All posts tagged "livestock"

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  Canterbury dairy herd rises as New Zealand total steadies

  The number of dairy cattle in Canterbury is continuing to rise, bucking a national trend of stable figures, Stats NZ said.

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  Politicking put aside on livestock rustling

  Federated Farmers is greatly encouraged by the cross-party support for tougher livestock theft deterrents being shown by members of the Primary Production...

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  LIC receives Ministerial approval for share simplification proposal

  The Board of Livestock Improvement Corporation Limited (NZX: LIC) (LIC) has received Ministerial approval from the Minister of Agriculture to proceed with...

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  Southland stock agent values healthy, efficient cows

  Stock agent Matt Brinsdon loves his job. He’s with Rural Livestock in Southland and has been working as a stock agent, based...

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  Farmers welcomes NAIT recommendations

  Federated Farmers says its members will jump at the chance to contribute to the drive for improvements to the National Animal Identification...

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  Farmers support MPI investigation

  Federated Farmers continues to support the Ministry for Primary Industries’ determination to track down the source of the Mycoplasma bovis cattle disease...

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  Farmers will be relieved by M.Bovis decision

  The Government’s decision to cull all the livestock on properties so far identified as having been contaminated by the ‘Mycoplasma Bovis’ disease...

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  What bugs live in a cow’s gut and how do they make methane?

  A global scientific project led by New Zealand researchers, which has generated a reference set of genome sequences of microbes found in...

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  Cambridge farmers using genetics to improve their herd

  The Clarkes are in their fourth season at the farm, where they milk 480 dairy cows including 100 autumn calvers, 100 calves...

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  Board proposes simpler, fairer share structure

  The Board of Livestock Improvement Corporation Limited (NZX: LIC) (LIC) has released its proposal to simplify LIC’s share structure by bringing the...