Displaying items by tag: MASSEY

Saturday, 19 August 2017 09:55

Science helping farms combat wet conditions

An expert in dairy production systems says farmers now have more science based tools to help them deal with the very wet conditions occurring in many regions, but good farm management still has a big role.

Published in Management
Sunday, 13 August 2017 09:32

Labour’s water policy ‘problematic’

A Massey University agribusiness expert says Labour’s newly-announced water policy is problematic on several fronts.

Published in General News
Thursday, 03 August 2017 09:55

Shepherding by remote?

Shepherds may soon have a new tool to notify them of problems in their flocks.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 01 August 2017 10:55

Cow disease potential ‘game changer’

Animal health experts are warning that the outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis disease on a large South Canterbury farm could be “a potential game changer”.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 19 July 2017 08:55

Milk ‘em instead

Massey University sheep milking expert Craig Prichard’s fun exhibit at Fieldays -- allowing site visitors to milk a sheep -- had seriously optimistic intent.

Published in General News
Monday, 17 July 2017 07:55

Milk needs promotion

Milk and dairy products need ongoing promotion in New Zealand, says a nutritional physiology professor at Massey University.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 22 March 2017 09:55

Sheep milk sector can be a winner for NZ

New Zealand's sheep milking industry plateaued a bit in the last year, says an organiser of last week’s Sheep Milk NZ Conference 2017.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 21 March 2017 09:55

Adapt or die – Massey boss

Massey University's new vice-chancellor, professor Jan Thomas, says her role is to create an environment where academics are able to adapt and almost predict the future.

Published in General News
Friday, 24 February 2017 14:55

Name change needed for greater precision

‘Accurate farming' would be more apt than ‘precision farming’ to describe this agricultural practice, says professor Simon Blackmore of Harper Adams University in the UK.

Published in Management
Tuesday, 21 February 2017 08:55

Dairy sector has bullying behaviour – critic

Massey University ecologist Mike Joy, and dairy industry critic, has accused the sector of bullying behaviour.

Published in General News
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