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Genetics helps drive an award-winning partnership

Award winning cheese starts with premium milk. Waikato share milker Josh Taylor, who milks 400 cows on 150ha owned by the Meyer Cheese company, says genetics are key to the success of bothRead more

From bedroom to boardroom: 20 years building a provincial PR agency

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Proliferation of AI and the rise of mis- and disinformation is affecting media and how businesses communicate through it

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NZ media landscape is changing, businesses need to adapt

New Zealand’s media landscape is changing at break-neck pace.    NewsHub is closing.  Stuff is taking over the 6pm TV3 news.  TVNZ has announced major programmes being axed and jobs areRead more

Is pasture still enough? Changing our approach to dairy herd nutrition

By Grant Jackson, General Manager SealesWinslow In the coming years, the New Zealand dairy industry will face growing pressure to evolve its approach to herd nutrition. While our pasture-basedRead more

PR agency HMC adds grunt to digital content creation team

Public relations and communications agency HMC has appointed Anna Clausen and Gabriel Renner as Senior Digital PR Content Creator and Junior Digital PR Content Creator, respectively.   Bringing aRead more

Is our dairy herd fertility in crisis?

In dairy farming, herd fertility reigns supreme. It's the lifeblood of a successful operation, directly impacting genetic gain, farmer profitability, and reducing environmental impact by breedingRead more

New digital decision-making tool helps dairy farmers maximise returns on feed.

SealesWinslow has launched an easy-to-use digital decision-making tool that is helping dairy farmers take the guess work out of feeding their herds and use their supplements more efficiently toRead more

Good George opens doors to Kiwi whisky entrepreneurs

Good George has unveiled its eagerly anticipated whisky program called The People’s Cut, the first of its kind in New Zealand.  The program gives whisky lovers an opportunity to own or have aRead more

Unlocking the nutrition from a bumper maize silage harvest

With farmers having a bumper maize silage season this year, how it is harvested and managed will be crucial to preserving its quality and unlocking its nutritional value. Cyclone Gabrielle and atrociRead more

MSD Animal Health partners with Agrecovery to pilot recycling 10,000 cow collars

MSD Animal Health New Zealand has partnered with Agrecovery in New Zealand’s first pilot to recycle SenseHub Dairy Collars (previously known as Allflex Collars) used by its dairy farmer clients.Read more