Dreams aren't plans
OPINION: Milking It reckons if you're National, looking at recent polls, the dream scenario is that the elusive economic recovery…
The effects of government policies on rural communities and farmer wellbeing must be considered when drafting them, says Federated Farmers dairy section chair Wayne Langford.
Newly-crowned Share Farmers of the Year Sarah and Aidan Stevenson are looking forward to their leadership roles over the next 12 months.
The 2021 FMG Young Farmer of the Year contest kicks off this week.
It’s official, Fonterra’s organic farmers have become the first in the country to receive a double-digit milk payout.
A new industrial spray dryer at Waikato Innovation Park will boost annual sheep milk exports by $200 million.
DairyNZ board candidate Cole Groves says he is “living the dream” as a dairy farmer, milking just over 400 cows near Hinds in Mid-Canterbury.
Fonterra is on track to meeting an interim target of achieving a 30% reduction in emissions by 2030.
The first batch of overseas agricultural machinery operators could be in the country by mid-October, says Rural Contractors NZ (RCNZ) chief executive Roger Parton.
Retiring Fonterra chairman John Monaghan steps down from the cooperative’s board, satisfied at leaving behind a business in good stead.
The Effluent & Environment Expo, scheduled for early November in Hamilton, has been cancelled.
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