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A conferance on NZ sheep milking is being held next month at Massey University, and it's already attracting participants from around the world.

A leading soil scientist says the exact science to meet the demand by the public and government to improve water quality hasn't been in place.

The cost and benefits of planting trees to help mitigate environmental effects of dairy farming need to be shared by us all to succeed, a new study says.

New Lincoln University research has found many small dairy farmers are content with the size of their operation, despite the constant calls for economic growth.

It was grassroots intelligence for farmers last week, when the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) opened the gates to its Chertsey trial farm in Mid Canterbury.

A report on the state of New Zealand soils has expressed great concern about the disproportionate amount of high-quality land being used for urban development.

'New Uses for Wool' will be the focus of a seven-year wool research consortium

Methane emissions from cattle in Australia are 24% lower than previously estimated, equivalent to 12.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, says new Australian research.

The world's biggest cloning factory being built in Tianjin, China, will begin cloning cattle in seven months.

The break-even cost of supplementary feed is 3.5% of the milk price, says DairyNZ principal scientist John Roche.