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OPINION: ACT MP Mark Cameron isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but he certainly calls it how he sees it, holding…
The recent release of the progress report on the last three years of the Sustainable Dairying Water Accord has sparked all the naysayers of the dairy industry into another series of spiteful attacks on farmers.
A Mid-Canterbury couple in only their second season milking their own herd have won top Share Farmers of the Year 2017.
Lincoln Agritech has unveiled an advanced optical nitrate sensor for groundwater which it says will bring a paradigm shift in New Zealand’s groundwater management.
Confidence precedes investment, so if farmers are confident in the future and the information they are getting, they will invest, says Beef + Lamb NZ chairman James Parsons.
On Friday the winner of the Ahuwhenua Trophy for the top Maori sheep and beef farm will be named at a gala awards dinner in Whangarei.
Department of Conservation scientists are getting promising results from a pilot study aimed at pinpointing wilding pines from the air.
Environmental awareness is a “tsunami coming down on us,” says the sheep breeding programme manager for Focus Genetics, Richard Lee.
A multimillion-dollar irrigation scheme for South Canterbury will still go ahead despite falling short of its capital-raising target.
The revenue range/kgMS of New Zealand’s dairy companies is remarkably wide – from Tatua’s $18.58 to Fonterra’s commodity return of $5.81 – says a new report on the dairy industry.
2017 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year Jessie Chan-Dorman says her involvement in many organisations is about giving back.
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A major issue facing the dairy industry is “how much to grow,” says the 2017 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year, Jessie Chan-Dorman.
In ten years, red meat production will start with the consumer and we need to look now at what the consumer will be wanting, says the general manager of Whangara Farms, Richard Scholefield.
The issue of death or serious injury from quad crashes never seems far from the headlines.
Fonterra is facing a backlash in Australia over its decision not to repay money clawed back from farmer suppliers this season.
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