Greenpeace a charity?
OPINION: Should Greenpeace be stripped of their charitable status? Farmers say yes.
THE WAIKATO Regional Council says a large proportion of dairy water-take consents required under its new Variation 6 water allocation policy should only need to go through a "relatively simple" process.
NEAR FOX Glacier in South Westland, the dairy industry on the coast starts to unfold. There’s just a narrow coastal plain at first, but this widens the further north you go. Driving up SH6, the visitor sees signs of new dairy conversions and established dairy farms looking in good shape or expanding.
A FOCUS on personnel has made a Northland farm into a more profitable, smoother running operation, says Northland Sharemilker of the Year runner-up Michael Rope.
EKETAHUNA MAY not be everyone's dream town with its reputation for cold winters and wet springs. This adverse climate has led Spring Grove Dairies to go to OAD.
A “VERY strong structural” change in Asian economies means New Zealand will continue to have strong growth in its agricultural commodity prices such as dairy products, says Business and Economic Research Ltd (Berl) director Kel Sanderson.
THE FINALISTS in the 2012 New Zealand Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year contest are a mix of experienced and new dairy farmers. The group is made up of small, medium and large-scale operators.
I WANT to see New Zealanders and Indonesians becoming more familiar with each other's countries and with the opportunities to travel and do business. After all, Indonesia is New Zealand's nearest Asian neighbour.
FONTERRA CHIEF executive Theo Spierings is wasting no time in pursuing his ‘strategy refresh’.
A MILK tanker fleet sharing agreement may be on the cards among Australian dairy processors in Victoria and New South Wales.
DAIRY PROCESSORS are pouring millions of dollars into infrastructure in Tasmania and irrigation systems are opening up new dairying opportunities…now more farmers are needed to take advantage of this growth.
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FARMERS WANT the Government to mediate in a bovine TB funding disagreement between the Animal Health Board and Waikato Regional Council.
SYNLAIT MILK has identified two farms in Canterbury to use in the start-up phase of producing a2 brand nutritional powders for A2 Corporation, says Synlait's general manager, nutritionals, Tony McKenna.
CUTTING OFF Fonterra’s raw milk supply to independent processors will lead to fragmentation of the milk supply base, an independent processor has warned.
THE 9.9% drop at last week’s Global Dairy Trade auction has jolted farmers but they have vowed to carry on.
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