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RANGE IN body condition score (BCS) is as important as average BCS at calving on New Zealand dairy farms.
SHAUN CONNOR, farming near Shannon, Horowhenua, will later this week start the onerous task of calving. It’ll be a busy time for the 50/50 sharemilker calving the 240 cows on the 80ha farm.
A NEW 3-point linkage sprayer from Hardi allows the operator to stay in the tractor cab during spraying, and to expect less of the downtime sometimes suffered by booms during travel.
NEW ZEALAND is often referred to as the land of the long white cloud.
LARGE-SCALE CALF rearing operations won’t require so many trips to the shed by farmers using a new 100-teat open-trough feeder from Milk Bar.
MANITOU’S NEW rough-terrain telehandler, model MLT 840-137 (replacing the MLT 741-120) turns in 3.98m, carries 4000kg, and will tip 3 tonnes into a 4.5m-high trailer.
NISSAN IS extending its D40 Navara range with eight new RX badged models for tradesmen, farmers and foresters.
Movements in dairy product prices have remained mixed over the last two weeks.
Works prices for lamb have finally succumbed to the mounting pressure from falling market returns.
Works prices for cattle in the North & South Islands have levelled off in the last two weeks. Only local trade prices moved upwards this week.
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In a move away from the corporate branding traditionally used on milk tankers, the Tatua Cooperative Dairy Company's milk tanker graphics have been upgraded to feature a giant Dairy Whip can.
The first South Island wool sale of the season continued in the same vein as last week's North Island sale with all price indicators weakening further.
National's agenda for Fonterra should be seriously questioned after it refused to support a move by Labour to protect farmers, says Labour's spokesperson for Primary Industries Damien O'Connor.
Rain over the past few days followed by a sunny winter's day on Tueday has been welcomed by farmers and traders alike and may have brought a few more faces to the rostrum.
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