Buttery prize
OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having…
Snapshot of the markets for March 2015
Better late than never will likely be some South Island farmers’ response to DairyNZ’s belated drought advice.
Some 1080 opponents were indecently quick to distance themselves from the eco-terrorism scandal in which an anonymous coward threatened to contaminate infant formula in protest against the poison.
Most mainland dairy farmers recently received a mailer promoting this year’s South Island Dairy Event, better known as SIDE.
Expectation is a powerful force in commodity markets. Show buyers a correction is due and they’ll reduce demand, precipitating the predicted fall.
A company, which owns a Cambridge dairy farm, has received a fine totalling $26,000 for a range of offences relating to the property.
Dairy farmers are being urged to keep their budgets tight.
The dairy industry is launching a new quality workplace accord in May.
McCormick tractors have a heritage dating back to the 1830s, when Cyrus Hall McCormick patented the reaper binder - the new McCormick X.7 series brings things up to date.
North Otago spray contractor George Tepper works faster for longer each day with a new RoGator RG900 self-propelled sprayer, says supplier Croplands.
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A Southland farmer’s liking for Valtra tractors coincided with his beginnings in dairy support, reports supplier Agco.
Two new Agmech feed out options will be available this autumn from South Canterbury machinery maker Duncan Ag.
Landini tractor supplier AgTek says the Italian company’s new 4 Series has expanded with three mid-power models: the 4-060 (64hp), 4-070 (69hp) and 4-080 (76hp).
A calf feeding system with potential to reduce labour costs and lead to overall herd improvements has been developed by a Kiwi engineer.
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