Trump's tariffs
President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on imports into the US is doing good things for global trade, according…
AUSTRALIAN FARMERS are urging politicians to repeal the carbon tax bill before Christmas.
AUSTRALIAN DAIRY co-op Murray Goulburn recently announced plans to alter its structure to allow it to source external equity capital. As the MG board and management get on the road to explain their intentions and the new features, it is likely this move will be met with some of the traditional resistance.
AUSTRALIAN DAIRY farmers have gained a ‘green tick’ from the world’s biggest ice cream maker.
AGRIBUSINESS EXPERT Ian Proudfoot, KPMG, is sounding a warning about the direction the European countries, especially the Irish, are heading with their dairy industries.
SEASON’S GREETINGS and a special greeting to those who have to milk over Christmas. I’ve milked only five times over Christmas in my 30-year dairy career and though the Christmas morning milking was ok, milking on Christmas afternoon was a killer and boxing day morning was even worse.
HOW TO reach a level of performance that matches medal winning athletics and world champion sports teams will be discussed at the Dairy Women’s Network annual conference in March 2014.
FERTILISER CO-OP Ballance Agri-Nutrients is reporting a notable rise in shareholder applications compared with the same time last year.
THE MINUTE you walk onto Stu Hopkins dairy farm at Maxwell, north of Wanganui, you can tell he’s got goals.
DAIRY WOMEN’S Network (DWN) and AGrowQuip are preparing to educate more dairy farming women about farm vehicle safety.
FARMERS TICKING a survey box marked ‘animal details’ guided LIC in its latest choice of smartphone app, said the company as it launched its Minda Lookup recently.
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THE UNIVERSITY of Surrey in UK has secured a large research grant for pioneering research into bovine tuberculosis (TB).
AUSTRALIAN DAIRY farmers have this year fared better than last: world demand for our product is strong, the dollar is a little lower and we look forward to an even better 2014.
LELY HAS further extended its loader wagon range with new Tigo PR loader and silage wagons, replacing the Tigo R Profi model.
NEW EXTRA-WIDE (650mm) chevron-patterned belting on Agriquip’s new Cub Tornado 6000 trailed tandem-axle fert spreader makes the machine ideal for bulky material such as chicken manure, the company says.
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