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Almost constant rain will have long term implications for dairy farmers in the North Island, says DairyNZ’s general manager of extension, Andrew Reid.
The country's main farm insurer FMG is encouraging farmers who have suffered quake damage to telephone for advice on making claims.
Emma Dunn’s love for baking and science has landed her a role at dairy giant Fonterra, in the cooperative’s Graduate Programme.
Fonterra chief operating officer global consumer and foodservice, Jacqueline Chow believes we are entering into a renaissance period for dairy.
Only a few days are left until entries close in the 2016 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards.
Synlait Milk has dual listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and started trading on Friday.
Three candidates are vying for two Fonterra board seats this year: sitting director Michael Spaans, Donna Smit, Bay of Plenty and Stuart Nattrass, Canterbury. Voting ends at 10.30am on December 6.
Fonterra directors and shareholder councillors will go without a pay rise for a third straight year.
Fonterra's $6/kgMS forecast is good news considering the tough couple of years endured by its farmers, says chairman John Wilson.
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says the devastation in the South Island from the Kaikoura earthquakes was worse than he initially thought.
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Waiau dairy farmer Graeme Coats is full of praise for the engineers who got his rotary milking shed working again within two days of the November 14 7.8-magnitude quake which has disrupted the South Island’s upper east coast.
Some actions by Civil Defence (CD) staff in the quake-hit Kaikoura region are stressing farmers, says Federated Farmers spokeswoman on adverse events, Katie Milne.
Dairy products led a rise in total exports in October, but meat and offal exports were down from the same month last year, Statistics New Zealand says.
The 7250 bales of North Island wool on offer saw a 72% clearance with most types easing further.
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