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OPINION: Reckless action by Greenpeace in 2024 forced Fonterra to shut down a drying plant for four hours, costing the co-op…
Lincoln University have appointed veterinarian and Lincoln alumna Dr Teresa Moore as their new director of farms.
Animal nutrition company SealesWinslow says weaning calves from milk when they reach 65kg could add to the bottom line if a good value meal and pasture is added to the diet early on.
A weakening New Zealand dollar and steady offshore buying saw all wool types improve for the latest South Island wool auction, reports NZWSI.
Fonterra has maintained its milk volume forecast for the 2015-16 season at 1,589m kgMS, about 2-3% lower than the amount collected last season.
Fonterra has maintained its milk volume forecast for the 2015-16 season at 1,589m kgMS, about 2-3% lower than the amount collected last season.
Taking a cue from the dairy industry, Dairy Women’s Network has decided to curtail its next annual conference, at a time when the industry and its members are hurting.
Fonterra has officially opened its new blending and packing plant in Indonesia – its first manufacturing facility in the country.
With around one third of New Zealand roads unsealed, no surprise that drivers like utes, crossovers and SUV’s.
Acronyms Abound: it’s no surprise that sales of SUV’s have risen PDQ in NZ.
It's been a long time since this writer went to a pop concert, but the young people down our way tell me that if it gets too hot for the seething masses in the mosh pit, the organisers turn on misting cannons to cool them.
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This season of belt tightening demands a close eye on production costs, whether stock are fed grass only, or supplements to keep production up and revenue rising.
John Deere is to add three new models to its 8000 series self-propelled forage harvesters which currently ranges from 380hp to 625hp.
Triple mower set-ups have become the norm for contractors looking to knock down large areas of crop in front of forage harvesters with huge appetites.
With farm vehicle accidents far too frequent it’s interesting that the Blackhawk, from Farm Angel, can be a life saver.
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