Arla targets $25b in total revenue
European dairy co-operative Arla Foods is forecasting a total revenue of nearly $25 billion this year.
At least 2000 farmers marched in London last month to pressure the Government to do more to address Britain's agricultural crisis.
Coachloads of farmers arrived at Westminster for a march organised by campaign group Farmers for Action, which wants the Prime Minister to acknowledge that there is "a major problem" in the agricultural sector.
"Falling prices across the industry are making production unsustainable. People cannot take this any longer," said David Handley, a protest organiser and dairy farmer in Monmouth, South Wales.
Low wholesale prices for goods including milk and cereal have caused income to plummet for many UK farmers.
According to Government figures, the average income of dairy farmers will have dropped by 45% in this tax year to £46,500.
Money invested to protect native bush, wetlands and other special habitats on farms is paying huge dividends.
A central Canterbury business which turns malting barley into a key ingredient in beer making has celebrated its 100% New Zealand-grown status with a special event.
A farm shed solution to a long-standing safety problem has captured the public’s vote in the Fieldays Innovation Awards with AWS, with Waikato dairy farmer Warren Storey’s invention The PostMate, winning the 2026 Fieldays Innovation Awards People’s Choice Award, supported by KingSt. Advertising.
OPINION: The latest update from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) on the state of NZ's primary sector paints a positive picturee about its performance over the past 12 months.
The recently signed free trade agreement with India is an invitation to strengthen relationships between the New Zealand and Indian strong wool industries, says Wool Impact chief executive Andy Caughey.
Analysis of decades of research has revealed the implementation of good farming practices plays a critical role in reducing nutrient losses to improve freshwater outcomes.

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