Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
As in-calf data accumulates across Southland it appears the winter’s widespread swede problem hasn’t had a major impact on reproduction rates.
Dairy prices have bottomed out and are on a tentative and slow recovery path. That’s the consensus of four agri economists spoken to by Dairy News after last week’s Global Dairy Trade auction saw a 1% lift overall and notably a 3.8% lift in whole milk powder.
South Canterbury processor Synlait Milk says milk supply has not been affected despite prolonged dry weather in the region.
Dairy companies in New Zealand are gearing up to play a greater role in both national and global issues.
In a controversial Waikato case, a judge has told the dairy industry to step up in on educating farmers about environmental responsibilities including disturbing stream beds.
LIC has purchased the majority interest of its Brazilian genetics distributor, NZ Brasil Genetics Producao Animal Ltd.
Fonterra is a step closer to buying a cornerstone stake in leading Chinese infant food manufacturer, Beingmate.
Getting all dairy farmers around the country to see the value of providing nutrient management data to their respective dairy companies presents quite a challenge.
After six months on the back burner the Southern Dairy Development Trust is about to turn up the gas on fundraising for a 3-400ha research and demonstration farm.
Dairy farming is the backbone of New Zealand and will continue to be so for a long time, says Whakatane’s Doug Bull, recipient of the Queens Service Medal in the New Year Honours.
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Top academics and policy analysts from around the world will be discussing some of the most challenging issues agriculture is facing in Rotorua next month.
The Dairy Womens Network received a $250,000 unexpected windfall in ASB interest swaps settlement.
Lochraven Ace Rylee, from Kaponga in Taranaki, is the top cow in the Horowhenua.
Finland's largest dairy farm Finnmilk has embraced automatic milking.
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OPINION: An animal activist organisation is calling for an investigation into the use of dairy cows in sexuallly explicit content…
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