Fonterra vote
OPINION: Voting is underway for Fonterra’s divestment proposal, with shareholders deciding whether or not sell its consumer brands business.
A New Zealand/Ireland joint research programme, launched last month, aims to better understand methane emissions from pasture-based farm systems.
An Irish dairy researcher says despite admiring New Zealand’s dairy industry he has concerns about it.
An Irish farm systems researcher says any solutions that scientists come up with to solve problems must be simple and not create other problems.
Peer to peer is the best way to get farmers to change to new systems and technologies, says an Irish researcher.
Irish scientists are working on breeding grasses and cereal crops able to better handle wet conditions.
Beef + Lamb NZ Genetics is looking at how Ireland improves herd genetics, in a bid to improve the way it delivers genetic information to NZ farmers.
OPINION: Voting is underway for Fonterra’s divestment proposal, with shareholders deciding whether or not sell its consumer brands business.
OPINION: Politicians and Wellington bureaucrats should take a leaf out of the book of Canterbury District Police Commander Superintendent Tony Hill.