Open Country Dairy (OCD) says it’s operating in a near ‘business as usual’ state under Alert 4 restrictions.

As New Zealand faces a nation-wide shortage of hand sanitiser, Fonterra is chipping in to produce the precious resource.

Farmers whose herds were culled in response to the outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis will be able to minimise the tax treatment of their income in some circumstances.

The Government has responded to a request from Federated Farmers and DairyNZ and extended temporary visas of migrant farmworkers.

Hokitika-based Westland Milk Products has been registered as an Essential Service and is processing milk.

Despite four consecutive drops in Global Dairy Trade (GDT) prices, analysts are sticking with a payout of around $7.20/kgMS for this season.

Global dairy prices fell for the fourth consecutive time at the Global Dairy Trade auction last week.

Despite a decline in half-year profit, Synlait is assuring shareholders it will regain shareholder value. 

A Hamilton soil and water consultant is questioning the effectiveness of the dairy effluent storage calculator on Waikato farms.

Dubbed as a universal seeder, Amazone’s new GreenDrill 501 is said to be ideal for one-pass sowing of ‘catch crops’, fine seeds and undersown crops in combination with the company’s trailed cultivators.

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