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OPINION: Last week, Greenpeace lit up Fonterra's Auckland headquarters with 'messages from the common people' - that the sector is…
Softening global demand for milk has led Fonterra to downgrade its 2022-23 forecast milk price.
Fonterra says its remains committed to targeting “a significant” capital return to shareholders and unit holders next financial year.
Big jumps in butter and cheddar cheese prices reflect Chinese consumers returning to restaurants, cafes and bakeries, says Westpac’s senior agro economist Nathan Penny.
A small number of farms in Hawke’s Bay have been forced to dry off cows because Fonterra tankers are unable to pick their milk.
The country's second largest milk processor is not rushing to lift its milk price forecast despite a rise in global dairy prices.
DairyNZ says region-specific support is being offered to cyclone-affected farmers, who are responding to a range of different issues on farms across the North Island.
Loss of power supply remains the biggest issue facing many Northland farmers.
Rural towns completely cut off with no or limited electricity, water, food and telecommunications, blocked roads, flooded and wrecked homes and buildings, paddocks and orchards turned into lakes.
Federated Farmers vice president Wayne Langford says helping communities recover from the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle should be top of the Government’s agenda.
The EasyCut B 950 Collect is a non-conditioning mower with 450mm merger augers, said to be ideal for tall crops such as ryegrass, or more delicate crops such as lucerne, that may usually cause blockages or damage when put through a conditioner mower.
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German manufacturer Horsch has introduced the new Leeb FT front tank, that mounts to a tractor’s 3-point linkage and offers additional spraying capacity.
What if you could lift milk production by 8% in one go, just by altering one piece of your system to make the whole thing function better?
Hawera dairy farmer Erwin Hebler believes his new Firestone Eco Silage Cover is a game changer.
Building on its launch back in 2018, DeLaval has launched a new OptiDuo feed pushing robot, with a claim that using this technology can add up to three litres/ cow/day.
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