A group of young farmers is spearheading moves to rebuild the New Zealand Jersey herd.
The days of losing dairy products in processing lines and waste streams may soon end.
Fertiliser co-op Ravensdown says it has good stocks of finished fertiliser products despite a massive fire at its Hornby site last week.
Westland Milk Products chief executive Toni Brendish admits the co-op has tested its shareholders’ patience and she can’t ask them to hold on any longer.
Dairy farmers generally are in good spirits despite Fonterra last week lowering its milk price forecast, says Feds dairy deputy chairman Wayne Langford.
The country’s second-largest dairy processor says milk supply has been strong across all regions.
Fonterra’s Australian milk suppliers are going to be paid more for their milk than what the co-op’s NZ farmer shareholders are getting.
Fonterra is dropping its 2018-19 forecast payout by up to 50c/kgMS.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor have announced a recovery package to help farmers get back to business more quickly after being cleared of Mycoplasma bovis.
Dairy farmers are pleased that Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) results show improved water quality across the country.
It's NZ cheese month and local cheesemakers want consumers to buy more local products.
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index is at a two-year low, but there is some good news ahead, says Rabobank dairy analyst Emma Higgins.
Global dairy prices have fallen again and supply expectations out of New Zealand might be at play.
A review is underway of the NZ dairy herd improvement regulatory regime.
One in five of all people wanting to take up a dairy apprenticeship is coming from Auckland.
The chairman of Waikato milk processor Tatua says the record 2017-18 annual result came on the back of a great team effort.
Independent dairy processor Westland Milk has reduced its payout prediction for the 2018-19 season.
West Coast milk processor Westland Milk has posted a gross profit of $3.3 million for the 12 months ended July 31, 2018.
Strong evidence is emerging that consumers are suspicious of processed foods, says Professor Warren McNabb.
The Government says it will be important to set the right 2050 target in its Zero Carbon Bill.
A five year, $11 million research project has begun, aimed at producing new high value milk products.
Premium milk trader Lewis Road Creamery is now selling its Gold Top, organic, fresh Jersey milk containing the A2 ß-Casein protein.
Federated Farmers is extending its “deepest sympathy” to the family of a four-year-old boy found dead in a farm effluent pond near Harihari in south Westland.
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