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Grass will be back in fashion

Colin Armer (left) and Greg Gent at Shanghai Pengxin’s dairy academy opening last week.

Former Fonterra director Greg Gent says grass will become fashionable again as the effects of lower dairy prices continue.

New forage harvesters for late 2016

New Holland’s new range of FR self-propelled harvesters are due for release late this year.

With the end of 2016 in sight, New Holland has released details of the FR range of self-propelled foragers.

Industry group well advanced on bobby calf initiatives

While the wider group is co-ordinating a range of activities, each organisation is developing its own initiatives relevant to their part of the supply chain.

The eight organisations that formed a Bobby Calf Action Group at the end of 2015 are well advanced on a range of initiatives ensuring best practice handling and management of bobby calves.

MPI call to action on livestock mis-treatment

People who become aware of potential livestock abuse can call MPI confidentially on 0800 00 83 33.

The Ministry of Primary Industries has begun an advertising campaign encouraging people to let it know if they come across the mis-treatment of livestock.

Wool market remains strong

The wool market in both the North and South Island continues to show resilience.

West Coast butter earns champion award

Westgold Unsalted Butter won Food for Chefs Champion Butter at the prestigious New Zealand Champions of Cheese awards on Tuesday.

GDT lift shows better sentiment

The GlobalDairyTrade price index was up 1.4% over night, with whole milk powder up 5.5%.

ComCom queries ‘open entry’ for new conversions

ComCom has queried whether new dairy conversions should have 'open entry' to join Fonterra in its latest report.

The Commerce Commission has queried whether new dairy conversions should have 'open entry' to join Fonterra in its latest report.

Fewer TB tests

Since 2011, OSPRI's TBfree programme has eradicated TB from 1.2 million hectares and infected herds are down to 35 – a huge decrease from nearly 1700 in 1994.

The farming industry's investment in TB eradication is proving to be effective as OSPRI lifts stock movement restrictions and reduces testing requirements in many areas.