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CNHI spreads its wings

Stevenson and Taylor have opened a new branch in Hastings.

Since CNH Industrial announced the establishment of a new retail footprint for New Holland machinery in New Zealand early this year, many of its Case IH dealerships have been taking over dealer responsibilities for the New Holland brand.

Family company delivers wide range of feeders

BvL offers a full range of mixers and feeding equipment.

Family-owned German company BvL was formed in 1860 and takes its name from the second-generation Bernard Van Lengerich.

Probiotics deliver ‘outstanding’ results in mastitis control

John and Donna McCarty’s herd in Kaponga has been antibiotic free for four years.

Probiotic Revolution claims that farmers using its probiotics are achieving outstanding results in mastitis control.

Keeping bacterial infections away

Cows with high somatic cell counts usually produce less milk than those with lower counts.

Mastitis is an inflammation of the udder. In cows, it is usually caused by bacteria which have entered through the teat canal and moved to the mammary tissues.

$12.30/kgMS - another Tatua record!

Tatua chairman Stephen Allen (left) and Tatua chief executive Brendhan Greaney.

Independent milk processor Tatua has again shown Fonterra and other milk processors a clean pair of heels in the milk payout race.

Do the numbers on feed

SealesWinslow general manager Grant Jackson cautions farmers about making feed purchasing decisions based on price alone.

Dairy farmers could be leaving up to 30% more income on the table by not doing the numbers on supplementary feed, according to SealesWinslow general manager Grant Jackson.

Early detection, action key to keeping fall armyworm away

FAR biosecurity spokesman Ivan Lawrie with a fall armyworm pheromone trap.

Early detection and action are key to keeping fall armyworm populations under control, preventing economic damage to maize and sweetcorn crops, according to Foundation for Arable Research (FAR).

Don't blame cows for emissions

OPINION: From burping cows to grazing sheep, when it comes to global warming, the finger of blame is invariably pointed at the livestock farming industry these days.

Editorial: M. bovis is back

The announcement of zero known cases came near the end of the season, but now with the milk flowing it’s not surprising that the bulk tank milk screening process has detected a case of M. bovis in Canterbury.

OPINION: News of the discovery of a new case of Mycoplasma bovis on a dairy farm in Canterbury should not come as a surprise.

Gaffes galore

OPINION: Champagne corks would have been popping around the Pacific and New Zealand last week when President Joe Biden, reading from a statement at a summit with Pacific Island leaders, said that he was working with US Congress on a US$40 billion infrastructure initiative for the region.