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First up to the podium at the recent Tractor and Machinery Association (TAMA) Conference in Wellington, Minster for Agriculture, Todd McClay, reflected on a difficult 12 months, but hinted at signs that things were turning the corner, saying “when ag does well, New Zealand does well”.
A 2022 Nuffield scholar, Lucie Douma, was brought up on a Southland dairy farm and as a hobby likes the risky business of trail running and ultra marathons.
European dairy co-operative Arla Foods is forecasting a total revenue of nearly $25 billion this year.
The Australian dairy industry is heading for more consolidation as milk supply shrinks, according to dairy analyst Steve Spencer.
Over the past 12 months, Fonterra Oceania has launched a range of new dairy products in Australia and New Zealand.
WorkSafe is recommending the dairy industry reassess its use of slide pulsators, following a recent death in a Waikato milking shed.
The 63rd National Holstein Friesian Bull sale this week (September 18) will mark 54 consecutive years that retiring Kerepehi breeder Michael Lynch has entered and sold his bulls at the event.
Chloe Jones wears three hats and it's this trifecta that makes her tick.
LIC is embarking on a ground-breaking project aimed at breeding heat tolerant and disease resistant dairy cows for Sub-Saharan Africa, in collaboration with the global leader in precision breeding, Acceligen, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
DairyNZ chair elect Tracy Brown says working together to create and implement sensible, affordable and enduring policy has never been more important.
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Synlait farmer suppliers are relieved to see the troubled milk processor on the road to recovery.
Embattled milk processor Synlait is the latest to increase its forecast base milk price for the 2024/25 season.
Taupo-based milk processor Miraka has notched another first on sustainability.
Fonterra’s oldest milk processing site – at Edendale, Southland is getting a new $150 million UHT cream plant.
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