Displaying items by tag: dairy

Thursday, 09 March 2017 12:47

PKE ship barred from Fiji

Authorities in Fiji have blocked a ship, carrying palm kernel expeller (PKE) for New Zealand’s dairy industry, from entering its waters to clean its infested hull.
Published in General News
Friday, 20 January 2017 10:19

Cushing steps down as Skellerup chair

Selwyn Cushing has stepped down as chairman of industrial rubberware maker Skellerup Holdings, after 10 years in the role.
Published in General News
Thursday, 19 January 2017 12:05

Adding fuel to fire?

Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard is worried that an appeal against a Greenpeace advertisement ruling on river pollution could prolong unfair media coverage.
Published in General News
Wednesday, 18 January 2017 09:55

GDT prices rise slightly

GDT Global dairy prices were up slightly overnight, stemming two consecutive drops in the GDT price index.
Published in General News
Wednesday, 18 January 2017 09:44

Fonterra eyes Korean cheese market

As New Zealand marks the one-year anniversary of its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea, Fonterra is gearing up to take advantage of huge potential for its dairy products there, particularly cheese.
Published in General News
Friday, 13 January 2017 09:34

Milk collection down 5.5%

Fonterra says milk collection across New Zealand for the seven months to 31 December reached 881 million kgMS, 5.5% lower than the same period last season.
Published in General News
Thursday, 12 January 2017 13:25

Fonterra, LIC team up

Fonterra and LIC are in the final stages of developing an online tool, Agrigate, designed specifically to help farmers improve their farm performance through the use of their existing data.
Published in General News
Wednesday, 02 November 2016 16:40

Morale booster for dairy farmers at GDT auction

Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard says this morning’s strong rise in global dairy prices is a morale booster for farmers.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 01 November 2016 09:13

Nutrition experts urge teens to consume dairy

Give your teenage girls 2-3 serves of dairy a day to ensure they have strong healthy bones for life.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 01 November 2016 06:55

Sheep, beef to aid dairy in cutting emissions?

Will sheep and beef farmers in future grow trees to sell offsets to dairy under the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)?

Published in General News
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