Dairy unity
OPINION: A last-minute compromise ensured that the election of the new Federated Farmers national dairy chair wasn't a repeat of…
OPINION: It seems ‘rural travel’ is getting very expensive these days.
OPINION: A global plant-based milk company has confirmed it is not going ahead with its first UK factory.
OPINION: Brazil has hundreds of millions of cows (234.4 million head at the last census) but one is extraordinary.
OPINION: Fonterra may be planning to sell its Anchor brand but it’s continuing to promote milk. In their latest advertisement, Anchor and TBWA\New Zealand have reimagined what the world would be like without milk – to remind Kiwis to celebrate World Milk Day.
After the volatility of recent years, stockfood prices and availability have now stabilised, according to J Swap Stockfoods general manager Morgan Swap.
Two long-serving Dairy Women's Network (DWN) board trustees are stepping down.
Rebecca Hickson says no one breed of bull is better than the other – it’s the traits and the genetics that counts. She says there are good and poor performing bulls in every breed, so understanding the traits of any bull should be the focus.
A major player in this project is LIC with Beef Genetic Product Lead, Paul Charteris pointing out his organisation have the majority market share in terms of inseminations of dairy cows.
Better genetics hold the key to better beef calves from dairy cows. That was the key message from a series of workshops by Beef+Lamb NZ to increase the overall value of beef exports to NZ. Two thirds of NZ’s beef kill is from the dairy industry but calves from dairy farms have in the past been seen as more of a by-product. Peter Burke reports.
There's a real need for people to push for, and on behalf of, New Zealand agriculture, says a farming leader recognised in the recent King's Birthday Honours List.
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A 66% reduction in the dairy sector's biosecurity response levy will land well with farmers, says Federated Farmers dairy chair Richard McIntyre.
Fonterra has announced a record opening forecast milk price for organic milk this season.
Farmers' relationships with their banks are “absolutely” having an impact on their mental health.
Dairy prices have risen for five consecutive Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auctions, which augurs well for this season’s milk price.
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