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The management of dairy effluent provides many opportunities for dairy businesses in Australia.
Westland Milk Products says its 2.5% drop in peak milk processing has meant more capacity available for the cooperative and its shareholders, enabling more focus on added-value product.
Effluent, properly used, can wipe thousands off the annual fertiliser bill, observes the distributors of Slurryquip – Webbline.
Fonterra farmers want a smaller board, says co-op chairman John Wilson.
The proposal to reduce the size of the Fonterra board is one the co-op can no longer ignore say its proponents, Greg Gent and Colin Armer.
Using solar energy to partly power farm irrigation systems may be now within the reach of Australian dairy farmers, according to a new report.
Knowing the soil has always been the basis of good farming because the soil is the foundation of the production system.
The flood irrigated pastures of Mike MacLaughlin's Western Australian farm are a "real money spinner" despite the salty water.
Fonterra director Malcolm Bailey says there is a "clear 50/50 split" among shareholders on the issue of governance.
Fonterra sold $9 million of products at China's 'Double 11' one-day online event this month.
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Fonterra chairman John Wilson says the co-op has invested $2.4 billion in additional capacity over the last three years.
Fonterra's newest board member Ashley Waugh is looking forward to "quickly becoming a productive member of the board".
Ousted Fonterra director Blue Read says he is disappointed.
Fonterra farmers are leading the way in responsible dairying with 98% of farm waterways now stock excluded, the co-op says.
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