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OPINION: The Free Speech Union is taking this one too far.
Fonterra’s first half results show a turnaround in financial performance, with increased underlying earnings and reduced debt.
Global dairy prices have slumped for the fourth consecutive time in 2020 and coronavirus (Covid-19) is to blame.
OPINION: Despite what DairyNZ says, increasing production per cow or hectare can help to dilute costs and increase profitability.
Just two dairy farms have changed hands in Canterbury/North Otago in the current season, according to the just-released Colliers Dairy Property Market Review for 2020.
Australian farmers who have already embraced regenerative farming are much more profitable than conventional farmers, says soil microbiologist Dr Walter Jehne.
DairyNZ's Rob Brazendale says the drought situation is quite serious in some parts of the lower North Island area.
Federated Farmers remains sceptical that Overseer can become a valid regulatory tool, despite the announcement last week of a high-powered panel appointed to review the software.
New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) regional dinners will continue to be held around the country.
Farming families across Canterbury are the ones at most risk of the health effects of nitrates in their drinking water, says Canterbury medical officer of health Alistair Humphrey.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has got into the act over the drought by announcing a major new relief package in Northland.
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Both policymakers and scientists are struggling to deal with the issues of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, says an expert.
Preparedness for dealing with acute adverse climatic events is going to have to be a part of mainstream farm practice, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.
The country's second-largest dairy processor says its supply chain is being managed tightly around the Covid-19 outbreak.
Covid-19 is forecast to strip more than $1.3 billion dollars off New Zealand’s primary exports in the coming year, including $390 million off dairy exports.
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