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OPINION: Reckless action by Greenpeace in 2024 forced Fonterra to shut down a drying plant for four hours, costing the co-op…
AUSTRALIAN FARMERS are welcoming the Government’s release last week of a National Food Plan green paper.
EIGHTY PERCENT of dairy farmers are known to regard succession planning as a top priority, but only 10% do anything about it. This telling revelation came to light at a recent Massey University seminar.
AS 2012 is the UN International Year of Cooperatives, stories of successful farmer-owned co-ops can be found all over the internet, underscoring the fact that successful cooperatives are found not just in New Zealand but all over the world. For the New Zealand story take a look at www.newzealand2012.coop.
HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN breeders Wayne and Leeanne Taylor are humbled that their cow, Muritai Dalton Wattle EX 17*ET is the inaugural 2012 Valden cow of the year.
WILL TRADITIONAL wintering systems on crop be sustainable under nutrient loss limits?
WINTER IS traditionally a good time for planting trees as soil temperatures are low and the roots can more easily acclimatise to any new environment they’re planted in. So it’s timely to talk about how using trees to create shelterbelts on farms can provide a range of environmental, economic and animal welfare benefits.
WHAT BIGGER herds have taken away, technology may give back, says Landcorp chief executive Chris Kelly.
The Fonterra Shareholders Council has elected Ian Brown as its chairman.
ROTORUA FARMER Trevor Hamilton has opted to run his vast farming business via governance model that keeps in view the present interests of his children and their eventual succession.
For the first time New Zealand dairy farmers have the option to breed a polled Holstein Friesian without overly compromising on Breeding Worth.
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AN ARTICLE in Dairy News July 10 (‘Heifer training raises questions’) contains some incorrect details about the study and its conclusions, which we would like to clarify.
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.
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