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Ministry for Primary Industries director general Ray Smith remains optimistic about the long-term future of the dairy industry.
A Canterbury man who has been working for several years to establish what he calls "a more caring, kinder and fairer" dairy system is now up and running in the North Island after establishing a partnership with a Waikato dairy farm.
The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards has acknowledged the tragic passing of Morrinsville farmer Jeff Bolstad.
Sheep milk processor Spring Sheep says achieving accreditation to export infant formula to the US$17 billion Chinese market is a game changer.
Immigration New Zealand acknowledges staff shortages facing the dairy sector and says it is prioritising applications for overseas workers.
Most New Zealand regions are now calving or about to calve and if the good weather continues, the signs point to a good season.
Farmer owners of the Dairy Goat Co-operative (DGC) in Hamilton say they believe in the business’s long-term future.
Holstein Friesian NZ, and herd improvement co-operative LIC have launched a joint sire proving scheme that aims to select and prove Holstein Friesian bulls for New Zealand dairy farmers.
Federated Farmers is calling for transparency from Otago Regional Council amid a debate over proposed freshwater rules.
A trans-Tasman battle is brewing over a proposal to introduce changes to packaging and labelling regulations for infant formula.
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A stalwart of rural journalism, David Anderson, has died at home in Timaru following a prolonged illness.
The growing popularity of whole-crop cereals for livestock, and in some countries as a food source for anaerobic digesters, has led Claas to develop a new auger-based merging system alongside other grouping options for its latest Disco triple mower ranges.
Probably best known for its tractors, harvesters and farm equipment, it looks like John Deere is about to put its long-recognised and trademarked catch phrase of ‘Nothing Runs Like a Deere’ into practice.
Tania and Innes Anderson are second generation farmers whose family have had ties to the land where they operate for more than fifty years.
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