FONTERRA CHAIRMAN John Wilson visited Fonterra's new $126 million UHT milk processing site at Waitoa on the weekend.

MARCH ESTIMATES for New Zealand milk flows are for a double-digit percentage increase over the prior year when the drought had taken a firm grip, says Rabobank.

AS A schoolgirl in Yorkshire, northern England, Judith Swales delivered milk to neighbours before heading off to classes.

A2 IS planning to launch into the North American fresh milk market. It launched in China in November and is growing in Australia and the UK.

DAIRYNZ CHIEF scientist Dr Eric Hillerton will step down in July. He will remain involved in New Zealand through various dairy farming projects.

KEEP CALM and keep to budget is Lincoln University Dairy Farm’s response to this season’s payout crescendo.

IN AN area prone to summer dries, Mangaiti, near the Te Aroha town boundary on the Paeroa road, is where Jarrah Sheehan first went share milking. Now he and his wife Sheree and family are making rapid progress.

MEDIA STORIES have recently promoted continued use of single active injection and pour-on drenches in cattle.  The writers argue that though these products will almost certainly fail to control Cooperia because of widespread drench resistance, they are still likely to adequately control Ostertagia, which is the most pathogenic parasite of cattle.  But there are reasons why farmers should not follow this advice.

THE SHIPS have set sail to deliver nearly 5,000 Fonterra Milk for Schools milk packs to kids on the Chatham, Stewart, and Great Barrier islands.

PGG WRIGHTSON and software company Xero will jointly sponsor the premier feature at National Fieldays 2014.

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