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The Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy, says the proposed animal welfare regulations now out for consultation are very important for the NZ primary sector.
Dairy farmers in 2013 committed to the Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord which requires them to have a riparian management plan by 2020.
Farms' demands for large water volumes requires water storage in tanks and troughs, with potential for contamination.
Autumn rains mean pasture covers are looking pretty good in many regions.
Dairy farmers wanting to spread risk and income source are enquiring about Firstlight Wagyu genetics, says the company's supply manager Peter Keeling.
Adding value to New Zealand's dairy produce was the strong theme of the official opening of Westland Milk Products' new UHT plant at Rolleston last week.
Attend the South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) 2016 in Invercargill, and invest in yourself and your business.
Right now trading conditions for New Zealand dairying are as challenging as I have seen.
Kawasaki heavy Industries made its first side-by-side utility vehicle in 1998: the Mule 1000, powered by a 450cc liquid cooled twin based on a motorcycle engine.
Researchers are about to begin looking at how to gain the health benefits of drinking raw milk without risking the pitfalls.
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Dutch implement maker Tulip is known for delivering quality arable products, and its Multidisc series is proven cost effective, a minimum tillage tool with unique disc suspension.
The global market for probiotics is an estimated $54 billion per annum, says Dr James Dekker, Fonterra's senior research scientist probiotics.
On our farms, in our universities, research labs and factories, the dairy industry is in a transformation.
In many ways the Government's new regulations on animal welfare should not be necessary.
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