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OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having…
OPINION: The greenies are worried that National will reverse decisions made by the outgoing Labour Government around sustainability and climate change.
OPINION: A change in government has given hope to a farming community wish: that young farmers be allowed to use their savings to buy their first farm.
OPINION: Another school farm facing the chopping block is that of Te Awamutu College in Waikato.
OPINION: At a time when some people are working to narrow the rural-urban divide, one Canterbury school is closing its farm.
Rural services trader PGG Wrightson (PGW) says its gross earnings this financial year will be lower than last year.
As a dry summer looms, dairy farmers need a plan for their herds’ nutrition now to keep their cows in milk, protect their cashflow and secure long term business profitability.
Ōtaki dairy farmer Max Lutz says he feels hugely rewarded by volunteer work at the heart of his local community.
Fonterra’s chief financial officer (CFO) Neil Beaumont leaves the co-op on Friday, just nine months after taking on the role.
When dairy farmer Rachel Numan started writing Tractor Dave children’s books for her sons, it soon turned into a positive initiative giving back to Kiwi communities nationwide.
Waikato dairy farmer and FMG Young Farmer of the Year Emma Poole is the brand ambassador for New Holland Agriculture in New Zealand.
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A message to dairy farmers - be patient with China and things will come right.
Nominations have opened for the Fonterra Dairy Women of the Year, marking 13 years of the award.
The prosecution of a former Waikato sharemilker for injuring 84 cows is by no means the norm within the industry, says Waikato Federated Farmers dairy section chair Matthew Zonderop.
The use of wearable electronic monitors on the country’s dairy herds is rapidly increasing, according to DairyNZ polling.
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