Synthetic milk
OPINION: Will synthetic milk derail NZ's economy?
OVER THE last two weeks the Prime Minister and I have led a 25-strong business delegation on a trade mission through Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Brazil.
DairyNZ is reminding dairy farmers to prepare for new employees as the new season nears.
Eighteen months after announcing plans to radically scale back organic milk contracts, Federated Farmers is cautiously optimistic about Fonterra's announcement it is renewing supply contracts for organic dairy farmers in the lower and central North Island.
The Feilding cattle yards were inundated on Friday as farmers must be thinking now is the the time to offload stock.
30,000 store lambs last week and just under 34,000 today was just too much for the market to handle and prices came back with a thump today.
Farmgate prices lifted in the North Island last week with procurement competition heating up as the kill continues to fall.
The North Island weekly lamb kill dropped 50% in the space of two week as the availability of killable lambs plummets.
THE SEARCH is on for the best ice creams in New Zealand. Entries close April for an awards ceremony in Wellington on May 30.
JAPAN IS one of the world’s most protected dairy sectors, says the Dairy Company Association of New Zealand (DCANZ), which is ‘cautiously’ welcoming the country to the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement.
JAPAN IS one of the world’s most protected dairy sectors, says the Dairy Company Association of New Zealand (DCANZ), which is ‘cautiously’ welcoming the country to the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement.
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IN THE face of drought, irrigation professionals are calling for water storage needs to be fast-tracked.
Fonterra is renewing contracts for some of its organic dairy farmers in the middle and lower North Island, following a turnaround in its niche organics business.
THE 2013 Taranaki Sharemilker/Equity Farmers of the Year, Rachel and Kenneth Short, have become the first family to claim two generations of success in the awards.
Eighty dairy farmers attended a recent SMASH (Smaller Milk and Supply Herds) field day at Matakana Island off Tauranga. Tony Hopkinson looks at some challenges of farming on the island, and reports on the field day.
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