Science fiction
OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the…
The global climate change conference in Paris drew a record number of world leaders to the opening last week. Federated Farmers dairy industry group chair Andrew Hoggard looks at the debate.
The world's biggest cloning factory being built in Tianjin, China, will begin cloning cattle in seven months.
US ranchers are letting cows gorge in feedlots for up to 60 days longer than usual.
Anti-dairying and academic Mike Joy is taking his campaign further.
TV news coverage of terrible bobby calf treatment by a callous minority of people reminds us of a harsh truth: the dairy industry has committed enemies.
A colony of much sought-after dung beetles are up for auction to raise awareness and kick off a science education project.
All those involved in this latest scandal of mistreatment of bobby calves redefine the meaning of the word idiot.
The West Coast is a challenging place to live and farm. High rainfall is a feature of the region and it has always struggled to develop a strong economic base. Isolation is another issue.
Westland Milk Products chairman Matt O'Regan is a burn and bred West Coaster.
All resilient farm systems need to be low cost, says DairyNZ principal scientist John Roche.
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The break-even cost of supplementary feed is 3.5% of the milk price, says DairyNZ principal scientist John Roche.
The first robotic milker in a southern hemisphere high school is running at Feilding High School, Manawatu.
The Land and Water Forum (LAWF) is proposing time limits for farmers to fence waterways on their properties, with dairy farmers among the first to be affected.
Fertiliser maker Ballance says it will continue to absorb the impact of a weaker New Zealand dollar and hold prices for most major nutrients through December.
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