto the platform and dry cow them."
Lameness is estimated to cost Australian farmers at least A$250 for each cow that develops the problem and can greatly reduce cow comfort and longevity.
To complement recently introduced trailed mower conditioners with centre pivot drawbars, Kuhn has announced the launch of three new models with offset drawbars.
The MobileTECH conference at Rotorua was heralded as a showcase for emerging technologies and a forum to bring together designers, innovators and early adopters.
Canterbury processor Synlait has reported a net profit of $12.4 million for the first half of 2016.
The US market is one of six growth regions pinpointed in Arla's strategy 'Good Growth 2020'.
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French dairy giant Danone is doubling its infant formula production capacity in New Zealand.
The seven farms Rebecca Keoghan has responsibility for vary in size: the largest run about 1200 cows each on 490ha platforms and produce up to 400,000kgMS...
An aerial possum kill is planned for the southern Rimutaka Ranges in September.
A New Zealand dairy farmer who has farmed overseas and worked with some of the largest dairy genetics organisations now heads World Wide Sires in New Zealand.
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