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Farm 4 is number one!

Wairarapa Moana ki Pouakani chair Kingi Smiler (right) receives the Ahuwhenua Trophy from Maori Development Minister Tama Potaka at the awards night. Photo Credit: Alphapix.nz

A dairy farm near the settlement of Mangakino has won the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy for the top Māori dairy farm for 2024.

Published in General News

Illustrious lives up to his name

Illustrious’ breeders, Jacki and Graeme Barr, were presented with the honour at LIC’s annual Breeders’ Day event in Hamilton recently. Also in the picture is Simon Worth, LIC.

An elite Holstein Friesian bull, Farside M Illustrious S3F, has been inducted into the "Hall of Fame", an honour exclusively reserved for animals that have delivered a significant contribution to the dairy industry.

Published in Farm Health

Viability of farming questioned

Toby Williams believes mustering with a drone would not work on his farm.

People are starting to question the viability of sheep and beef farming as profitability in that sector falls to one of its all-time lows, according to Federated Farmers board member and Gisborne sheep and beef farm, Toby Williams.

Published in Management

Sluggish demand remains a key drive of dairy prices

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Published in Agribusiness

Couple who never gave up farm ownership dream

Atiamuri dairy farmers Paul and Lesley Grey never gave up their dream of owning their own farm - and in 2020, that dream came true, after five years of searching for their ideal property.

Atiamuri farmers Paul and Lesley Grey never gave up their dream of owning their own farm – and in 2020, that dream came true.

Published in Management

Editorial: O Canada!

OPINION: Politicians the world over have as their priority - get elected and stay elected.

Published in Opinion

Building leadership

Craigmore Sustainables general manager farming, Stuart Taylor.

Craigmore Sustainables says it is committed to investing in professional and career development for its farm managers and employees.

Published in Agribusiness

Investing for a positive future

Craigmore Sustainables Te Awa dairy farm in Te Pirita, Canterbury.

Under its innovation strategy, Craigmore Sustainables says it is collaborating with new innovators of technology across sustainability, people, animals and business management to enhance New Zealand's dairy sector.

Published in Agribusiness

Canada's flagrant dishonesty

DCANZ executive director Kimberly Crewther.

Deeply cynical and completely illogical. That's how Kimberly Crewther, the executive director of DCANZ is describing the Canadian government's flagrant breach of international trade law in refusing to open its market to New Zealand dairy exports.

Published in General News