All posts tagged "livestock"

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  OSPRI reduces TB slaughter levy rates for dairy and beef farmers

  OSPRI who manages the TBfree programme is to reduce the TB slaughter levy rates for cattle farmers from 1 October 2021.

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  Machine learning aids insights into cows’ sleep

  Just like humans, our dairy cows need their sleep; but AgResearch scientists have had to get innovative with new technologies to better...

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  Farm Management

  Farmers encouraged to tick off new wintering checklist

  Farmers preparing to graze livestock on fodder crops this winter are being encouraged to use a new checklist and other practical resources...

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  Whos Who

  Family farm comes full circle with Jersey genetics

  Four generations have farmed on John Totty’s 465-hectare property at Staveley, mid-Canterbury with Jersey cows featuring prominently throughout the years.

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  Minister congratulates Southland on M.bovis infection freedom

  Biosecurity and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor extended his thanks and congratulations to the Southland farming community for reaching a landmark zero cases...

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  M.bovis eradication makes gains three years on from detection

  New Zealand’s world-first effort to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has made significant progress with the number of infected properties dropping...

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  New winter grazing guidelines supporting best practice

  Measuring the adequacy of winter crop grazing management will be more straightforward thanks to new guidelines for Farm Environment Plan auditors.

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  Winter grazing action group announced

  Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has announced the members of a new action group tasked with implementing recommendations to improve animal welfare in...

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  Agriculture Minister announces members of winter grazing taskforce

  Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor announced the members of the newly established taskforce to respond to the animal welfare issues associated with...

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  SAFE urges Agriculture Minister to appoint non industry experts on winter grazing taskforce

  Animal rights organisation SAFE is urging the Government to include experts and advocates from outside the agriculture industry on its newly announced...