Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
Waikato sharemiker Barry Old doesn’t consider himself a bull breeder. So, when his champion bull Mint Edition was inducted into LIC’s hall of fame this month, the Tatuanui 50/50 sharemilker felt it was surreal.
A focus on people to create a positive, productive workplace culture will benefit everyone, says the Dairy Women’s Network, promoting human resources training it will offer next month.
Southland farmers Yvonne and Steven Dennis are LIC Sire Proving Scheme farmers of the year.
Last year's drought and this season’s low milk payout haven’t changed anything on Rex Butterworth’s dairy farm in Waikato.
The China-led story about growth in dairy demand is likely over, says Hayley Moynihan, Rabobank’s dairy research director for NZ and Asia.
Dairy farmers are more popular than they probably realise, says Andrew Fraser, DairyNZ brand manager.
A challenge for DairyNZ is to engage farmers during the good times – it’s easier in difficult times, says David McCall, general manager R&D.
Milk price volatility can have a silver lining, says Dave McCall, DairyNZ’s general manager R&D.
Irrigated dairy farms can expect nitrogen loss figures to leap when they run the latest version of Overseer.
On the back of declining international milk prices Westland Milk Products has reduced its predicted payout for the 2014-15 season.
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Fonterra has announced changes to the roles and responsibilities of two members of the Fonterra Management Team.
Two Waikato agribusinesses, Deosan and Waikato Milking Systems, have joined with the province's rugby stars to promote sport in schools.
Low dairy prices will benefit the New Zealand dairy industry in the long term, says a Lincoln University official.
With the threat of climate change confronting New Zealand dairy farming, CRV Ambreed says their tropical dairy breed may provide a solution.
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