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A Lincoln University agri-food course is experiencing 150% growth in enrolment numbers after only two years on the curriculum.
The 2015 Northland Sharemilker/Equity Farmers of the Year, Brad and Lesley Roberts, were emphatic winners – claiming the title along with six of nine merit awards on offer.
Fonterra is taking “desperate” and “idiotic” steps to maintain milk supply, says Labour primary industries spokesman Damien O’Connor.
One in five Fonterra suppliers is on notice to improve the quality of their milking shed water.
Federated Farmers has confirmed it has received a threat to sabotage New Zealand infant formula with the pesticide 1080.
Synlait Milk is confident that its food safety systems and security standards protect the integrity of its products.
A threat to poison New Zealand milk products with 1080 was revealed by police today.
An overseeder range now sold in New Zealand by CB Norwood Distributors Ltd has features ideal for rejuvenating pasture at minimal cost, the company says.
A new location for the 2015 South Island Agricultural Field Days (SIAFD) has the organisers excited.
Northland farm consultant Kim Robinson believes dairy farmers can achieve high fertility targets without CIDRs (controlled intra-uterine drug release), but they must have a plan.
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The hot dry summer and a strategic move to use less nitrogen is taking its toll on the Lincoln University Dairy Farm.
A new report cautions taking the lucrative Asian infant formula and liquid milk market for granted.
Not every day do you hear of Fonterra working with smaller players in the competitive global market. A case in point – China.
Despite a smaller rise in the global dairy price index last week, farmers will be happy, says Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard. He says farmers were hoping for another big rise, similar to the previous two auctions but this did not eventuate.
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