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‘Madness’ to make any offer to New Zealand on lamb imports

June 11, 2020

Sheep

It would be “madness” for EU negotiators to make any lamb import offer to New Zealand at this time in the EU/NZ trade…

Fonterra chairman announces plans to step down

March 17, 2020

Dairy

Fonterra Cooperative’s chairman John Monaghan has confirmed that he will retire as a director of the Kiwi co-op when his current three-year term…

Ireland ‘should follow New Zealand model on agri emissions’

January 6, 2020

Environment

Ireland should follow the example of New Zealand in its approach to a net zero emissions target by 2050, while recognising that food…

Getting the ‘shades and shorts out’ on a 670-cow dairy farm in New Zealand

November 11, 2019

Dairy

Liam Brophy – who is in his second year of the Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management – has just concluded a busy breeding…

Emergency services called ‘as precaution’ following Fonterra factory fire

October 17, 2019

Rural Life

Emergency services including fire and ambulance vehicles were called to a factory owned by Fonterra as a precautionary measure following the outbreak of…

Kicking off the breeding season on a 670-cow farm in New Zealand

October 6, 2019

Dairy

Liam Brophy – who is in his second year of the Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management – has completed a calving season…

Finishing off a busy calving season in the Waikato region of New Zealand

September 1, 2019

Dairy

Liam Brophy – who is in his second year of the Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management – is coming to the end of…

Milking 670 cows in the Waikato region in New Zealand

July 28, 2019

Dairy

Liam Brophy – who is in his second year of the Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management course – has arrived in New…

Checking and moving stock on the farm…with drones that bark

March 8, 2019

Rural Life

Farmers are increasingly using technology to try and take the hardship out of farming, with drones now taking on the jobs of sheepdogs…

Strong New Zealand lamb and mutton prices expected in 2018-2019

October 4, 2018

Sheep

Beef and Lamb New Zealand has forecast slight increases in farm-gate prices for lamb and mutton in 2018-2019. This comes as prices are…

‘Life on a 2,500-cow dairy farm is hectic’: Waterford woman

September 16, 2018

Rural Life

Working on a 2,500-cow dairy farm based on a grazing platform of 830ha and milking through an 80-bale rotary parlour in New Zealand…

New Zealand farmer hit by outbreak not charged

August 30, 2018

Dairy

It had been reported that a New Zealand farmer who was one of those hit with an outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis was allegedly…

AgriNet Grass software being used by New Zealand’s biggest dairy farm business

August 12, 2018

Agri-Business

For over a year now, AgriNet Grass has been used on all farms managed by Dairy Holdings Limited – New Zealand’s biggest dairy…

Want to see what New Zealand farming has to offer?

August 3, 2018

Dairy

The Pasture Summit was established in 2017 by a group of progressive and committed farm business owners and dairy sector experts from across…

LIC sells one millionth straw offshore this season to Irish farmer

May 28, 2018

Dairy

The 2017-2018 season has become Livestock Improvement Corporation’s (LIC’s) most successful to date, following the sale of its one millionth straw offshore this season.…