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Ultimate tractor for white cow deal pays off

Rory and sons Cohen, Oliver, and Harry with the dream tractor.

Cambridge dairy farmer Kirsty Steeghs made a unique trade off with her husband.

Published in Management

Biosecurity levy slashed by 66%

DairyNZ says the 66% reduction in the levy dairy farmers pay reflects the good progress made in response to M. bovis.

A biosecurity levy, imposed on dairy farmers to fight Mycoplasma bovis, will reduce by 66% from next month.

Published in Farm Health

Farmers learn about improving waterways

Interactive resources cover the science behind riparian planting and what farmers can do to improve water quality and habitat for wildlife.

Dairy farmers picked up practical tools and actions to enhance farm waterways at DairyNZ’s Fieldays site this year.

Published in Management

One-stop shop to tackle M. bovis

Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says the plan will provide farmers with a one-stop shop for disease management and traceability.

A national pest management plan to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) will come into effect by the end of this year.

Published in Farm Health

Editorial: A week of good deals, great news

The Fieldays week certainly turned out to be a week of good deals and great news for farmers.

OPINION: There was an extra spring in the step of farmers at the Fieldays last week.

Published in Opinion

Cut the fat?

OPINION: Fonterra's decision to exit the ‘value-add’ game and sell its consumer brands business seems to have been met with more cheers than jeers, although some commentators are wary of the strategy to simplify.

Published in The Hound

Beef prices humming but is forecast milk price enough?

Global container rates may have an impact on fertiliser prices.

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Published in Agribusiness

Farmers get a good bull message

Nothing beats the best bull. That’s the key message coming out of a series of workshops being run by Beef + Lamb NZ around the country.

Published in Agribusiness

Gong for Waikato farming leader

Affco chair Sam Lewis was surprised and delighted at being made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Waikato farming leader Sam Lewis says he’s surprised and delighted at being made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and the community in the latest King’s Birthday Honours list.

Published in General News