Misguided campaign
OPINION: Last week, Greenpeace lit up Fonterra's Auckland headquarters with 'messages from the common people' - that the sector is…
Latin America may have been the unexpected cause of the GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) overall price index rising 1.7% last week against expectations, says ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny.
Research at the universities of Otago and Auckland is aimed at developing and field testing new teat sanitising products within two-three years, to control bovine mastitis.
While Westland Milk Products suppliers and staff struggle through a tough season, milk processing goes on.
This season was among the most difficult for cropping I have ever experienced.
Mention the words Westland Milk Products and eyebrows are raised and furrows appear on the face. Some say it’s a basket case, others in the know believe it is quite fixable. Time will tell.
Farmers in Environment Canterbury’s Selwyn-Te Waihora zone are being urged to get a move on with their farming consents.
Failure to meet its own goals for reproductive performance (industry targets) has been much talked about at Lincoln University Dairy Farm (LUDF).
A ghastly period: that’s how DairyNZ West Coast consulting officer Ross Bishop describes the situation facing the region’s dairy farmers.
Federated Farmers dairy spokesman Andrew Hoggard says all the farmers he has talked to understand it is important to be able to manage the growth of the industry.
Cheesemaker Albert Alferink says he’s a man of few words.
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Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings says a good net profit and a strong balance sheet are crucial for the co-op’s future.
Fonterra farmers who borrowed money from the co-op during the last two seasons will soon learn how much interest will be charged from June 1.
Cash flows on dairy farms will be stronger this winter and spring, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.
Butter is best when it’s made at Fonterra’s Clandeboye plant in the South Island.
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