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Balancing pasture versus pugging

Farmers are keeping cows off pasture to keep paddocks healthy for spring.

Utilising pasture while minimising soil damage are among the main issues dairy farmers have grappled with in early spring, says Andrew Reid, DairyNZ’s general manager extension.

Work starts on $206m campus

An architect’s render of one of the labs to be incorporated in the new building.

A ground breaking ceremony at Lincoln University has marked the start of work on the $206 million new joint facility to house AgResearch and Lincoln University researchers, students and staff.

Fonterra opens $150m Oz cheese plant

Jason Wright, Stanhope plant manager with one of the first batches of cheese made at the new plant.

Fonterra's new $150 million cheese plant in Australia will help meet growing demand, says the co-op’s Australia managing director René Dedoncker.

Political consensus vital for TPP talks

The government and the Labour Party should reach a bipartisan consensus on how to roll out the current Trans Pacific Partnership process, says trade expert Stephen Jacobi.

Judge passes good sentence on farm

Waikato farmers John Hayward and Susan O’Regan with children Lily and Jack.

We need to be positive that our product can be premium and people will pay for it, says John Hayward of Judge Valley Dairies.

Leaders sign up to swimmable rivers

Federated Farmers president Katie Milne and industry leaders at the launch last week.

Dairy leaders have come together with other livestock and farming leaders to pledge their commitment to swimmable rivers for future generations.

2016 price gains largely holding

Dairy prices have cumulatively eased only 3% after falling in four of the past five auctions, says BNZ senior economist Doug Steel.

A2 profit surges on Chinese demand

A2 Milk's after-tax profit of $90.6 million is 198% ahead of last year on surging Chinese demand.

Water tax to suck cash from irrigating regions

Regions such as Mid-Canterbury enjoy a direct relationship between water use and employment, says Federated Farmers.

MPI still hopeful of eradicating cattle disease

Two farms belonging to the Van Leeuwen Dairy Group are tested positive.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) hasn’t given up hope of eradicating the bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis despite its spread to a third South Island farm.

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Talking about the tax will calm the nerves

The water tax proposal by the Labour Party “is making us all fairly blimmin’ nervous isn’t it,” says Federated Farmers president and dairy farmer Katie Milne.