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WHEN IT comes to milking systems, reliability, low maintenance and efficiency are important to dairy farmer Paul Bardoul, according to milking system company Read Milking.
LIVE BUGS, the nutrient budgeting tool Overseer and details of the country’s worst pasture pests were the highlights of AgResearch’s presence at the recent field days in Waikato.
A NEW code of practice that outlines steps organisations must take to safeguard farmers’ data will boost the security of information, says its publisher DairyNZ.
AUSTRALIAN DAIRY farmer Dianna Ferguson describes her cows as “elite athletes”, and like any elite athlete, they need the right diet.
DAIRY AUSTRALIA’S 2013 Science and Innovation Award winner, Dr Abdul Jabbar, has used his award to research bovine theileriosis (BT), a tick-borne disease similar to malaria in humans.
NEW FARM technology from LIC takes the hard work out of identifying cows on-heat during mating, the co-op says.
NEW MILKING point controller technology from Milfos – called iCore, is designed to adapt and accept new technology as it develops over time, the company says.
THE South Island Agricultural Field Days (SIAFD) will be held at its new site near Kirwee, Canterbury.
THE UPDATED Kia Sportage is reported by the New Zealand distributor to have topped its class in a survey on owner satisfaction by influential JD Power automotive consultants, Germany.
FARM TEAMS are gaining hands-on skills for the calving season, as DairyNZ StockSense events continue around the country.
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A TARANAKI farm owned by four Maori trusts scooped the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy BNZ Maori Excellence in Farming trophy.
PERMANENTLY BANNING helicopter monitoring of farm effluent issues would lift a big weight of anxiety off farmers’ shoulders, says a Waikato farmer spokeswoman Lisa Lile.
NEGATIVE IMAGES and public backlash against the agricultural sector is a threat to New Zealand, says Deputy Prime Minister Bill English. He urges the farming sector to help itself by moving to present a positive view of its activities to the public.
A CENTRAL QUEENSLAND farming family is taking proactive steps to ensure a viable future in dairying for the next generation.
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