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The chief executive of DairyNZ, Dr Tim Mackle, is the winner of the 2016 Landcorp Agricultural Communicator of the Year.
Southland dairy farmers are urged to take it slow and steady when transitioning dairy cows onto fodder beet crops this season.
A grass-only farm system showed the highest operating profit – slightly above PKE – in the first year of a three year trial at the Northland Agricultural Research Farm.
The successful conclusion of negotiations and the lifting of nuclear-related sanctions on Iran are welcome news for major dairy exporters.
The month has been challenging for Australian dairying, the two largest companies' milk price revisions having hit many southern producers in the short term.
Idyllic scenes of cows grazing on lush grass in patchwork meadows amidst rolling hills recalls British dairy farming in the 1800s.
Cows and robots go together: throw in face recognition software (FRS) and it's perfect for their happiness.
Yorkshire's Australian cricket coach Jason Gillespie (41) is risking the wrath of his county club’s sponsors by saying the “disgusting" dairy industry should be shut down.
A string of 1950s-style milkbars serving Kiwi dairy milkshakes, smoothies and yogurt is reckoned a smash hit in China.
Few agricultural scientists in the history of New Zealand have left a greater legacy than the late emeritus professor Colin Holmes who passed away last week.
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A new three point linkage bale feeder that looks to upturn traditional design thinking has been launched by feeding specialist Hustler.
You don't have to travel far to find a farm using McIntosh feeding equipment, and users report robust construction, clever engineering and a long working life.
The Health and Safety at Work Act puts the onus on employers or organisations to ensure employees are safe by identifying any risks they are likely to come across during their working day.
Alpine Buildings, Timaru, claims to be New Zealand's first company to make complete kitset buildings and is well known for developing a bird-proof rafter called Zero-Bird-Perch.
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