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Chinese-owned milk processor Westland Milk Products is building a new $70 million lactoferrin plant at its Hokitika site.
Fonterra has established its fifth application centre in China, but unlike the other four, the newest one is focused on beverage applications.
Rakaia calf-rearer Lisa-Jane Claire Miller (54) was sentenced in the Ashburton District Court on five charges under the Animal Welfare Act following a successful prosecution by the Ministry for Primary Industries.
Dairy Women's Network (DWN) chief executive Jules Benton says it’s always exciting to see the women nominated for the Regional Leader of the Year award.
Long-serving DairyNZ farmer director, Colin Glass, has announced that he will not seek re-election at the upcoming DairyNZ board of director elections in October this year.
Fonterra says it will convert coal boilers at its Hautapu site to wood pellets as part of its decarbonisation work.
As the last shipment of live animals by sea left New Plymouth on April 20,2023, Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor was hailing the move as one that puts NZ in step with like-minded partners on the importance of animal welfare.
Veterinarians for Animal Welfare Aotearoa (VAWA) is unhappy about National's proposal to reinstate live animal exports if it became the government.
The battle lines are being drawn on the National Party's recently announced agricultural policy.
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Local cheesemakers are facing competition from subsidised frozen EU imports flooding the NZ market, tariff-free, says Whitestone Cheese managing director Stephen Berry.
Oamaru-based artisan cheesemaker Whitestone Cheese has been named Dairy Champion for the second time in the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards.
Two years ago, sharemilking brothers Sumit Kamboj and Manoj Kumar created history by becoming the first siblings to win the Share Farmers of the Year title in the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards.
As costs of production soar and cow numbers decline, more dairy farmers need to take advantage of the technologies available to identify the best animals to rear and mate, ensuring they use their investment in livestock wisely.
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