COWS WERE spooked, milking disrupted, goods fell from shelves in shops and many rural homes were damaged when the 6.2 earthquake struck the lower half of the North Island last week.

THE FUNCTIONING of a piece of equipment at Fonterra’s processing plant in Takanini, South Auckland may have caused the contamination of cream.

THE NEW head of US dairy farmers’ lobby group wants reforms of New Zealand’s dairy policies as part of a final Trade-Pacific Partnership deal.

CANADIAN DAIRY processor Saputo has finally won control of Australia’s oldest dairy processor, Warrnambool Cheese and Butter.

MIKE JOY is seen by many farmers as a leader of the campaign to put the brakes on the ever-expanding dairy industry. 

IF FONTERRA wants to fulfil its potential and at the same time become more environmentally sustainable it needs to start acting more like a food company. It also needs to work on its image.

ASB BANK has been around for 160 years and its rural banking division established in 1993 has in the last few years gone from strength to strength, says the senior rural manager for Bay of Plenty, Trevor Hurley.

AGRICHEMICAL SPRAYERS in Waikato have been put on notice: follow the rules or face the law.

MURRAY MOXHAM is a down-to-earth individual with clear goals and beliefs and he never deviates from them. He bought his first farm at age 28 at nearby Opiki and 40 years on he is as dedicated and enthusiastic about the dairy industry as when he started. The only difference is that he has learned and  changed for the better.

WHATEVER THE season, maintaining the condition of soils is a key to successful sustainable farming.

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