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WHILE NOT classing his farm as organic, Andrew Fraser believes what you put into the soil is what makes the grass grow. He has always used reverted phosphate products and for seven years has added humates to his fertiliser and feed.
DURING THE last few years, there has been a rise in the number of in-shed feeders being used on New Zealand dairy farms.
DON BLUMHARDT (Dairy News, November 8) should know better.
WE ARE – again – at that moment in the electoral cycle where we get to choose who will be in Government for the next term.
GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS hoping to put dairy farmers off palm kernel expeller (PKE) by chaining themselves to boats should think again.
John Key says there needs to be a balance between encouraging agricultural production and protecting the environment.
FONTERRA CHAIRMAN Henry van der Heyden is to step down next year.
Van der Heyden says he will ensure a smooth transition for the new chairman to take over.
FONTERRA CHAIRMAN Henry van der Heyden is to get a 27% pay rise.
FORMER FONTERRA director Greg Gent is confident the co-op will continue to be a major player on the international dairy market.
NEW FONTERRA chief executive Theo Spierings says the co-op is looking at the viability of a custodian to hold shares under TAF.
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FONTERRA SHAREHOLDERS will not get another vote on the co-op's controversial proposed share trading scheme –TAF.
IN AN historic 'first' for a utility, the new Ford Ranger has gained a maximum 5 Star rating under the Euro NCAP crash test protocol.
KIWI RALLY driver Hayden Paddon recently set more fastest-stage times in the production class at the Rally of Spain, though he had to be content with eighth in the class.
SAVE ONE hour per day baling, promises John Deere as it launches its JD 900 Series variable chamber round balers – for the 2012-13 season.
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