Greenpeace a charity?
OPINION: Should Greenpeace be stripped of their charitable status? Farmers say yes.
Retirement advice will be provided to farmers at this year's DairyNZ Farmers' Forum at Mystery Creek Events Centre in Hamilton next week.
People, perception and pride is the theme of this year's South Island Dairy Event (SIDE), challenging dairy farmers' views on the industry now and into the future.
Dairy farmers should take particular care when planning to transport cows in their third trimester of pregnancy, says DairyNZ's Dr Nita Harding.
The country now has more than six million dairy cattle, an increase partly driven by higher milk solid payouts, Statistics New Zealand says.
Fonterra has appointed Professor Sally Poppitt to a newly established Fonterra Chair in Human Nutrition based out of The University of Auckland. The new Chair will also sit within the Riddet Institute, New Zealand's Centre of Research Excellence for food science and technology.
Canterbury won the trifecta at the 2012 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards on Saturday night, with its regional representatives winning all three titles.
The North Island cow kill has still yet to find its feet. This continues to help support beef schedule prices which continue to hold fairly steady. Returning to a full kill week a fortnight ago, the kill increased slightly from the shorter Easter weeks but was still struggling to match levels seen at this time of the year. Just over 21,000 cows were slaughtered the week ending April 21st, down on the usual 27,000/wk for this time of the season.
50-56% of all the beef eaten in the US was in ground beef form last year. US veteran economist and agribusiness consultant Bill Helming forecasts that will lift to 65% by or before 2030 as the percentage of beef consumed in whole muscle form declines.
Fonterra chief executive officer Theo Spierings has announced members of his senior management team as part of a reshaping of the organisation to deliver on its group strategy refresh announced in late March.
DAIRY AND cropping farmers are being encouraged to develop better business relationships and understand each other’s position when dealing in grain.
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After a long period of relative stability, helped in part by increased frequency of auctions, it has been an action-packed month for the GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) platform.
WESTLAND MILK Products chief executive Rod Quin says the DIRA Bill as it stands disadvantages his co-operative. But he says he is broadly supportive of it.
FONTERRA HAS told the primary production select committee it is 'broadly supportive' of the DIRA Bill and says it's pivotal to its future.
FEDERATED FARMERS says it wants the DIRA Bill to be very clear and unambiguous.
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