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OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
Living Water, the partnership between Fonterra and the Department of Conservation (DOC), has called on charitable organisation Te Whangai Trust to help restore part of New Zealand’s threatened peat lakes system.
The South Island sale of 8565 bales comprising a wide range of wool types saw good support with 78% of the offering selling.
While quad fatalities keep fuelling a media frenzy, it’s time to look at the broader picture and try to understand what makes our farms such dangerous places.
EU dairy exports rose 6% in May (22,000MT) vs the same month in the previous year.
Fonterra is number-one in China in business and in reputation, claims Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings.
More signs are emerging that European farmers are cutting back milk production.
Fonterra’s Anchor Uno now contains the lowest levels of sugar (per 100 grams) in any kids’ yoghurt brand in New Zealand, with 40% less sugar than the original Uno formulation.
The GlobalDairyTrade Event 173 concluded with the GDT Price Index down 3% over night.
One week out from an important vote for New Zealand’s biggest company, Fonterra Chairman John Wilson is urging farmers to back changes to the cooperative’s governance and representation.
Waikato milk processor Tatua Dairy has done it again -- topping last season’s milk payout, leaving Fonterra and other processors far behind.
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California governor Jerry Brown is maintaining his assault on climate change, pushing through a law meant to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from dairy farms and landfills.
Bottled milk is competing with fizzy drinks and bottled water in the UK, and market watchers predict plain milk could be the next big drink craze.
Lewis Road Creamery is adding strawberry milk to its novelty range, but as a ‘limited edition’ product – on sale only during spring and summer.
Westland Milk Products has signed a joint venture agreement with leading paediatric milk formula company Ausnutria to create a new stand-alone infant formula blending and canning company to be called Pure Nutrition Ltd.
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