Fonterra will offload its Farm Source livestock business to family-owned business Carrfields Livestock on March 1.
Dairy is a major contributor to New Zealand’s living standards and plays a crucial role in supporting regional economic development, according to an NZEIR report released recently.
A survey showing that the public care about waterways is no surprise, says DairyNZ.
Fonterra farmers have elected Canterbury farmer John Nicholls to the board.
IrrigationNZ has appointed Elizabeth Soal as its new chief executive.
Global dairy prices posted their second increase in a row.
DairyNZ says it supports the Waikato Regional Council monitoring and increasing their focus on high-risk farms.
A cohort of 27 new NAIT compliance officers have graduated and will begin working with farmers.
Independent milk processor Synlait has signed up its first Waikato dairy farmers.
Fonterra has appointed Mike Cronin as managing director cooperative affairs.
It's been three years since the free trade agreement (FTA) was signed with South Korea and New Zealand cheese is making a significant impact on their shelves.
Fonterra is leading the industry in some areas of sustainability, says chief executive Miles Hurrell.
Farmers will have to look at their fundamental farming systems if they are to meet future nitrogen leaching limits.
Lincoln University PhD student Christina Berneheim is inviting farmers to complete an online questionnaire to express their views on the industry.
Agribusiness leader Warren Parker has been appointed the new chairman of state farmer Pāmu Farms (Landcorp).
The dairy sector is on a winning streak, recently collecting a range of coveted awards.
Fifty dairy farmers — mostly Fonterra shareholders – and others met recently in Morrinsville to discuss DIRA’s role in milk production in 2018.
Fonterra is giving farmers the option to fix the price of some of their milk.
It's time for DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ to justify their split of the eradication costs of Mycoplasma bovis.
Alternatives to milk are not necessarily better or cleaner than dairy, says Leon Clement, the new chief executive of Synlait Milk.
A 7,500 signature petition was presented to parliament last week calling for changes to NZ’s immigration laws.
Persistently strong global milk supply forced Fonterra to cut its milk price forecast last week by about 20-25 cents.
With the lowering of the farmgate milk price comes the squeezing of margins.
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