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WorkSafe New Zealand has clarified the circumstances in which it is acceptable to carry passengers on single-seat quad bikes, in consultation with Federated Farmers, Beef + Lamb NZ, and DairyNZ.

Treating second year heifers like mixed aged cows is one of the main reasons they don’t get in calf again, DairyNZ South Auckland consulting officer Jamie Haultain says.

Civil engineer Rex Corlett has won a prestigious engineering award for his work on effluent pond design and construction, reports IPENZ–Engineers New Zealand.

A new booklet aimed at inspiring young people to make a career in the dairy industry is newly published by DairyNZ.

At least 7000 dairy livestock have been affected in the recent storms in Waikato and Bay of Plenty alone and hundreds of hectares of pasture and maize crops have been damaged, DairyNZ reports.

Milking frequency can be adjusted in a number of ways during a season, or part of a season, to become more efficient, reduce farmers’ hours in the milking shed and improve their lifestyle.

Milking frequency can be adjusted in a number of ways during a season, or part of a season, to become more efficient, reduce farmers’ hours in the milking shed and improve their lifestyle.

Some youngsters working recently in farm flood recovery via a Ministry for Social Development scheme have got received on those farms, says Andrew Maclean, Auckland provincial president, Federated Farmers.

“We just want to get on with it,” say Manawatu dairy farmers reacting to news that Horizons Regional Council’s One Plan implementation has effectively been ruled unlawful by the Environment Court.

A People Expo event in Taranaki this week will give dairy farmers direction on how to look after their farm staff.