110,000 visitors!
OPINION: It's official, Fieldays 2025 clocked 110,000 visitors over the four days.
New Zealand farmers may be faced with increasing business challenges, but at least one sector has their back when it comes to collaborating for the greater good of pastoral agriculture in this country.
A food scientist from the Riddet Institute has wowed judges at an international dairy industry award, confirming the Palmerston North institute's strength in milk research.
Fonterra has opened its sixth application centre in China to meet growing demand for foodservice offerings.
Farmers in the Tararua District are meeting to decide whether to throw their weight behind a move to oppose the tolling of the new highway linking the Manawatu and their district.
FIL has launched a new online survey to gain valuable insights into the challenges dairy farmers face in meeting their milk quality and mastitis prevention goals.
If there is a maize grain shortage next season, farmers will have to look for an alternative and that may not be easy.
Fonterra chair Peter McBride warns that the future looks increasingly competitive - both in New Zealand and internationally.
From August each year a special group of 'helpers' descend on Julie and Brian Pirie's farm at Ngatea in the Hauraki Plains.
A game changer and a huge boost for farmer confidence.
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Fonterra has reported a net profit of $1.1 billion for financial year ending July 31, 2024.
Fonterra farmers have received several pieces of good news this morning.
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has launched SimplyFert, an ex-hub and therefore lower-cost offering said to give its shareholders choice and flexibility for purchasing nutrients.
Back in 2022, Claas announced the sale of its Cargos self-loading wagons to Bavarian company, Fliegl, suggesting that the market for such wagons was static, with too many players vying for the limited business and a pressing need for more room at its Bad Saulgau factory.
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OPINION: The Federated Farmers rural advocacy hub at Fieldays has been touted as a great success.
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