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OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the…
FONTERRA'S FENCEPOST smartphone app is being rolled out to farmer-approved farm consultants and on-farm staff.
HOW TO AVOID effluent ponds leaking or even collapsing is the topic of an education day being run by Waikato Regional Council on April 30, with Debbie Care of AgVice.
As the North finds itself dictated by the drought the cattle market among other things continues to be subdued.
Both lamb and beef schedules are holding up well in the North Island despite downward pressure from lower US beef prices and a NZ higher dollar.
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH by Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) has discovered a 'fat gene', providing a genetic explanation as to why some cows produce higher fat content in their milk than others, says Primary Industries Minister, Nathan Guy.
BRYAN GUY, Feilding dairy farmer and long-standing director of dairy farmer cooperative LIC, has announced he will not seek re-election to the LIC Board, and will step down in May.
FONTERRA AUSTRALIA has been selected as the preferred supplier to process Woolworths Own Brand milk in Victoria for the next 10 years.
FONTERRA FARMERS will be offered two opportunities to lock in the price paid for a percentage of their milk in the 2014/15 season.
THE BOARD OF A2 Corporation has resolved to change the name of the company to The a2 Milk Company Limited effective from April 8, 2014.
About 650 farmers, a record number, turned out for the fourth Effluent Expo, held at Mystery Creek, Hamilton on Tuesday.
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The financial year-end is near for farmers, but there is still time for them to manage profit levels in a way that could help avoid potential high interest penalties on tax payments, says Neil McAra, managing principal - Southland, for Crowe Horwath.
Independent dairy processor, Westland Milk Products is building a new $102 million nutritionals dryer at its Hokitika site.
Leaders from the global dairy community will gather in Israel later this year for the International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit.
FONTERRA IS building its first blending and packing plant in Indonesia.
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