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M. bovis reaches Tasman district

The farm was identified through the tracing of animals from known infected farms.

A mixed sheep and beef farm near Motueka has been confirmed as the first Mycoplasma bovis infected farm in the Tasman district.

Raising dairy industry’s next sires

Peninsula Farm team Daryl Parker and Jordan Ratina.

At the back of Raglan Harbour, on the West Coast Peninsula, lies an influential New Zealand farm.

Aiming to improve farmers’ profit and environment

Midwinter drilling of oats, triticale, and Italian ryegrass in trial test plots at Craigmore Farming’s Te Awa farms in Te Pirita, Canterbury.

Lincoln University-owned research and development company Lincoln Agritech says dairy farmers might improve their environmental footprints and profit through two research projects now underway.

New research into leptospirosis

A New Zealand expert in leptospirosis says the disease appears to be becoming more ‘tropical’ in the way it is occurring in NZ.

Compulsory waterway planting impractical

Jamie McFadden says planting and fencing off waterways is not always easy or practical.

Making waterway planting compulsory on farms nationwide would be totally impractical, says North Canterbury native plant nurseryman and environmental consultant Jamie McFadden.

Hello John

With the surprise resignation of John Wilson, the Fonterra board has promoted long-time director John Monaghan as its new chair.

The Hound notes the contribution of former Fonterra chair ‘Little’ Johnny Wilson, who has stood down from the role due to ongoing health issues (How much of a dick does ‘Mouth of the North’ Shane ‘Porn-free’ Jones now feel about his cheap, nasty attack on Wilson at Fieldays?).

Sacre bleu!

Your old mate reckons Trade Minister David Parker and his trade minions now trying to negotiate a free trade deal with the EU only need to look at the recent Tour de France to see how tough it is going to be in getting any FTA across the line.

Unfair?

A mate of the Hound’s – a good, salt-of-the-earth, southern bloke – tells this old mutt that he is less than impressed with claims made by the directors of rural insurance company FMG who are wanting an increase in director fees at the upcoming annual meeting.