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Supplying a rotary dairy to Russia is no more challenging than supplying to a farmer on home turf, says Waikato Milking System’s international sales manager, Grant Wisnewski.
Milking technology supplied by Waikato Milking Systems (WMS) is helping a large-scale Russian farm double its 1000-cow milking herd and production.
A Northland farmer was fined $4000 and faces $3000 in costs after being found guilty of ill treating cows.
In late April Freshagenda’s directors were fortunate to attend the ADPI/ABI (American Dairy Products Institute/American Butter Institute) Conference in Chicago.
If you're a Fonterra supplier in Canterbury, Otago or Southland you’ll earn an extra $1.40/kgMS for deliveries June 1 to July 15, less a transport charge, no contract required.
When Fonterra’s milk tankers do their rounds, the northern-most farm they call on – in all New Zealand – is Len and Pearl Crewther’s in the Far North.
A ten-year scheme for dairying and healthy ecosystems is breaking down longstanding tensions between farmers and ecologists, says Fonterra’s Carly Robinson.
The 2015 New Zealand Dairy Trainee of the Year, James Davidson, is passionate about the dairy industry and has identified a career pathway within it.
The 2015 New Zealand Farm Manager of the Year, James Foote (30), has a drive and thirst for knowledge.
“We are willing to keep learning, evolving and growing.” Those words from 2015 Sharemilkers/Farmers of the Year, Justin and Melissa Slattery, are perhaps a key to their success.
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The financial pain for dairy farmers will hit home early in the coming season, according to the head of Federated Farmers dairy section Andrew Hoggard.
Farmer co-op LIC will hold meetings nationally next month to brief shareholders on its ambitious growth strategy.
A crisis looms in the dairy industry as the implications of the $4.50 payout starts to hit home.
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says farmers are resilient and will get through the low milk-price patch.
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