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BNZ rural economist Doug Steel has dared to mention $7 for the new season milk price, but with very strong notes of caution.
The back-to-fat story was reinforced at the latest GDT event with butter up 3.3% to a fresh auction record high of US$5631/t, says ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny.
Federated Farmers dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard says not many farmers would need to adjust their palm kernel expeller (PKE) feeding regime.
The first Global Dairy Trade (GDT) of the new season has delivered a mixed bag of results.
European dairy co-op Arla is putting innovation at the centre of its growth plans for the next decade.
June 1 is known in the dairy as Gypsy Day, when new dairy contacts come into action around the country. Many farmers, their family and staff will be moving around the country to their next farms.
New Zealand Animal Evaluation (NZAEL), a subsidiary of DairyNZ, has set up farmer advisory panel to provide practical, farmer-based feedback on animal evaluation R&D and communication.
LIC Sire Proving Scheme (SPS) Farmers of the Year Bryan and Suzanne Jackson have been in the programme for 18 years.
The new kid on the SUV block will have auto sales and marketing managers burning the midnight oil and scratching their heads as they wonder how to deal with this – the Skoda Kodiaq.
Dairy has got its mojo back. After two challenging seasons, last week brought two items of great news for Fonterra farmers.
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New on the Gallagher site at the National Fieldays will be its TW series of weigh scales and its insulated line posts.
The Smaller Milk and Supply Herds (SMASH) conferences will be held in three North Island venues next month.
North Otago farmer Matt Ross has been elected to the LIC board for a four-year term.
DairyNZ director Ben Allomes says dairy farmer morale has lifted in the last few months to sit now at six or seven out of ten.
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