Displaying items by tag: dairy

Friday, 19 January 2018 08:35

Disease speculation causing more stress

Federated Farmers says speculation around the cattle disease Mycoplasma Bovis and its origins is just adding more stress to worried farmers.

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Dairy farmers looking to step off-farm and into the boardroom are being sought by DairyNZ.

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Tuesday, 09 January 2018 15:40

Cow disease spreads to Ashburton farm

Bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has been confirmed on a farm in Ashburton.
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Friday, 29 December 2017 21:33

Milk production drops

Fonterra says this season’s milk production will be down 4% compared to last season.
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Friday, 01 December 2017 15:40

Angry and frustrated- Wilson

Fonterra chairman John Wilson says as a farmer he is angry and disappointed with today's arbitration decision over the false botulism scare in 2013.

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Farmers are backing moves by the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) to cull animals on farms affected by the disease Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis).

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Saturday, 29 July 2017 07:55

MPI working on cow disease

The Ministry of Primary Industries says work continues at pace on a large farming operation in the South Canterbury/Oamaru area to manage the bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis.

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Wednesday, 05 July 2017 15:08

"Mild" fall in dairy prices

Westpac analyst Michael Gordon says dairy prices may fall slightly over the year as global production bounces back from last year’s depressed levels.
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Fonterra’s milk suppliers in Australia will receive between A$5.70/kgMS and A$6.10/kgMS in the new season- this includes an additional A40c/kgMS for all current, retired and recommencing suppliers.
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Thursday, 06 April 2017 13:50

Fonterra shuts down Edgecumbe site

Fonterra has temporarily shut down its Edgecumbe site, in Bay of Plenty, as a result of flooding.
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