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Landcorp farming made a net profit of $11 million in the six months to December 31, 2011, and expects to reach at least $20 million for the full year.
New Zealand's dairy industry needs to build on its first-mover advantage in China and elsewhere by adding more value, says a leading economist.
THE NEW Environment Minister Amy Adams believes water will be her new portfolio’s biggest single issue – one on which both sides in the water debate must retreat from extreme positions on how water is used.
Despite the bumper season, some dairy farmers may be heading into winter with a feed deficit, says DairyNZ farm systems specialist Chris Glassey.
Fonterra yesterday unveiled the next step in its strategy to build a high-quality, sustainable fresh local milk supply in China, announcing plans to invest $100 million to develop two new large-scale dairy farms in Hebei province.
Leading experts will be sharing their insights at the second DairyNZ Farmers' Forum to be held in Hamilton on May 23-24.
A Bill which oversees Fonterra's farm gate milk price setting and "aims to deliver a more transparent and efficient dairy market" according to Prime Industries Minister David Carter, passed its first reading in Parliament yesterday.
A new innovation means farmers can set up drafting of cows for the next milking from wherever they happen to be, and in the time it takes to send a text.
The big winners at the 2012 Southland Dairy Industry Awards are newcomers to the province, who share common interests and business strengths.
Fonterra Cooperative Limited yesterday outlined details of its Group Strategy Refresh which aims to grow volumes and value by focusing more tightly on emerging markets and products that meet growing consumer demand for dairy nutrition.
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The Fonterra Shareholders’ Council, which speaks for Fonterra’s 10,500 farmer-shareholders, has announced it cannot support the Government’s Dairy Industry Restructuring Bill as it is currently written.
A new bill detailing proposals to oversee Fonterra’s farm gate milk price setting and ensure a more transparent and efficient dairy market was tabled in Parliament yesterday by Primary Industries Minister David Carter.
The dairy industry is working hard but struggling to implement its much-heralded effluent code of practice and design standards, says irrigation industry stalwart Stuart Reid.
CHANGING NEW Zealanders' perception of Fonterra is a key strategy of chief executive Theo Spierings.
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