A strong lineup of industry speakers will feature at this month’s NZ Effluent & Environment Expo in Waikato.
A Waikato farming company has been slapped with a $63,000 fine for unlawful discharging farm effluent.
Canterbury processor Synlait is boosting its presence on New Zealand supermarket shelves.
Disregarding the social and economic effects of the proposed water reforms is a recipe for disaster, warns Federated Farmers Waikato president Andrew McGiven.
Storytelling will help attract, retain and inspire the next generation in dairy farming, says Jules Benton, Dairy Women’s Network chief executive.
An Auckland company believes reducing enteric methane through productivity gains is the way to tackle green house gas emissions.
Pride is returning to the dairy industry, says the new chair of Dairy Women’s Network, Karen Forlong, a Central Plateau farmer.
A national limit on dissolved nitrogen would “essentially eliminate” intensive agriculture in the Selwyn Waihora catchment, says Environment Canterbury chief scientist Dr Tim Davie.
The quality of local milk is a key to Oamaru based Whitestone Cheese’s latest international success.
Dairy and meat processors have taken a leadership role in getting 30 companies to sign up to pledge to the Government to take a more proactive role on biosecurity.
Agreement by 15 participants in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade negotiations marks an important milestone.
Re-elected Fonterra directors Andy Macfarlane and Donna Smit are looking forward to another three years on the board.
Fonterra chairman John Monaghan says the co-op is not broken but still needs to change.
Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell says the co-op cannot afford to repeat last year’s disappointing performance.
A group of dairy farmers in southern Manawatu are taking a proactive approach to dealing with facial eczema (FE) in the coming months.
Powders led the way for the 3.7% jump in the Global Dairy Trade last week with economists now looking at an upside to current milk price forecasts.
The NZ/China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) upgrade has brought little joy to the dairy industry.
Fonterra chairman John Monaghan stared down calls for his resignation at the co-op’s annual meeting last week.
Fonterra's domestic milk collection is up 0.8% in the year to date according to its latest Global Dairy Update.
DairyNZ says yesterday’s bipartisan support of the Zero Carbon Bill was a positive step forward for New Zealand farmers.
Fonterra says its new partnership in India is an example of how the co-op is doing things differently.
Fonterra has announced a new partnership to reduce the cost of onfarm native planting.
Fonterra chairman John Monaghan says Tip Top’s new owner, Froneri is doing a great job looking after its former employees.
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