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THE NEGATIVE SIDE of more women being involved in dairy farming is a greater number also involved in farming accidents involving farm machinery. Tractors, one of the more dangerous machines used on farms, are involved in nearly 20% of all fatal farm accidents.

Listed Dairy processor Synlait Milk has announced an $11.5 million net profit for the year ending July 31, 2013, an increase of $7.1m on the previous year.

The United States dairy industry is turning its attention outside its own borders and could emerge as a significant competitor to NZ and Australia in international export markets, a visiting global dairy expert has cautioned.

The Dairy Women's Network has launched a recruitment campaign for a new chief executive.

Meat and dairy products drove the fall in manufacturing sales for the June 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand says. The drought earlier this year appears to have contributed to the fall.

Fonterra has temporarily suspended operations in Sri Lanka because of "the unstable situation at the moment".

At last, some positive news from Fonterra.

Fonterra welcomes the New Zealand Government's confirmation that the quality issue involving whey protein concentrate is confined to the products made from three batches of WPC80 and no other New Zealand dairy products are affected.

Trade Minister Tim Groser has confirmed New Zealand is working closely with our trading partners to keep them informed of the potential contamination of some products.

Some North Island dairy farmers were sold calf feed potentially contaminated with a strain of clostridium botulinum which can cause botulism.