Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
As a dry summer looms, dairy farmers need a plan for their herds’ nutrition now to keep their cows in milk, protect their cashflow and secure long term business profitability.
Ōtaki dairy farmer Max Lutz says he feels hugely rewarded by volunteer work at the heart of his local community.
Fonterra’s chief financial officer (CFO) Neil Beaumont leaves the co-op on Friday, just nine months after taking on the role.
When dairy farmer Rachel Numan started writing Tractor Dave children’s books for her sons, it soon turned into a positive initiative giving back to Kiwi communities nationwide.
Waikato dairy farmer and FMG Young Farmer of the Year Emma Poole is the brand ambassador for New Holland Agriculture in New Zealand.
A message to dairy farmers - be patient with China and things will come right.
Nominations have opened for the Fonterra Dairy Women of the Year, marking 13 years of the award.
The prosecution of a former Waikato sharemilker for injuring 84 cows is by no means the norm within the industry, says Waikato Federated Farmers dairy section chair Matthew Zonderop.
The use of wearable electronic monitors on the country’s dairy herds is rapidly increasing, according to DairyNZ polling.
Waikato farmer Jim van der Poel has been re-elected chairman of DairyNZ.
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Former Tatua chief executive Paul McGilvary has been appointed acting chair of troubled milk processor Synlait. McGilvary’s appointment follows the sudden resignation of chair Simon Robertson last week.
Global fertiliser prices are easing but things could change if the Israel-Hamas conflict spreads, warns RaboResearch farm inputs analyst Vitor Pistoia.
Fonterra shareholders are being urged to vote in the director elections where two incumbent directors are unopposed in their bid for re-election.
The dairy industry must continue to be incredibly competitive around converting grass into milk, says new DairyNZ chief executive Campbell Parker.
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