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REINFORCING NEW Zealand's strength and reputation in land management is the opportunity for Lincoln University, says former AgResearch chief executive Dr Andrew West who was last week announced as the university's new vice-chancellor.
COULD LEASING your herd rather than owning it be financially more efficient?
WHILE WEATHER forecasting is improving all the time, there is still uncertainty to understanding what weather you’ll get when.
HAWKE'S BAY farmer Kevin Davidson believes the region is leading New Zealand in biological farming with the number of farms and the amount of milk produced.
DAIRY FARMERS around the globe will ride a wave of strong but volatile prices for the next five years with markets driven by steady annual growth in demand around 2.5%.
LOBBYING IS underway to gain Australian Government funding for a national programme to conduct energy assessments in dairies.
ALL EYES are on farmers, the Waikato Regional Council and DairyNZ as they work out water take consents under the new Variation 6 policy.
FONTERRA'S PROPOSED 'shareholders fund' will control up to 8% of Fonterra worth up to $500 million. The fund is a solution to a hole in Fonterra's balance sheet caused by redemption risk.
MANAWATU Rangitikei Horowhenua Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year for 2012, Shaun and Liza Connor, are going up in the dairy industry and reducing their herd size at the same time.
SPLITTING Lincoln University Dairy Farm's herd appears to be helping improve body condition and production but reproductive performance gains remain to be seen.
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AN EXTENSIVE trial run by DairyNZ to find the dairy cows which are the most efficient converters of feed to milk is progressing well.
SOUTH AUCKLAND farmer/contractor Ad Raaymakers is so hooked on the Fendt 714 he recently went out and bought another.
The winners of the 2012 Waikato Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year, Barry and Nicky McTamney, take the next step in their dairy farming career in June when they enter an equity partnership.
Rabobank says strong global supply is weighing on the dairy market, with international dairy commodity prices down across the board.
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