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A THROW away remark – “there has to be a better way” – by Toni Johnson while helping her father place tyres on a silage stack cover, led to one of the best innovations at National Fieldays.
A RETRO-FIT device called Milk Bar Pump n Go allows owners of Milk Bar Mobile calf feeders to more easily handle and pump milk at their calf sheds.
A POST wedge, triangular steel post reel holder and multi-wire tread-in steel post launched at National Fieldays embody feedback from customers, farmers and contractors, says the maker, Robertson Engineering. The products are branded Strainrite.
PKE FEEDING out efficiency is raised and wastage reduced with a newly available range of feed trailers imported from the Philippines by Winton Stock Feed, Southland. The company makes them there in its own factory.
Synlait Milk has reassured its customers that all products it has manufactured are safe.
Fonterra has confirmed the products of three of its customers that received whey protein concentrate (WPC80), Wahaha, Coca-Cola and Vitaco, are safe to consume because of the way they are manufactured.
Herdowners should ensure service bulls they lease this season are tested for bovine tuberculosis (TB) before allowing them near their existing herd, says TBfree New Zealand.
The 2014 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards will take place in 11 regions, including a merged Southland/Otago region.
The Fonterra Shareholders' Council and DairyNZ have welcomed the 50c increase in forecast Farmgate Milk Price.
Despite the drought, more farmers turned to LIC for animal health and artificial breeding services in 2012-13.
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A large portfolio of South Waikato dairy farms and one drystock property, converted by Carter Holt Harvey from forestry land, have now all sold.
Anchor's new light proof milk bottles can now be fully recycled in New Zealand.
Westland Milk says its new infant formula range launched in China last week is attracting strong interest from consumers.
Is this the industry's next supersire? CRV Ambreed certainly thinks so.
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