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FONTERRA HAS started consultation towards lodging consent applications to build two new high-efficiency milk powder driers at its Studholme site in South Canterbury.
THE IMPACT of Russia’s dairy ban on global dairy prices may be waning. The emergence of a ‘grey market’, allowing some Russian allies to buy milk from Europe and re-export it to Russia, is easing downward pressure on prices.
FONTERRA AND the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) plan to work together to help developing countries build viable dairy industries and increase dairy nutrition knowledge.
THE WAIKATO Innovation Park will use a $3m equity injection from Callaghan Innovation to kick off a $5m expansion of the FoodWaikato spray drying facility this month.
ENTRIES ARE now being accepted in the 2015 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards and must be completed by November 30.
FONTERRA FARMERS' sustainable dairying initiatives are back in the spotlight with the launch of the co-op's third Farm Focus series on YouTube.
DAIRY WOMEN'S Network is launching a new Dairy Module next month to help milkers, sharemilkers and owners negotiate a fair contract.
THE BUSINESS plans and personal requirements of small-herd dairy farmers are to be put under the spotlight as part of a survey being organised by Lincoln University Lecturer in Agricultural Management and Agribusiness, Dr Victoria Westbrooke, and Research Fellow, Dr Peter Nuthall.
UNIVERSITY OF Waikato science graduate Courteney Nielsen is enjoying the 'aha!' moments, in her position as a Laboratory Technician at MilkTestNZ.
FOUR FARM sales earlier this month suggest that recent falls in dairy payout forecasts have not diminished appetite for investment in the industry, says a leading national rural property salesperson.
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THE WORLD'S largest robotic dairy farm under one roof has swung into operation in South Canterbury.
THE SRI Lanka's Ministry of Health has lifted the temporary hold on the sale of three batches of its 400 gram Anchor full cream milk powder.
ABOUT 120 Southland farmers will be interviewed as from next week as part of the study into what caused cows to become ill or die from eating swedes.
THE FUTURE profitability of dairy farming in the wake of falling international prices for dairy products is likely to be a hot topic when DairyNZ goes to Timaru next week for its annual meeting.
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