Farmland security
OPINION: Paranoia about foreigners is at an all-time high in the US and attention is now turning to foreign-owned farmland.
The number of dairy cattle has dropped for the first time since 2005, says Statistics New Zealand.
Methane emissions from cattle in Australia are 24% lower than previously estimated, equivalent to 12.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, says new Australian research.
Local consumers in Malaysia are enjoying the equivalent of 1.9 million glasses of Fonterra branded dairy products every day — and that number is growing.
The Paris agreement on climate change prioritises food security and food production, recognising the dual challenges of controlling global temperatures and feeding a growing population, says Federated Farmers.
While the bulk of the grass harvest falls to contractors, small paddocks or late cuts can often be done by farmers with their own machinery.
Case IH started the trend towards rotor separation with the Axial Flow combine harvesters as far back as 1977...
Tractor maker SDF believes many accidents are caused by reduced visibility from today's larger tractors and cites reports that Germany alone reported 42 tractor-related fatalities in 2014.
Amazone feriliser spreaders, well respected for many years, have won their maker a Machine of the Year Award at the recent Agritechnica show.
Arable farmers were called upon last week to help dairy farmers.
Fonterra today maintained a forecast farmgate milk price of $4.60/kgMS.
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The Two and Fert product range from Metalform offers a different approach to crop management.
There seems to be a Guinness world record for most things, whether eating hotdogs or flipping playing cards, so it's no surprise to see one record set that leans towards agriculture.
A new campaign designed to tell good news farming stories has caught the imagination of kiwi farmers attracting over 1000 followers and reaching tens of thousands more in the first 24 hours since launch.
With the increasing standards required for water used in farm dairies Singh's Engineering Services of Hamilton have developed a solution.
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OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
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