Dairy unity
OPINION: A last-minute compromise ensured that the election of the new Federated Farmers national dairy chair wasn't a repeat of…
Fonterra will invest $27 million in a dry store distribution centre at its Te Rapa site.
Strengthening New Zealand's ability to manage an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) will require close collaboration with the primary industries, farmers and rural communities, says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
Fonterra has welcomed Horizons Regional Council's approach to implementing its nutrient management requirements.
More than 900 Fonterra manufacturing site staff are taking part in New Zealand's biggest annual winter maintenance spruce-up.
DairyNZ chairman and former cabinet minister, John Luxton, is chairing a high-powered group overseeing the development of a Waikato regional economic strategy.
A project that aims to develop dairy wellness products as well as build Maori agribusiness capability is to receive government funding through the Primary Growth Partnership.
Synlait Milk plans to raise $75 million new primary capital and will also hold a secondary sell down set at about $45 million.
Making the most of a higher milk price will be the focus of discussion at a Northland Focus Farm field day in Okaihau on July 2.
MOST FONTERRA farmers are still adopting a wait-and-see attitude to TAF.
GLOBAL DAIRY prices have fallen for the third auction in a row, amid signs of a quick rebound in New Zealand production.
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PRICES FOR most fertilisers are down with the two main suppliers releasing new but as usual almost identical price lists.
MERIDIAN ENERGY and Westpac have joined forces to produce a ‘package’ to dairy farmers in particular to invest in solar power in their dairy sheds. The deal will officially launched at Fieldays this week.
THE MATTER of who will take on the family farm can be a huge source of worry and family tension in rural communities, which is why the Federated Farmers Dairy group, with Lewis’ Barristers & Solicitors and Craigs Investment Partners, is holding a succession planning seminar on June 18.
SHAREMILKING REMAINS one of the best pathways to farm ownership, says Federated Farmers’ sharemilkers section’s new leadership.
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