Misguided campaign
OPINION: Last week, Greenpeace lit up Fonterra's Auckland headquarters with 'messages from the common people' - that the sector is…
DairyNZ says proposed new rules on migrant workers will make it harder to employ and retain good staff.
Two West Coast dairy farmers were named in the Queen’s Birthday honours list.
West Coast farmers are hailing Westland Milk’s opening payout forecast range of $6.40 - $6.80/kgMS for the new season as good news and a sign that WMP is back on track.
An array of sensors in the paddocks providing real-time information about what is happening all over the farm is now a reality.
There's the colossal carrot at Ohakune and the oversized L&P bottle at Paeroa; now Morrinsville, the capital of Cow Country, has its own giant -- a bovine behemoth located on the western approach to the town.
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.
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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.
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