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.

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.

CONSUMER RESEARCH has revealed 72% of people in Asia see dairy as an important part of a balanced diet. However, the research also shows fewer than half the 9000 people surveyed in nine countries are eating dairy daily. 

DAIRYNZ PLANS to run a trial on its research farm near Hamilton to see how much water they use and when they use it.

SOCIAL MEDIA have thrust farmers into customers’ and consumers’ spotlights, revealing how food is produced and the resources used to produce it. 

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